Alarm Systems

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bthornhill join:2004-05-10	Alarm Systems The whole issue of VOIP being a problem with things such as security systems is really just FUD. Anyone who is tech saavy enough to migrate to VOIP is also going to want to have IP alarm monitoring which is completely independent of the phone link. All major mfgrs have it now.
bthornhill join:2004-05-10	to forum · permalink · 2008-04-27 20:13:28 ·
Mr Matt join:2008-01-29 Eustis, FL kudos:1 Reviews: ·CenturyLink ·Comcast ·Embarq Now Centu.. ·Millenicom	Is IP alarm monitoring anything like BellSouth's WatchAlert. If it is I would want to stay away from it. The problem with WatchAlert is that unless it is properly configured, when a technician opened the line anywhere between the subscribers premises and the Central Office the WatchAlert System sent a cut line alarm to the monitoring station. The police were dispatched and the subscriber was charged for a false alarm. What happens if the broadband connection is lost during our cable companies monthly, semimonthly or weekly broadband outage.
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Alarmed One @rr.com	reply to bthornhill said by bthornhill: The whole issue of VOIP being a problem with things such as security systems is really just FUD. Anyone who is tech saavy enough to migrate to VOIP is also going to want to have IP alarm monitoring which is completely independent of the phone link. All major mfgrs have it now. Bull. Broadband is not reliable enough to run an alarm, unless the alarm exists to tell you that your cable modem is down. Everyone has their risk-tolerance level. Ours isn't very high. We use traditional alarm circuits (dry loop), with dial-line seizure backup, as well as two other proprietary backup communication links. The dial line has never failed, though the main circuit has. The other two links have always worked as well. There is no FUD here. We monitor our links 24x7x365. Cable and DSL have proven themselves unreliable on a daily basis since 1998. They're useful and cheap, but I would never bet my life on them, even with three independent feeds.
Alarmed One @rr.com	to forum · permalink · 2008-04-28 19:30:57 ·

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