Brinks system, cancelled monitoring service, now no door chime that had before!

[kimer]

Hi all -

After being within a contract for 3 years, I just cancelled my Brinks
home monitoring service.

My door chime feature no longer works? This is annoying to say the
least, as my door chime feature worked *prior to* getting the
monitoring subscription!

Is there any workaround to this?

Also, Brinks is saying (when I called them to ask about it) that the
equipment isn't even mine. However, they also made no mention of
picking it up!

? Just want my door chime back.... don't need the monitoring...

Any way to fix this?... Thanks!
Kim.

 

[Frank Olson]

Hi all -

After being within a contract for 3 years, I just cancelled my Brinks
home monitoring service.

My door chime feature no longer works? This is annoying to say the
least, as my door chime feature worked *prior to* getting the
monitoring subscription!

Is there any workaround to this?

Also, Brinks is saying (when I called them to ask about it) that the
equipment isn't even mine. However, they also made no mention of
picking it up!

? Just want my door chime back.... don't need the monitoring...

Any way to fix this?... Thanks!
Kim.

Brinks is correct. They own the equipment. Whether they let you keep
it in it's "degraded state" is up to them. Don't expect anything to
"work" (they're under no obligation to you after you've canceled your
contract). Their equipment is proprietary. You can't program it
yourself (nor can another licensed dealer). Them's the breaks. Read
and understand your contract terms before you agree to them.

This all may sound a little "harsh", but after seeing numerous people
post into the group with the same idea I've sort of edited all the
responses into a few succinct lines.

 

[Crash Gordon]

Read the instruction manual to turn the door chime feature back on - I don't
think there's something in programming that they could have changed to
restrict it's use.

And, yes you most likely do not own the system.


| Hi all -
|
| After being within a contract for 3 years, I just cancelled my Brinks
| home monitoring service.
|
| My door chime feature no longer works? This is annoying to say the
| least, as my door chime feature worked *prior to* getting the
| monitoring subscription!
|
| Is there any workaround to this?
|
| Also, Brinks is saying (when I called them to ask about it) that the
| equipment isn't even mine. However, they also made no mention of
| picking it up!
|
| ? Just want my door chime back.... don't need the monitoring...
|
| Any way to fix this?... Thanks!
| Kim.
|

 

[JoeRaisin]

After the panel exited program mode (which Brinks likely put it in so
they could deprogram the reciever line phone numbers) the chime was
deactivated.
This was not malicious on their part that is just the way the panels
operate. entering and exiting programmming mode will turn off the chime
feature.
I am betting that the panel is of the 'vista' type so all you have to do
is enter your user code and the push '9'.
likely the '9' button has the word 'chime' somewhere around it so if
that's the cse then this procedure will get you your chime back.
If this is not the case then you will have to dig around and find your
user's manual.

Good luck.

 

[Where's my WEBTV?]

Hit the Options button 3 times then enter your code.

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

Options once = Auxillary Codes
Options twice = Bypass
Options 3x = Chime
Options 4x = Memory
Options 5x = Test

If you're going to correct someone make sure you know what the ****
you're talking about.

 

[Jen...tel]

He may not be white,
and he may be pink,
But you are STUPID!

Go to brinks site:
http://www.brinkshomesecurity.com/hs.aspx?page=keypaddemo
Press the button yourself and see what option it is.

See what you get for trying to show how big yours is?
You showed how tiny it is.
Try a strap-on, maybe you'll finally be the man you wish you were.

 

[Jen...tel]

Hey BDEBJ, you don't need to explain yourself. Im not even in the
alarm business and it took me 10 seconds to find out what you said was
right. Don't ya just love those idiot alarm guys who just have to be
foul mouth to get their message accross and make their kachangas feel
bigger and they turn out to be wrong! Why do alarm guys think their
wrong answer become a more right answer if they use bigger and louder
foul words. The only thing they are getting more right at is being
shown as bigger and bigger idiots and jerks.

 

[mikey]

Is everybody else imagining Jen in a strap-on?

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

Yup on the 3000's you're 1000% and I am 1000% wrong. Good job.
Made me get up from the desk and pull the manual. My apologies. I'll
return the shoe you broke off in my ass. Group hug time.

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

Like Duck in drag?
Troll Season, Mikey.
Ya gotta give kudos to BDEBJ tho. The guy caught me napping on the job,
BIGTIME.
Absolutely shameful that I'd forget the order. No excuses, just a royal
**** up on my part.

 

[mikey]

yep, you fucked up,
but I'd still like to see her in that strap-on

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

I'm telling ya it's Armegeddon. You're wasting precious time. We only
have hours to live.
Who is the troll anyway?

 

[mikey]

She's not a troll. I remember her popping up here years ago with an alarm
venture of sorts. She struck me as talented and professional. I'm not sure
what went awry or with the sexual orientation stuff but, well, there you
go.. She's no dummy and I'm not sure why she has a shitty on for alarm
dealers here. I remember most of us as liking her.

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

The lesbo chick from Toronto, or someone else?
If it's the Toronto vAgitarian she's a fucking loon.

 

[Mark Leuck]

I was thinking of her in leather chaps...with a whip

 

[Frank Olson]

Is everybody else imagining Jen in a strap-on?

Nope. Backless evening gown with spaghetti straps and black satin
stiletto heeled shoes.

 

[He's not white...He's PINK!]

And riding a recumbent?
WEBTV RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mark Leuck]

Hard to do that wearing leather tho

And riding a recumbent?
WEBTV RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alarman]

Is everybody else imagining Jen in a strap-on?

Yup.
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