Re: DAS NX4 Alarm - Dial mobile phone (Australian)

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

> If I get a call on my mobile phone from my home
> and there is no one home..........I am then alerted
> to a possible problem am I not?

Correct.  That's basically what you can expect.  There are some small
problems to consider.  If the panel believes it is dialing a central station
receiver it will dial your cell several times until it gives up and then
goes into a "trouble" mode.  That's no big deal.  You'd just have to reset
it upon returning home.  Also, until the system stops trying it will tie up
the phone line making repeated attempts.  That can be an issue if there's a
problem when you're at home, especially if you only have one phone line.

The advantages of central monitoring have already been mentioned but they
bear repeating.  The system can report the specific nature of the problem
and the location in the home from whence it arises.  Reporting is a bit more
secure because someone is there 24/7.  The down side is central monitoring
costs more than doing it yourself.  Only you can decide what levels of
service, security and financial commitment on your part are appropriate,
given the level of risk in your neighborhood, etc.  No one else can make
that judgment for you.  If you feel that central monitoring is unnecessary
or that the price is not merited by the risk, then don't have it monitored.
No flame here.  It's your home, after all.

Another alternative might also be of interest to you.  There are digital
voice/pager dialers available that can call from one to eight phone numbers,
pagers, etc., and play one of several prerecorded (by you) messages,
depending on the alarm condition.  These are simple to install, relatively
inexpensive and a tad more reliable (they keep trying until someone
acknowledges hearing the report by pressing a touch-tone button on their
phone after listening to the broadcast message.  I sell several of these
dialers in my online store (URL in sig line below in case you're
interested).

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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