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Re: New to all this



'sounds good ... 'guess that would work other places, too ...

Chris



Martin McCreesh wrote:

> Chris,
>
> I'm in Ireland and use prepaid sim with no rental. Top it up with
> smallest topup possible once a year as I only call it.
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Hunter
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New to all this
>
> 'looks to be quite a handy device ... 'wonder what the best tariff for
> the 'phone connection would be ... ?
>
> Chris
>
> Martin McCreesh wrote:
>
> > dtmf controlled relay is the way to go as you can store the full
set
> > of keys in your phone and assign as a speed dial or even
voicetag.
> >
> > I havent used this product as built my own but I did see this
product
> > recommended here before
> >
> > http://www.eurosource.se/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=77
> <http://www.eurosource.se/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=77>
> > <http://www.eurosource.se/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=77
> <http://www.eurosource.se/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=77>>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kim Wall
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 2:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New to all this
> >
> > Andy Beveridge wrote:
> > > Regardless of how good the HA is, the cat is unlikely to
answer the
> > phone
> >
> > Having known a cat who learned that phones stop ringing when
knocked off
> > the hook, I can assure you that this is a good thing! Recipe for
a
> > permanently engaged line and some very confused callers :)
> >
> > As for heating control, I don't have much in the way of relevant
> > suggestions... My heating control system was built from scratch
with
> > home-brew software and electronics, which doesn't sound like the
sort of
> > thing you're after.
> >
> > However, it might be worth considering that a possible
alternative to a
> > system you can operate remotely (presumably by voice recognition,
as
> > you're talking about driving home... otherwise I'd be looking for
> > something DTMF or SMS operated) would be one that anticipates
your
> > arrival without any need for user input. Assuming your arrival
time is
> > predictable, of course.
> >
> > Kim
>
> <mailto:ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx?subject=>
>
> .
>
>




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