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Hi DIYers! Just last week, we announced some of the new system kits that we are now offering on our site. Well today, we have even more kits to announce. We have new system kits featuring the DSC PowerSeries NEO, the 2GIG GC3e, and the 345 MHz and 433 MHz Versions of the IQ Panel 2 Plus.

DSC PowerSeries NEO Kits

The DSC PowerSeries NEO is a hardwired alarm system with some powerful features. It is generally best used in commercial settings, as it isn't going to be as DIY-friendly as a wireless alarm system. But if you need a hardwired system, then a DSC PowerSeries NEO might be the way to go. We are offering kits around the 16-zone, 32-zone, 64-zone, and 128-zone DSC PowerSeries NEO Systems. You can choose between AT&T LTE and Verizon LTE for all of the kits.

DSC HS2016NK 3-1 AT&T LTE Kit

• 16-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

DSC HS2016NK 3-1 Verizon LTE Kit

• 16-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 16-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 16-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 32-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 32-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 32-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 32-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 64-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 64-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 64-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 64-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 128-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 128-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Three (3) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 128-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LEAT N AT&T LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

• 128-Zone DSC PowerSeries NEO
• DSC HS2LCDRF9 N NEO Keypad
• DSC TL880LTVZ N Verizon LTE & IP Communicator
• Ten (10) DSC PG9303 PowerG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus Kits

Last week, we announced several "encrypted" Qolsys Kits that were based around the IQ Panel 2 Plus and PowerG Sensors. Today, we have some non-encrypted kits for the 345 MHz and 433 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus models. Unlike the kits introduced last week, these kits use uni-directional "non-encrypted" sensors. We actually already had similar kits available for the 319.5 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus, but now the 345 MHz and 433 MHz versions are joining the fray!

An added bonus about these kits - we actually do include an encrypted PowerG Motion Sensor. It's only the door/window contacts that aren't encrypted. These kits are good if you don't necessarily care about encryption, and you want to save money versus buying the fully encrypted kits.

Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus 345 MHz AT&T LTE 3-1 System Kit

• 345 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ AT&T LTE
• Three (3) VERSA-2GIG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

• 345 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ Verizon LTE
• Three (3) VERSA-2GIG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

• 345 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ AT&T LTE
• Ten (10) VERSA-2GIG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

• 345 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ Verizon LTE
• Ten (10) VERSA-2GIG Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

• 433 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ AT&T LTE
• Three (3) VERSA-DSC Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus 433 MHz Verizon LTE 3-1 System Kit

• 433 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ Verizon LTE
• Three (3) VERSA-DSC Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

• 433 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ AT&T LTE
• Ten (10) VERSA-DSC Door/Window Contacts
ꞏOne (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus 433 MHz Verizon LTE 10-1 System Kit

• 433 MHz IQ Panel 2 Plus System w/ Verizon LTE
• Ten (10) VERSA-DSC Door/Window Contacts
• One (1) DSC PG9914 PowerG Motion Sensor

2GIG GC3e AT&T LTE Kits

Last up, we have some new 2GIG GC3e Kits. As we announced yesterday, the 2GIG GC3e AT&T LTE Communicator is finally here, and that means mores GC3e Kits! These are just like the Verizon Kits we announced last week, only with a different communicator.

• 2GIG GC3e System
• 2GIG LTEA-A-GC3 AT&T LTE Communicator
• Three (3) 2GIG DW10e Door/Window Sensors
• One (1) 2GIG PIR1e Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

2GIG GC3e AT&T LTE 10-1 Kit

• 2GIG GC3e System
• 2GIG LTEA-A-GC3 AT&T LTE Communicator
• Three (3) 2GIG DW10e Door/Window Sensors
• One (1) 2GIG PIR1e Motion Sensor
• Honeywell LT-Cable

Reach Out To Us!

If you have any questions about these kits, or if you need help deciding on the best one, please reach out to us. The best way to contact us is at support@alarmgrid.com. Or if you prefer to call, you can reach us at (888) 818-7728 during our usual business hours of 9am to 8pm EST M-F. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hi DIYers! Today, we wanted to let you know about some of the new security system kits that are available from the Alarm Grid website. We have new kits that feature the Resideo Lyric, the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus (319.5 MHz, 345 MHz, and 433 MHz), the 2GIG GC3e and the 2GIG GC2e Systems.

Our system kits are perfect for anyone just getting started with alarm monitoring service. Each one includes a brand-new alarm panel, some door and window sensors, a motion sensor, an LTE cellular communicator, and a power cable. You can easily expand around any of these systems later on if needed. Just remember that you will need a monitoring plan to use one of these systems with Alarm Grid. A Gold Plan or higher is needed for cellular communication.

