Re: 7845C in conjunction with a DSC 5020

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Kp-> It would
> seem both you and I are the ONLY people I know who think this way,
>> the deal is the providers have the option of turning it off but cellular
>> backups are a very minor part of that network. I think much of the rush
>> is
>> the current AMPS equipment manufacturers have to assume the worst case
>> scenario and figure it will turn off.
>>
>> In reality it may be years before it goes away if ever, I personally
>> would
>> rather move to GSM anyway since it does offer some enhancements
>
> What I expect will happen is that the cell providers will simply stop
> maintaining the AAMPS stuff, and it will eventually fade away.
> js
>
In the Big Metro areas look for that to happen sooner than later... Analog
channels only allow a single call per pair (input/output frequency) at any
given time. Digital can handle (estimate) 10 calls per pair, that equals
more revenue for the telco. The revenue side of things is the big motivator
to kill AMPS, they could care less about the alarm guy's problems, after
all, we've been warned in advance. Just my 1/2 cent, Russ