Re: autodialer with no land line

["Matthew Stanley" <armorsecsys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That wireless system looked cheap...... Kinda like the ones Radio Shack sold
or sell









"I brive a dus" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jim wrote:
>> Alan wrote:
>> > I am looking for a way to set up an autodialer on my home security
>> > system without having "land line" phone service.  Two possibilities
>> > come to mind:
>> >
>> > 1) a device that connects the autodialer to my cell phone so that the
>> > autodialer can call out through the cell phone network.  Down side:
>> > requires an additional (compatible) cell phone and an additional line
>> > on my cell phone account ($$).  I've looked briefly at the Dock N Talk
>> > and a couple of similar devices.  All those options seem to be too
>> > expensive for my taste (several hundred dollars for cell phone + dock
>> > device + a year of additional line + autodialer).
>> >
>> > 2) Some sort of interface to Skype enabling the call to go out through
>> > my cable internet service.
>> >
>> > There may be a third possibility.  My alarm system can close (or open)
>> > a relay when announcing an alarm.  There may be a way to use this
>> > rather than an autodialer to communicate through a computer (triggering
>> > a SMS message via the internet for example).  Of course a magic box and
>> > some software would be necessary...
>> >
>> > Has someone found a product to do something like this?  Any
>> > suggestions?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> Some night you could run a line over to  your neighbors house, (who's
>> not as cheap as you and has a telephone)  and tap into his line. If you
>> bury the wire, he'd never even know you did it.
>>
>> Ghawd, ya only spend $200 bucks on an alarm system to protect your home
>> and your family, the most valuable things in your life, and ya can't
>> squeeze out a couple of bucks a month to have it monitorted correctly?
>> Jeeeeeeze, get a friken phone line and have it monitored by a 24hour
>> central station. What's it worth to you to have your house burn down or
>> your family terroized because your alarm system left a message on your
>> voice mail an hour ago.
>>
>> I don't get it.  I really don't get it!  Am I missing something ......
>> or what? <
>
> No you're not missing anything. The guy has no problem spending money
> for internet, the computer he uses to access it, and the cell phone he
> wants to use to send signals, but he can't see the value of a land line
> for the alarm. He can't even see the value of having an emergency
> situation handled by anyone other than him and his trusty voicemail.
> People like this are selfish egomaniacs. They know better than to use a
> monitored system. They know they can do it better than the pros. This
> is a prime example of why I am glad the DIY websites are still around.
> It spares us from having to field their calls.
> Their excuse is always poverty but they never think of cutting down the
> cable package or maybe saying adios to the internet and reallocating
> those funds to securing their loved ones.
>