Recent content by Madcodger

We started using FuboTV about a month before the Coronavirus mess started up, replacing PlaystationTV, which Sony shut down. But then we took off for another property and haven't used it much since, as we have Dish and less-reliable internet at the "getaway" property. I may fire it up again this...

If it helps, here's my experience with two ISY/Elk combos in the past, in previous homes. The ISY connects to the Elk via IP, and has no effect on the Elk's M1XEP connecting to Alarm Relay for direct monitoring. It just works. That said, I can't test, etc., right now as we sold the last...

Hi all,   I need to do something to solve a connectivity problem with the Napco Gemini alarm system at a rural Maine property I own, where I run two ISY-994s (one in each of two buildings because a single Z-wave controller doesn't cover both buildings) . The local alarm company  is causing the...

I haven't been on Cocoontech for a while, but signed in today just to see how things are going, and this post caught my eye. I admit I haven't read the entire thread, but I have now shut down my HomeSeer system completely and am using two ISYs on our property to control two separate buildings...

I must respectfully disagree. When you take days to get back to a customer who just wants to buy more and is not price sensitive, you are just doing a lousy job running your company. And sending someone to an installer that’s never heard of them, while basically dropping significant support for...

Hi all, I don’t see my “Thanks” post, for your replies. Apologies, and THANKS!

I just stumbled on this older post, and thought I’d add some additional info. We bought a remote vacation property in Maine this summer that has a Napco Gemini panel. Given that I had. a lot of experience with Elk and was going to use an ISY at the property, I emailed Elk to try find an...

Hi all, We recently sold our primary residence that had an Elk M1G or I would just go check this myself. But since I cant, I wonder if an expert here can help me settle a minor disagreement I have with someone on another board. Basically, I think the Elk (and most security systems)...

Thanks, Pete. Great ideas as always.

Hi All, Im a current Elk user with Alarm Relay monitoring through Internet (Fios, but before that was POTS). But were buying a place in a very remote area where satellite and cell are the only communications options. Satellite seems dicey for remote monitoring, Ive looked at the C1M1 but that...

Thanks, Pete. Always appreciate your input and thoughts. We’ll be onsite at the house late this week and next, and I’ll do my planning then. The thing I liked about the C1M1 was the dual path. But I’m all but certain I can make cell more reliable than satellite via an external antenna, so that...

Hi all. Bumping this thread as Steelhead got no replies. Does anyone have experience with the C1M1? I’m buying a vacation home where satellite is the only real option for internet, except probably enough cellular to do some basic connectivity as a backup. So, any experience connecting via C1M1...

Upstatemike posted a winner. That little device works like a charm. I'd buy Mike a beer if I could. Thanks!

I own a small office building that is required by local codes to have a dual-path fire panel that connects to the sprinkler system. Verizons POTS lines have been so unreliable every time we get heavy rains (something away from our building apparently floods) that I asked our installer to figure...

UpStateMike - Perfect. Thanks! On order. All - Thanks for the ideas. Completely forgot about the UPS, which would likely work as well, although it would be plugged into a circuit powered by the gennie so I still need this device to tell me when power is back on from utility (will connect to...