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Re: Dialer w/Cell Fone



The few cell sites I've visited around here don't have power backup.


"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> <rabsparks@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1112463507.466047.285660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 1. Yes, the dialer has line seizure. BTW, i've also seen connection
> > problems between a controller and the CS.
> >
> > 2. I haven't been impressed with CS operators for the most part, and
> > I've used some "name" CS in the past. And here, even if you want =
them
> > to contact you first in the case of a fire alarm, they (by code) =
have
> > to call the Fire Dept. first. Ever try to stop a fire truck?
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> Some areas will stop the truck and some won't, it all depends on the =
local
> admin, and if you aren't happy with the CS then find another, plenty =
out
> there
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> > 3. Cell fones unreliable??? I guess it depends on what service you =
use.
> > You'd probably stop sleeping at night if you knew how much of the
> > country's "defense" relied on cell fones.
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> All I can say is I was in far north Texas at a mountain bike rally =
today, no
> cell service at all, glad I didn't get an alarm eh?
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> Unlike a cell phone a central station won't run low on batteries or =
have
> inadequate cell reception, they are always there which isn't something =
I can
> say about me answering my own cell phone
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> > 4. Calls from the house line are a priority no matter where I am or
> > what I'm doing. they're answered immediately.
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> Answering isn't the problem, the response after that is
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> > BTW, the insurance company has been and remains happy with this
> > approach.
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> I've seen insurance companies happy with a lot of arrangements that I
> wouldn't consider even close to proper security but hey it's your =
system
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