Re: Dialer w/Cell Fone

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They do down here, my brother used to set them up

"Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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> > 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?
>
> 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
>
> > 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.
>
> 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?
>
> 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
>
> > 4. Calls from the house line are a priority no matter where I am or
> > what I'm doing. they're answered immediately.
>
> Answering isn't the problem, the response after that is
>
> > BTW, the insurance company has been and remains happy with this
> > approach.
>
> 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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