Re: ademco 20SE and 4286 phone module ring number?

["FIRETEK" <firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net>]

"Dennis" <dhegland2@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for writing but I'm not quite clear.
>
> If I set the field to 3 (or 4), how does the system pick up phone messages
> since the actual home phone line does not answer (i.e. the phone company
> voice mail picks up)?   I assume that the phone module will pick up all
> calls at 3 or 4 rings  If I set it higher (at 5 or so), the voice
messaging
> system (not on the premises) will pick up the call before the phone module
> does.
>
> It seems like I need a system similar to the "15" setting where I can
trick
> the phone module into picking up early before the voice messaging system
> picks up.  True?
>
> Dennis


You're quite right.  I would suggest you put your alarm system on a separate
line from your home phone service.