Re: Home Alarm and Vonage

["Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> $75 for a visit to the house plus time, etc, ok maybe not 'hefty' as my
> post suggested but I like solving technical problems, like
> understanding the issue and giving it a shot before paying someone to
> fix it, and am cheap.  I don't begrudge them a chance to earn a living
> but don't want to pay for a visit when there's no solution either.
> We'll see how it goes.  From this discussion and looking on the web
> there's not a magic solution out there but thanks to everyone for their
> ideas.

Sounds a lot like many DIYers I talk to.  If you can fix it yourself and you
don't mind spending a little time on it, why not?

I have been using Vonage for a number of months.  At first the signal was
usually poor and phone calls were often dropped.  Over the past four or five
months it's improved significantly.  Phone calls are now as clear as on my
land lines and dropped-calls are extremely rare.

ISTR in a thread here (or maybe in CHA?) someone stated that you cannot fax
via VoIP.  That is not correct.  One of fax machines is on a VoIP line and
it works perfectly.  I haven't used VoIP for my alarm though.  It's still
connected to one of my POTS lines.  One of these days I'll probably
experiment with it, maybe in September after I get back from Brazil.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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