Pre-Wired Alarm System

bill.talbott · 2005-06-30T19:05:42+00:00

Hello all,I am getting ready to close on a house that has already been prewiredfor alarm/cable/phone and was wondering what alarm system you wouldrecommend. I currently am using ADT at my current residence but waslooking to go with a local company who provides monitoring as well.This company deals primarily with radionics.Would like to be able to use voip (I realize not many systems arecompatible), also have the ability to call a phone number if any alarmconditions exist (ie. cell phone or pager).While I have your attention, at the first walk through of my new home Iwas talking to the building manager and apparently they are allowing alocal company to come in and pre-wire ahead of time. I asked him if Iwould be provided with a drawing of where the cables have been ran andhe told me that the company that ran it will not give up thatinformation.Now if I'm buying a house, shouldn't it be mandatory that anything inthe house is divulged to me? This sounds shady.

Jun 30, 2005 42 Replies

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Frank Olson 21 years ago

Why... based on his experience of removing dozens of Brinks systems in Florida, of course!!

Oops!! I mean based on a number of his acquaintances that say so... Did you pick up on that post where (according to Robert) "friend" is a cuss word?? ;-))

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