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Josh Otero How do you manage all the different keys?
5 March 2025 | 5 replies
.- We used to buy locks at Home Depot and just swap handsets, but now use a locksmith for same cost.2) Get rid of handset locks (use passage knobs) and only use deadbolts.- Two locks on a door really don't provide any additional security.- Cheaper as only have to rekey/replace deadbolts.- Tenants can't lock keys in their home.3) Our locksmith created a Master Key system with 10 key option.- One master key opens every door- We go 3 levels under our master, so we can submaster 2-4 unit houses and apartment buildings- Don't need a costly and difficult to secure & track keybox.
Heather Luu Managing Your Houses Out of State- Door Locks
5 February 2025 | 5 replies
@Heather Luu first, make it more efficient by only worrying about deadbolts.There is actually very LITTLE additional protection a lock handset offers in addition to a deadbolt.On the properties we manage, we remove all keyed doorknobs and just use passage locks. 
Kristin Mathern Asking for advice on tenant locksmith situation
4 February 2025 | 14 replies
First, as someone else stated, if there was a keyed lock on the BR door, either you provide the tenant with a key for it, or you disable the locking mechanism, or you replace the entire handset with a standard bedroom set.
Tucker Cummings REI Reply - Too Good To Be True?
23 August 2024 | 181 replies
I tried to send messages to 200 contacts, using new twilio numbers, and got at least 100 errors.Most of them were "unreachable destination handsets" with some "carrier violations" mixed in.
Dustin Woodley Tricks of the trade... What is yours?
11 January 2020 | 81 replies
The cylinder for this key is a different color that looks good with our standard color handsets
Leeta Song What cell plan is good for google voice?
15 January 2014 | 7 replies
Enable with my Sprint Number Option 2: Replace your Sprint number with your Google Voice number Calls made from your Sprint handset will display your Google Voice number.
S. Perry No land line in rental
16 February 2013 | 17 replies
They wouldn't know a landline if I beat them with a handset from a rotary phone.
Account Closed Skype user?
24 October 2007 | 22 replies
The design assumed a computer so you could not easily use it as the house line in the past.These days you can get handsets that have Skype built in.
Brandon Proctor Unbiased opinions
8 January 2016 | 18 replies
Rolling countryside, prairie and amazing homes, with big square footage, hand-set landscaping, tidy driveways, swimming pools and fences....and even a country golf course - but driving there is so beautiful you remember you can relax.
Michael Q. no key to internal lock provided
5 April 2017 | 3 replies
Open this with the tool that comes with the handset.