Now that you know a little bit about our kits, let's take a look at each new one individually:

Resideo Lyric w/ Verizon LTE Communicator Kits

• Lyric System
• LYRICLTE-V Verizon LTE Communicator
• 3 Versa-2GIG Contacts
• SiXPIR Motion
• LT-Cable

• Lyric System
• LYRICLTE-V Verizon LTE Communicator
• 10 Versa-2GIG Contacts
• SiXPIR Motion
• LT-Cable

Lyric Verizon-LTE 3-1 Encrypted Kit

• Lyric System
• LYRICLTE-V Verizon LTE Communicator
• 3 SiXMINICT Contacts
• SiXPIR Motion
• LT-Cable

Lyric Verizon-LTE 10-1 Encrypted Kit

• Lyric System
• LYRICLTE-V Verizon LTE Communicator
• 10 SiXMINICT Contacts
  
• SiXPIR Motion
• LT-Cable

Qolsys IQ 319.5 MHz PowerG Kits

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 319.5 MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 319.5 MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 10 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 319.5 MHz Verizon LTE 3-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 319.5 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 319.5 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

Qolsys IQ 345 MHz PowerG Kits

IQ Panel 2 345 MHz AT&T LTE 3-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 345 MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 345 MHz AT&T LTE 10-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 345 MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 10 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 345 MHz Verizon LTE 3-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 345 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 345 MHz Verizon LTE 10-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 345 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 10 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

Qolsys IQ 433 MHz PowerG Kits

IQ Panel 2 433 MHz AT&T LTE 3-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 433 MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 433 MHz AT&T LTE 10-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 433MHz w/ AT&T LTE
• 10 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 433 MHz Verizon LTE 3-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 433 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 3 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

IQ Panel 2 433 MHz Verizon LTE 10-1 Kit

• IQ Panel 2 Plus 433 MHz w/ Verizon LTE
• 10 PG9303 PowerG Contacts
• PG 9914 PowerG Motion

2GIG GC3e Kits

2GIG GC3e Verizon-LTE 3-1 Kit

• 2GIG GC3e System
• 2GIG LTEV-1-A-GC3 Verizon LTE Communicator
• 3 2GIG DW10e Door and Window Sensors
• 2GIG PIR1e Motion
• LT Cable

2GIG GC3e Verizon-LTE 10-1 Kit

• 2GIG GC3e System
• 2GIG LTEV-1-A-GC3 Verizon LTE Communicator
• 10 2GIG DW10e Door and Window Sensors
• 2GIG PIR1e Motion
• LT Cable

2GIG GC2e Kits

2GIG GC3e Verizon-LTE 3-1 Kit

• 2GIG GC2e System
• 2GIG LTEV1-A-GC2 Verizon LTE Communicator
• 3 2GIG DW10e Door and Window Sensors
• 2GIG PIR1e Motion
• LT Cable

2GIG GC2e Verizon-LTE 10-1 Kit

• 2GIG GC2e System
• 2GIG LTEV1-A-GC2 Verizon LTE
• Communicator
• 10 2GIG DW10e Door and Window Sensors
• 2GIG PIR1e Motion
• LT Cable

All of these great kits are available from Alarm Grid right now. If you have any questions or need help choosing a system, please email us at support@alarmgrid.com. You may also call us during our regular business hours of 9am to 8pm EST M-F. We look forward to hearing from you!

Honeywell's Total Connect 2.0 service is the best upgrade to your Resideo or Honeywell security system that you can make. With Total Connect 2.0 you can arm and disarm your system with the touch of a button from any internet-connected computer or smartphone using an app. You can also have the system send you instant emails and text messages whenever a new security system event occurs. You can get a text message with the actual zone description of the device that went into alarm, the actual name of the user that armed or disarmed, even a message when your teenagers open the liquor cabinet in the middle of the night. Once you try Total Connect 2.0 you will never look at your security system the same way again.

Of course, don't just take our word for it, try it out yourself. You can now take Total Connect 2.0 for a Test Drive. Follow this link and then click the Test Drive button located beneath the login screen.

Don't forget that none of our alarm monitoring plans require a contract, so if you are still on the fence about whether or not Total Connect 2.0 would work for you, try it risk-free today! We even have a standalone Total Connect plan for people that don't want central station monitoring but would like the interactive features that Total Connect provides. If you decide it's not worth the cost, simply let us know and we would be happy to cancel your plan.

Call us today to find out how easy it is to get fully connected to your security system with Total Connect 2.0!

UPDATE: The information from this post is now outdated. For information on how you can test drive Total Connect 2.0 now, please check this more recent post.

