IVB
Senior Member
I'm on the verge of having enough sensors where my Elk is going to have better security coverage than my ADT system. I still have another 30-odd sensors to put in [window, CO, smoke, heat], but am wondering why I continue to pay ADT when I have a better answer.
Question 1) I wanted to double-check in case there's something i'm not seeing, but is there a problem with finding a monitoring service and contracting with them immediately, then periodically/weekly running more sensors and turning off Elk long enough to add them? I can't see why there would be since I'm the programmer extraordinaire on this, and the monitoring dudes really just hang out and wait for the Elk to call them if there's a problem, but wanted to confirm.
Question 2) Is there a how-to guide or good thread on selecting the right monitoring service [or questions I should ask]?
Question 1) I wanted to double-check in case there's something i'm not seeing, but is there a problem with finding a monitoring service and contracting with them immediately, then periodically/weekly running more sensors and turning off Elk long enough to add them? I can't see why there would be since I'm the programmer extraordinaire on this, and the monitoring dudes really just hang out and wait for the Elk to call them if there's a problem, but wanted to confirm.
Question 2) Is there a how-to guide or good thread on selecting the right monitoring service [or questions I should ask]?