I'm looking to buy an additional DMP keypad for my home DMP system. Specifically, I am looking for either the DMP Thinline 7070 (4 zones) or 7073 (4 zones + proximity & strike relay).
After googling and poking around at some of the usual online alarm stores, I wasn't able to find any dealers advertising DMP keypads (except for one company that also required buying "service time")
So, does anybody know of any competitively priced online DMP dealers?
Thanks!
That aint gonna happen.
DMP uses a proprietary distribution scheme.
Excuse my ignorance, but what does that mean? Is it impossible for a consumer to buy DMP parts?
yes.
Wow - I wish I knew that 2 years ago before I committed to a DMP system...
That begs the question how you "committed to a DMP" system in the first place
Well, the installer/service company recommended the system. Also, when I did a sanity check by googling for other peoples' experiences and even posting the proposal here on this newsgroup, the general response was that DMP was high end and one of the best...
Nobody, however, mentioned the restrictive dealer situation...
Can you buy Ferrari parts from AutoZone? Or try and buy Klipsch or high end Polk speakers from a non-auth dealer.
| > > > >Is it impossible for a consumer to buy DMP parts? | > > >
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| > > > yes. | > >
| > > Wow - I wish I knew that 2 years ago before I committed to a DMP | > > system... | >
| > That begs the question how you "committed to a DMP" system in the first | > place | | Well, the installer/service company recommended the system. Also, when I | did a sanity check by googling for other peoples' experiences and even | posting the proposal here on this newsgroup, the general response was | that DMP was high end and one of the best... | | Nobody, however, mentioned the restrictive dealer situation...
Yes, but I believe that I can buy Ferrari parts from a Ferrari dealer. The other posters seemed to be implying that a consumer cannot buy parts *period*. I can understand if they want to limit their dealer network, I was just asking where I could buy an additional keypad.
From a DMP dealer only. Most dealers really aren't interested in just selling parts.
if you want to diy you picked the wrong system.. why not go through your dealer? are you having problems with them?
Do you know if you even can add a keypad to your system? There's some programming to be done and there are limitations on how many keypad addresses and device addresses are being used with what keypad.
What panel? How many keypads now? How many and what device addresses are currently in use?
Depending on your answers, you may not even be able to add one.
| | Yes, but I believe that I can buy Ferrari parts from a Ferrari | dealer. The other posters seemed to be implying that a consumer cannot | buy parts *period*. I can understand if they want to limit their | dealer network, I was just asking where I could buy an additional | keypad.
DMP is an over rated closed system. Make sure your monitoring contract does not automatically renew and terminate it. Get a several more ethical company to come in and give you bids on replacing it with a more open system with better support, pricing, and features.
Wow, great advice. Time to get rid of that crappy DMP system. What would you suggest, Radio Shack? js
The OP has indicated a DYI bent so Napco or DSC would be a better place for him to be than DMP.
Perhaps, but you inferred that his alarmco was unethical for using DMP, and was somehow cheaing him by using proprietary equipment. js
Clearly the OP had no idea he was buying a closed system that he could not touch. It is clearly the responsibility of the installer to make that clear to the purchaser.
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