We are in the process of investing in the latest Fleetwood system. How confident are you that this system will not become obsolete in the near future?
Thu, 2011-01-06 12:26
We are very confident that this system will not be obsolete anytime soon. Fleetwood systems have a long shelf life, and the keypads themselves will work for many years to come. (Most are active for 15+ years.) Fleetwood has been making keypad systems for more than 15 years, and although some designs do eventually get phased out of production and replaced, the older systems are still repairable. The Fleetwood system currently consists of 2 voting keypads - the WW or Worldwide keypad and the more sophisticated IQ keypad. The WW keypad was introduced just over a year ago and the IQ is now 3 years old. The basic keypads will remain the same, but enhancements and changes will occur inside the cases to improve performance. This has recently happened with the original Standard keypad. The original Standard keypad went out of production earlier this year, but can work alongside the new WW keypads using the same software.




