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Originally posted by stomachmonkey
Oh yeah, when your alarm goes off in addition to putting the phone down you also need to HANG IT UP or else the monitoring company can't call you to verify everything is OK and they WILL notify the fire dept.

Ask me how I know.

Alarm Co. should have installed an RJ-31x interface between the system and incoming telephone line. The RJ-31x hangs up the phone line when an alarm is sounded. Alarm company, if worth their salt, should have more than 1 number for call-backs. Cellular back-up device should also be considered.

On the other hand...I'd rather have the Fire Dept. show up "accidentally" than not at all in the case of emergency.

I decided on Brinks today, the factors being cost and equipment. Brinks was $850 for two keypads and the remotes and stuff. Monitoring was the same across the board, but Brinks made their own equipment and could be more flexible on price.