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Anyone know if I can just use a Python 2 way remote and program it for a Viper 2 way alarm system?
The remotes look exactly the same from the outside, and they are the same company, right?

The only thing is that Python remotes seems to be less $$

 
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try it, if not, return it =P

i know the viper and clifford remotes are swapable.

and yes i believe everything is made by DEI

try ebay if you want a remote.

 
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any remote made by DEI will work

 
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i hate ebay returns

alright i'll give it a try

 
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actually thats not true, not every remote works with all others.

 
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obviouslly a two way remote wont work with a one way system

 
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well even some of the two way remotes wont even work with eachother. there is a cross reference list somewhere where you can double check what alarms fit with what remotes.

 
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my python 2-way just stopped working in less than 2-months... looks like the solenoid is broken.. circuit city and python/dei won't give me a free replacement.. but heard viper can...

 
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yeah python is lower end right?
so it would probably be more reliable to have a viper
i guess it's not just the name for viper
i thought I was just going to be paying for the name

 
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the only thing that can be different in the systems is the range/features available b/c of the brain.

All a 2 way system is a bunch of wires so idk how Python could be "lower end"

If the two 2 ways have about the same features then they should be able to be "cross programed" in a sense... for the most part anyway

 
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ive got a python alarm system and still workin great after about 4 months i believe? no problems at all except for the lack of batteries..i think python is like the sister company of viper basically they are the remakers or something like how it is with graphics card...where they have radeon then they have saphire which is another company that puts their own settings on the same graphics card as radeon(sorry if i lost u). thats my only guess

 
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yeah I get you
i actually bought a saphire radeon card because it was cheaper than a 'regular' ati radeon

so i'll get a replacement python remote if it's cheaper, if not, I'll just get another viper one

 
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sapphire is supposed to be better configed than the regular ati radeon ones but anyways bak to the topic...u can always call up to see if it works or go on vipers/pythons site. they should have a compatiblity sheet or something.

 
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yeah, there should be a compatibility sheet online.

just because its a lower one, or made by the same company doesnt mean itll work. heck, i accidently tried getting a different 2 way clifford alarm and it didnt work with mine.

 
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the interesting thing is, I found a Python 2-way remote on ebay that was cheaper than the Viper ones
BUT, on DEI's website, the Python one is almost $100 more

who wants to spend $249.99 on a remote

 
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but its not even 249.. you can go to best buy and get one for like 150 or something.

if worst comes to worst.. you could always just swap your broken remote out for a good one. just find a place that sells the same alarm.. and then do some magic. and return it.

 
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$249 is directly from DEI's website
yeah i just want to program an extra one in case the original gets lost or something

so will ebay have the cheapest price?