Your first statement is rude and uncalled for. You have no idea what i do or know. But know I have an idea of what you know.Tell you what, for half of what everyone pays these half-ass internet based monitoring stations, ill call your house every day and tell you everything is alright so you can sleep better.
My suggestion, pay for a real monitoring solution or just do free messaging from your control panel and hope for the best. After all, its only life safety.
So you are an installer AND run an UL Rated Monitoring station. Wow - you really are like a God!
The fact is that NextAlarm uses UL Rated Monitoring stations. That UL Rating is extremely hard to get and provides lots of guidelines to prevent problems. While I'm sure you know the UL Rating requirements by heart, here is a brief overview of what the UL Rating means.
Here is the preinspection checklist that must be turned in prior to the two day inspection from the UL inspectors.from UL Web Site said:A "Listed central station" is an alarm monitoring facility that has demonstrated the ability to provide Standards-complying service. For monitoring stations, UL requirements cover building structure, receiving and monitoring equipment, and staffing issues in addition to installation and ongoing service. To be able to provide Standards-complying service, the building, equipment and staffing requirements have to be met at all times. However, the handling of specific signals from specific alarm systems is only audited by UL if a certificate is in effect for that alarm system.
The fact that NextAlarm doesn't actually run their own non-UL rated monitoring station says to me that they are serious about the service. Anyone can open a monitoring station in their basement if they wanted (just as you must be doing), but providing a service that is actually UL Rated is a huge selling point.
I am not an installer and i do not run a UL c/s. I have built one before and continue to manage it on a daily basis from a UL/IT stand point. "That UL Rating is extremely hard to get and provides lots of guidelines to prevent problems", Uh, yeah. there are not guidelines there are standards, not recommendations. don't post quotes from UL to me.
By the way," Anyone can open a monitoring station in their basement if they wanted (just as you must be doing), but providing a service that is actually UL Rated is a huge selling point." The monitoring company I am associated with is one of the top 90 grossing alarm companies in the country, I guess we should expand the basement right?
"The fact that NextAlarm doesn't actually run their own non-UL rated monitoring station says to me that they are serious about the service" are you high? what does that even mean? what nexalarm is apparently doing is running a cyber monitoring company when they have no physical means to do it. they farm it out to someone else and profit. I dont really now what part of carolina your in, but i would like you to show me a monitoring station which you would use that is not UL or required to be UL.
I have stated the facts about monitoring and I was backed by several others-including ADT customers. thank you.