We have already talked about the phase out of AT&T's 2G cellular network, but if you haven't read our previous article about the new GSMX4G and GSMV4G cellular alarm communicators, then you may not know that all existing AlarmNet cellular alarm communicators will become obsolete by the end of 2016.

Here at Alarm Grid, we urge everyone looking for a new cellular alarm communicator to only invest in 4G capable communicators. AT&T has formally announced that they will have completely dropped support of the 2G cellular network by the end of 2016. As cellular data use increases, AT&T has to find ways to add new throughput to their most advanced networks. One easy way to expand that throughput is to cannibalize their older and slower 2G network. As it is extremely rare to find a cellular phone in use today that still uses the 2G network, AT&T has no problems sacrificing the older 2G network to make the newer 4G network bigger and faster. Unfortunately, the alarm industry will be affected by the discontinuation of the 2G network as nearly all cellular alarm communicators in existence today use the 2G network. Since the difference in speed between the 2G and the 3G or 4G network wasn't needed when transmitting alarm signals, cellular alarm manufacturers never bothered to upgrade their communicators to support the faster networks. Now however, all alarm companies must act and act quickly. While the end of 2016 is the formal end of the 2G cellular network, certain areas of the country will lost 2G support well before 2016.

For most people, upgrading to the newer cellular network will be as simple as swapping their existing communicator to a newer communicator that has 3G and 4G support. Unfortunately, for everyone that invested in Honeywell's VISTA-21iP alarm control panel, the change to 4G cellular alarm communications won't be so easy. The VISTA-21iP is a great security system because it has a built-in internet alarm communicator.

While internet alarm monitoring is fast and inexpensive, it is not as reliable or secure as cellular alarm communications. Therefore, the VISTA-GSM was available as a snap-on module to the VISTA-21iP to provide an integrated back up cellular communication path. For some reason, Honeywell's engineers did not design the new VISTA-GSM4G to be backwards compatible with existing VISTA-21iP security systems. Therefore, all people that have dual path alarm monitoring using a VISTA-21iP and the VISTA-GSM cellular communicator will have to replace both their VISTA-GSM communicator AND their VISTA-21iP alarm control panel if they want a system that is supported by the 3G/4G cellular network.

We are fully aware of the burden this will place on people looking to upgrade to the future of cellular communications and we will do everything we can to help those people that are left having to replace their system and their communicator. If you have a VISTA-21iP and you are wondering if it is compatible with the VISTA-GSM4G cellular add on, you will have to look at your VISTA-21iP circuit board. If there is a sticker that says "SUPPORTS VISTA-GSM/4G" then it is compatible. Without that sticker, your system will not accept a new VISTA-GSM4G. We are not sure of the exact date that Honeywell began manufacturing the new VISTA-21iP panels, and the model and revision number are the same, but we do know that it was sometime in November. Chances are, unless you got your VISTA-21iP from a reputable source in the past month or so, your system will not support the 4G cellular communicator.

Of course, here at Alarm Grid, we only ship brand new VISTA-21iP panels that have the sticker and do support the VISTA-GSM4G. If you have questions about upgrading your VISTA-21iP, please call us today.

The Honeywell L5100PK-WIFI-4G is the perfect choice for anyone that wants the most secure and reliable alarm monitoring communications available. In the past, Honeywell did not have an option for dual path alarm monitoring using the wireless all-in-one LYNX Series alarm control panels. There was no dual path alarm communicator compatible with the LYNX Series alarm control panels and you could not install both an internet alarm communicator and cellular alarm communicator inside a single LYNX system. Therefore, you had to choose between the faster, less expensive internet communications and the more reliable cellular communications. This was a disadvantage of the easier to install LYNX Series wireless alarm control panels and forced people over to the VISTA Series alarm control panels which were compatible with the discontinued 7845-iGSM and the iGSMV dual path alarm communicators.  

Now however, with the Honeywell L5100 LYNX Touch system, you can use the L5100-WIFI internet communicator in conjunction with the GSMVLP5-4G cellular communicator for a true dual path alarm monitoring option using a LYNX Series wireless alarm control panel. If the internet connection ever goes down (due to a power outage or service interruption), the system will switch over to the GSMVLP5-4G and your alarm signals will go out over the AT&T cellular network. 

The L5100PK-WIFI-4G includes the same (3) 5816 wireless door and window contacts, 5800PIR-RES wireless motion detector and 5834-4 wireless key fob that are included in the L5100PK LYNX Touch security system kit, but it also comes with the L5100-WIFI and GSMVLP5-4G AlarmNet communicators so you can get the peace of mind that only dual path alarm monitoring can provide.