Re: Use ADT system with no monitoring company?

["\"Fat Tony\" D'Amico " <none@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tony Sivori wrote:

>"Fat Tony" D'Amico  wrote:
>
>> Tony Sivori wrote:
>>>But I'd like to go an even cheaper route, and have the alarm call my cell
>>>phone. Is this possible, and if so how much might an alarm company charge
>>>to set up the system to call my own cell phone?
>>
>> If you can find a company to do it.. maybe $65-$100 for a service call.
>> But you won't have much luck finding that company.
>
>I was wondering about that. On one hand they'd obviously be costing
>themselves a potential monthly income. On the other hand, they'd be
>getting paid for a service call, which would be better than nothing.

Not when you add it up- they might make a buck or so, but rolling
trucks costs macho-dinner <funny spell check of mucho-dinero>.

It's not worth their effort.



>
>>
>> BTW - The panel does not support calling cell phones.
>
>Pardon my ignorance, but I don't understand how a cell phone number could
>be different than a monitoring service number. I wouldn't be expecting any
>information from the call, other than the fact that the alarm was
>triggered. (I live alone, so when I'm at work or out I would not be
>expecting any calls from my home number.)

<sigh>

It won't work man.  For several reasons.

Please do some research before posting something that has been
addressed many-many-many-many-many times here before.

I could tell you how to do what you want <minus the cell phone thing>,
but there are many-many-many-many-many-many factors that would make
that implausible.