Re: NextAlarm and ABn Adapter Question

["Leor Amikam" <amikaml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not using VOIP for the alarm.  I will be using the broadband connection
from my ISP.

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:xZwaf.35$Bd3.13529@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ADT has service personnel...NextAlarm...has nothing.
> NextAlarm doesn't even disclose a brick & mortar address on their website.
>
> VoIP is not good for alarms yet - works one day and not the next. Many
> discussions on this on this ng the past few months.
>
> VoIP no supervised power backup...no backup unless you add your own
> UPS...and how would you supervise that battery with the alarm?
>
>
>
> "Leor Amikam" <amikaml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ge-dnSxyyLDy__feRVn-iw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Hi,
> |
> | I am currently looking at switching from my Bellsouth landline provider
to
> | Vonage VOIP.  Been testing it out
> | for about a week now, and works very well - with one exception.  I
quickly
> | found out than my ADT-monitored security system is not compatible
> | with VOIP.  I was looking to get rid of my ADT service anyway, which I
> have
> | used for ~7 years now, and replace with a lower-cost
> | service (am paying $33/qtr - ouch!).  So, I have seen several threads on
> the
> | web for NextAlarm.com.  They now offer
> | notification over broadband, which I have.  My alarm base is an Ademco
> VISTA
> | 10SE, which they claim is compatible
> | with the ABN adapter box (phone-in, Ethernet-out) that you have to
> purchase
> | and install for $100.
> |
> | So, has anyone tried a similar solution, and if so, what were the
results.
> | I have seen some good reviews on nextalarm.com
> | on the internet, and for $10/mo, it would sure beat what I am paying
now,
> | and I want to be able to keep my
> | Vonage service and have an alarm service.
> |
> | Thanks!
> | Leor
> |
> |
>
>