Re: MONA T. RONICS

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 1:05:47 PM UTC-5, RTS wrote:
> On 4/29/2017 12:42 PM, ED wrote:
> > QUOTE: Nowdays ..... any alarm system that uses 4/2 format or CID to a =
phone line can be taken over.
> >
> > QUOTE: Those systems can be taken over just like any other system
> >
> > Yes, since the advent of the many cellular units now available, the pan=
el telco and account number are negated and irrelevant. But, there are stil=
l many systems only on telco and the customer is not wanting to pay the ext=
ra charge for cellular... unless the installing company wants to absorb the=
 cost.
> >
> > The point is not what is available, but the gall of 'Mona' and her 'Hon=
ey' colluding together to 'trap' unknowing customers to locked systems. For=
 the programming purposely shows "Locked" in the telco numbers. A security =
system mainboard is more or less a complicated communication device with ma=
ny inputs and programming parameters as to when and how it will communicate=
. As such, it is technically subject to the FCC-the Federal Communication C=
ommission.
> >
> > Additionally, because of the collusion, in that they purposefully attem=
pt to prevent other companies from using their system boards, it has run af=
oul of the other small department in the US called the FTC-the Federal Trad=
e Commission, which was instituted purposefully to prevent anyone from such=
 unfair trade practices.
> >
> > Further, Mona's 'Honey', directly financially benefits by the unlocked =
replacement boards that it sells to companies that yet only know this as a =
solution. Until only quite recently, there has not been a plethora of avail=
able devices available to overcome the locked boards.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> had same problem years ago when ADT was using Moose Z900 panels with=20
> their "special" chip..  which altered the programming  steps..
> Bro. Wade was kind enough to supply us with the new steps and we were=20
> able to work around their "special chip"..

If I recall that Z900 variant (which I changed out dozens over the years) s=
ent a version of SIA most likely to prevent problems with installers not pr=
ogramming 4/2 format the stock panel sent.=20

> Must be that "mona t. ronics" isn't using Honeywell Vista.
> you can access that thing from so many different ways it's a joke as a=20
> "Security" panel..
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> RTS

It's apparently such a joke you feel the need to complain about it, I assur=
e you "mona t. ronics" still uses plenty of "Honey" stuff

Think what you wish about either company but all current manufacturers can =
do and have done the same locking out phone and account numbers.