| reply to christcorp
Re: VoIP and Burglar Alarms: Bold thinking or old thinking? It may all come down to the fact that phone & power are delivered separately. Thus, if a power outage happens, the alarm's backup has enough juice to analog-dial for help.
If the power went out, there might be several boxes that require battery backup to ensure the IP network remains running (router/switch, Network adapter, etc.).
So the rule of KISS may be coming into play. Simple analog lines may be more reliable than IP. Catastrophes not included. |
