True, but only an amateur would go for the keypad. I'm expecting my monitoring company to be notified of a problem before the central processing unit of a system can be disabled. And this can usually be done simply by disabling the phone line.
But let's keep this in proper perspective. Alarm systems are nothing more than a deterrent. You are not going to stop a professional burglar with just an alarm system. Phill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tunecollector Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] choosing a alarm system for your home Ripping off the keypad usually won't shut off the alarm. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Obregon, Phil Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] choosing a alarm system for your home Hi Lee, Be sure to find out the response time of the monitoring company. I had a system that would give you 2 minutes to shut off your system after the alarm is set off. I found this to be extremely disconcerting because it won't take a burglar more than a minute to just rip the alarm and it's wiring off the wall. My current alarm system alerts the monitoring company faster than I can punch in the shut off code. This leads to more false alarms, but I feel like the system is now doing it's job. Another feature of this new system that I really like is that it offers 2 way communication with the monitoring company directly through the alarm system. No more having to wait for them to call back after the alarm is set off. With in seconds the monitoring company is asking if there is a problem and if I don't give them the correct responses, (including a secret password), they alert the police of a burglary in progress. With this feature the monitoring company can also listen to any activity going on in the house when the alarm is set off. I don't think a burglar will stick around very long knowing that they are being questioned by a live person. Phill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:27 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] choosing a alarm system for your home For those of you who have alarm systems on your home I would appreciate it if you would share what you considered when choosing the alarm company you have. Also , would you want to make any changes. I have had one company here and I think he was upset as I told him I want to consider a few options. For instance when I told him part of the system I want is for an alarm for my outside enteryway or bilco doors. He suggested I just cover that by having a motion dector cover the door which opens into a hallway on the main floor.. my problem with that is if someone left the bilco doors unlocked , then someone could roam the basement and who would know ? Lee -- What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens. -- Bengamin Disraeli To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html> or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/> Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com <http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com> Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
