Re: Alarmforce backup

["thesatguy" <thesatguy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geez, around here the cellphone carrier caught on pretty quick when I did
that because many times two systems would report in at the same time from
two different places.  I guess they don't monitor that where they are.

Dang, those old bag phones are cheap too and can be converted in a couple
minutes.

"julian" <julian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:29:08 -0400, "R.H.Campbell"
> <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>The couple I've seen are the Ademco Lynx "squawk in a box" arrangement
>>with
>>no line exclusion, but plugged into a phone jack. Those installs
>>definately
>>didn't have wireless backup, although their website would seem to imply
>>that.
>>
>>RHC
>>
>
> I have to deal with those Alarmforce noodleheads and their crap all
> the time.
>
> The wireless backup is a simple 'cloned' analogue cellphone. ALL their
> wireless backup units have the same incoming number, but since no
> calls are ever placed TO the device, there is no problem. The cell
> units only call the CS.
>
> AFAIK, the cell unit is only active if the main line goes down AND the
> 'alarm' is tripped. I don't believe Alarmforce even knows the main
> line is down.
>
> If the local Alarmforce installer installs equipment other than the
> standard crap equipment, it may or may not have the wireless backup.
>
>
>