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  • 09-06-2015 9:38am
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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Can someone PM me with the HKC message centre no. and how to to change it in the engineer menu please?

    The panel is a SW812.

    Thanks


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    Evolution1
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭Evolution1


    Did you sign up for the service ?


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    Evolution1 wrote: »
    Did you sign up for the service ?

    Not yet but will be. Changed my mind about getting the GSM dialler.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can someone PM me with the HKC message centre no. and how to to change it in the engineer menu please?

    The panel is a SW812.

    Thanks

    Anybody?


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    stuartkee
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭stuartkee


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    Anybody?
    it 014297100. it work off your caller id so you need to register your landline phone number.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    stuartkee wrote: »
    it 014297100. it work off your caller id so you need to register your landline phone number.

    Thanks Stuart. Appreciate that. Is it easy to find on the engineer menu where to key it in?


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    stuartkee
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭stuartkee


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    Thanks Stuart. Appreciate that. Is it easy to find on the engineer menu where to key it in?

    depending on your panel its the sms server no.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    stuartkee wrote: »
    depending on your panel its the sms server no.

    It's the SW8/12.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    Just realised when u sign up they give you a diagram and instructions on how to change the message centre no.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    I'm wondering if you just changed the message centre no. to HKC's would it work without needing to sign up?!


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    John Kelly of
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭John Kelly of


    ha ha doubt it but I suppose you could give it a blast and see what happens


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    John Kelly of wrote: »
    ha ha doubt it but I suppose you could give it a blast and see what happens

    I thought of it after I signed up!! I tested it and it worked, although txt took 4 mins to come through after alarm activation. On the Eircom SMS centre it was quicker.


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Thats not great timing if its going to be the norm. Although that's the downside of SMS you never know. Voice or email is much quicker in my experience.


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    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,546 ✭✭✭kub


    notahappycamper wrote: »
    I thought of it after I signed up!! I tested it and it worked, although txt took 4 mins to come through after alarm activation. On the Eircom SMS centre it was quicker.

    The average domestic burglary takes 90 seconds. For anyone reading this, folks, if you currently have your alarm texting you when it activates, your best option is to get onto your installer and get the thing professionally monitored by one of the 20 odd monitoring stations in this country.


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    John Kelly of
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭John Kelly of


    The op doesn't seem to have a voice dialler so in fairness this securetext service is less than 1 euro per week and is a reasonable fix which saves him spending a large lump of cash on replacing equipment.
    If the thing is few minutes slower then that's hardly going to make any difference is it?
    And by the way the monitoring companies can take a few minutes to ring you as well and as for the cops arriving to check it out well don't hold your breath!.


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    notahappycamper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,121 ✭✭✭notahappycamper


    John Kelly of wrote: »
    The op doesn't seem to have a voice dialler so in fairness this securetext service is less than 1 euro per week and is a reasonable fix which saves him spending a large lump of cash on replacing equipment.
    If the thing is few minutes slower then that's hardly going to make any difference is it?
    And by the way the monitoring companies can take a few minutes to ring you as well and as for the cops arriving to check it out well don't hold your breath!.

    This is all true. To be fair, we all know if someone wants to break into you house they will and no speed of being alerted will stop this. It's more to be alerted in my case as family live nearby and can be on the scene sooner. Also, to stop false alarms as different zones would be going off i.e. PIR sensors and shock/inertia sensors. It is costing 11 cent a day to be notified.


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    #17
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,546 ✭✭✭kub


    John Kelly of wrote: »
    The op doesn't seem to have a voice dialler so in fairness this securetext service is less than 1 euro per week and is a reasonable fix which saves him spending a large lump of cash on replacing equipment.
    If the thing is few minutes slower then that's hardly going to make any difference is it?
    And by the way the monitoring companies can take a few minutes to ring you as well and as for the cops arriving to check it out well don't hold your breath!.

    Well all of my monitored clients are very satisfied with the Garda response time in the event of them either pressing a Panic Button or in the event of a verified activation.
    But sur if you think that a text to a mobile phone is better, let you carry on with that belief.


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    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Gardai monitoring all the way especially as it's fairly inexpensive these days.


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    John Kelly of
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭John Kelly of


    kub wrote: »
    But sur if you think that a text to a mobile phone is better, let you carry on with that belief.
    I never said that did I kub?


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