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<blockquote data-quote="Richard-the-Ninth" data-source="post: 417036" data-attributes="member: 23472"><p>Doc pretty much sums it all up.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is, you put a battery device in that corner over there, then six months later you put this cabinet under it and then when you have to change the battery you can't because the cabinet is full of stuff so it cant be moved, so what should have been a "5 minute job" turns into a couple of hours and that is for just one device.</p><p></p><p>Also as said each device will need a battery, they may last 2+ years, but the cost of them is not going to come down.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is the battery will always go wrong when its the most awkward time, like going on holiday, bank holiday or when you haven't got any spare batteries left (Yes they don't need changing strait away, but you will forget until...............)</p><p></p><p>When the panel reports there is a fault or jambing fault or poor signal what is causing it? You don't know and you can't see the cause because its radio, never happens with wired.</p><p></p><p>Radio alarms have come along way over the years, they are considerably better than they were, but there is no escaping the fact that wired is better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard-the-Ninth, post: 417036, member: 23472"] Doc pretty much sums it all up. The other thing is, you put a battery device in that corner over there, then six months later you put this cabinet under it and then when you have to change the battery you can't because the cabinet is full of stuff so it cant be moved, so what should have been a "5 minute job" turns into a couple of hours and that is for just one device. Also as said each device will need a battery, they may last 2+ years, but the cost of them is not going to come down. The other thing is the battery will always go wrong when its the most awkward time, like going on holiday, bank holiday or when you haven't got any spare batteries left (Yes they don't need changing strait away, but you will forget until...............) When the panel reports there is a fault or jambing fault or poor signal what is causing it? You don't know and you can't see the cause because its radio, never happens with wired. Radio alarms have come along way over the years, they are considerably better than they were, but there is no escaping the fact that wired is better. [/QUOTE]
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