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Posted by Matt on November 30, 2006, 12:20 pm
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I just moved into a new house which has a Brink's system already
installed. We haven't decided if we want to activate it with Brinks
yet or not. I don't see the need to pay >$30/month to protect my
household goods. That's what I have insurance for. My main concern is
protecting my family when we are home. Because the equipment is all
purchased, is there a way to use it off-line so that the alarm will go
off, but it just won't be connected to the police/fire department? I
was originally told yes by someone at Brinks, but when I called back to
get instructions on how to do it, I was told that it was impossible to
do.
-Thanks
Matt
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Posted by Jim Rojas on November 30, 2006, 1:08 pm
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Do yourself a favor and replace the Brinks system. Even if you did get it to
work, it is obsolete equipment with little to no features.
Brinks will not make your system usable without signing up for their service
for 3 years. They basically run things like a cable company. But unlike the
cable company, Brinks is too lazy to remove the equipment they claim they
own. And since you are the new owner of the home, you are not bound by and
of Brinks' demands or ownership claims to the system in your home...toss it,
or sell it on eBay, and keep away from Brinks. They don't have your best
interest in mind. If they did, one would think they would at least let you
use the system without their monitoring. But hey, that's just my opinion.
I have plenty of customers who I service, that do not have monitoring. I
just bill them for time & materials. Everyone is happy. Many times, I have
had those same customers later signup, or their insurance company is now
requesting the home to be monitored. And because I didn't force the
monitoring issue, they usually give me the account.
Jim Rojas
>I just moved into a new house which has a Brink's system already
> installed. We haven't decided if we want to activate it with Brinks
> yet or not. I don't see the need to pay >$30/month to protect my
> household goods. That's what I have insurance for. My main concern is
> protecting my family when we are home. Because the equipment is all
> purchased, is there a way to use it off-line so that the alarm will go
> off, but it just won't be connected to the police/fire department? I
> was originally told yes by someone at Brinks, but when I called back to
> get instructions on how to do it, I was told that it was impossible to
> do.
> -Thanks
> Matt
>
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Posted by FIRETEK on December 1, 2006, 12:20 am
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> I just moved into a new house which has a Brink's system already
> installed. We haven't decided if we want to activate it with Brinks
> yet or not. I don't see the need to pay >$30/month to protect my
> household goods. That's what I have insurance for. My main concern is
> protecting my family when we are home. Because the equipment is all
> purchased, is there a way to use it off-line so that the alarm will go
> off, but it just won't be connected to the police/fire department? I
> was originally told yes by someone at Brinks, but when I called back to
> get instructions on how to do it, I was told that it was impossible to
> do.
> -Thanks
> Matt
If you think the $30.00 a month you're not spending on monitoring is somehow
going to "protect your family", you've obviously never experienced a home
invasion (nor know of someone who has). The monitoring fee has nothing to
do with "protecting your property". If you have a Brinks system, then
expect nothing more than the absolute minimum for protection. The basic
system comes with two door contacts and a motion detector. It would barely
work for your dog's house. If you're thinking of protecting your family,
you have to re-evaluate your entire security system. A perimeter system is
what you want (and I don't care which alarm company you choose to provide
it). I'd suggest you have a look at what Frank's put together at
http://www.yoursecuritysource.com. Click on the "FAQ's" link. Oh, and by
the way... ditch the Brinks system. You probably don't even "own" it.
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Posted by Stanley Barthfarkle on December 1, 2006, 12:32 am
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options >I just moved into a new house which has a Brink's system already
> installed. We haven't decided if we want to activate it with Brinks
> yet or not. I don't see the need to pay >$30/month to protect my
> household goods. That's what I have insurance for. My main concern is
> protecting my family when we are home. Because the equipment is all
> purchased, is there a way to use it off-line so that the alarm will go
> off, but it just won't be connected to the police/fire department? I
> was originally told yes by someone at Brinks, but when I called back to
> get instructions on how to do it, I was told that it was impossible to
> do.
> -Thanks
> Matt
Matt,
The alarm isn't there to protect your property, or to replace insurance
coverage. It is there to detect and report an alarm event, such as intrusion
or fire. It will not prevent an event- it will only report one. If the
occupants are home, this will alert them so they can take proper action. If
the occupants are absent, the alarm's primary function is to notify the
authorities (and you) of the event, be it fire or intrusion, etc.
Secondarily, a sounding alarm can be helpful to minimize the amount of time
an intruder is willing to spend stealing or damaging your property.
I'm sure someone here will have an answer about whether your Brinks system
is programmable by the end user to be local only. Since the Brinks systems
are proprietary, you might be faced with replacing the control (CPU) and
keypad(s).
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