Re: Use ADT system with no monitoring company?

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

>> But I'd like to go an even cheaper route,
>> and have the alarm call my cell phone.
>

There's an easy way to do that without
reprogramming the alarm.  Several companies
make automatic voice & pager dialers that are
designed to connect to an alarm system.  The
dialers can call from 1 to 8 telephone numbers
and play one or more messages when triggered
by the alarm system's "bell" (siren) output.
Most of these voice dialers will also send a
digital pager message.  They don't send text
though.

The user connects the dialer to the alarm
control panel's + and - 12VDC aux power
terminals and the "bell" output terminals.  There
is a dial pad which is used to record up to eight
telephone numbers to be called in sequence.
A microphone in the unit allows the user to
record his own messages for different types of
alarm signals (fire, burglary, panic, etc.)

The plus side of these dialers is they're
inexpensive and easy to use.  The down side is
they're not as reliable as central station
monitoring.  The alarm user should decide what
level of security is appropriate to his needs.  If
police response in his area is fast and his
alarm company uses a professional central
station with a good track record, 24 hour
monitoring is a worthwhile investment.  If he's
in a remote location where services are sparse
or if his alarm company can't/won't do a good
job, a voice dialer may be the better choice.

When any of my DIY customers wants central
monitoring I refer them to an online dealer I
know.  His company does a decent job (I
assume so since I've never heard a bad word
from anyone except their competitors).

I clients want to self-monitor, I offer one of our
voice/pager dialers.  The choice is the client's
to make.  Here's a URL to our page on voice/
pager alarm dialers.
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/voice_pager_dialers_44_ctg.htm

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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