Re: Magnum Alert 900 and Touch Tone Dialing

["Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You will have to replace your alarm system.

You can get the panel to dial touchtone, but the communication format must
be ContactID to work, which your MA900 does not support.

Jim Rojas



"Mike" <forest_test@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a Magnum Alert 900 system in my house and just switched to
> Voice-Over-IP service through Optimum Voice (Cablevision).  The system
> will no longer call the central office.  After some testing I found out
> that the alarm box is set for pulse dialing.  The VOIP service that I
> have will not place a pulse call.  Can this system be switched to touch
> tone dialing and if so how?  I tried calling the alarm company and
> getting someone on the phone who knows what they are talking about is
> difficult.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike
>