Re: I just got my first cell phone!

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welp, you may be able to get it to dial your cell phone, I doubt you will
understand what it says though.


"Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|I detest cell phones and have avoided getting one until now. (My truck
broke
| down out in the middle of nowhere and I could not get anyone on my CB
| radio.)
|
| Anyway I bit the bullet and finally purchased a cell phone so it will be
| easier to call for a tow truck or whatever...
|
| Which gets me to thinking about my alarm system I just installed for
myself
| (I worked for an alarm business 20 years ago and finally got around to
| installing my own alarm system about a month ago).
|
| I'm really stepping up in the world! (Alarm, cell phone...)
|
| Anyway I have an Ademco Vista 10SE which is connected to a phone line, but
I
| have not set up monitoring with anyone (yet). I don't really need an alarm
| system as I live in a small town with almost no crime. I do have a smoke
| detector on it though and fire would be my main concern. I got the alarm
box
| at a yard sale for $5, and got it to work, so ordered a few peripherals,
| text keypad, and installed it.
|
| Anyway, since I have been out of the alarm business for 20 years, what are
| my options with a cell phone and a Vista 10SE and not having a monitoring
| company?
|
| Is there any type of optional gizmo these days which could call my cell
| phone and tell me what type of alarm it is (fire/intruder)?
|
| I suppose I could program the Vista 10SE to call my cell phone and my
caller
| ID would show my home number calling is all (would not tell me any
| information about type of alarm). They I could call my neighbor and ask
him
| to see what is going on. (budget monitoring.)
|
| Suggestions/options?
|
|