Re: Dialer w/Cell Fone

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

<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