Re: Telular Telguard TG-1 & TG-4 Service Pricing

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure why you'd need serial port.

You're gonna run into similar problem in that Uplink only sells service to
alarm dealers though.


<racerx90@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Hmm.. I had a bad feeling about that when I was reading through the
| documentation at the Honeywell web site (I notice the ECP bus wording
| but wasn't sure what that meant since I really only know about Caddx
| systems.) Ideally, I really would like to have a full CID solution (for
| obvious reasons) - I knew it was too good to be true! Thanks for
| replying.
|
| I'll probably need to look into an Uplink AnyNet solution then. The
| biggest drawback I see with this approach is not only will I have to
| buy a NX-584 for a second serial port (since my first one is used),
| I'll have to build a custom cable to hook them together (unfortunately
| Uplink doesn't even include a standard serial cable.)
|
| At this point I'm almost considering getting a PhoneLabs Dock-n-Talk
| module and use a regular cell phone with a reduced monthly service plan
| this way it will run both cellular (if the land line has been cut) or
| land line (primary). It's sad - I know. ;)
|
| On Jan 23, 6:19 pm, " IOW, you lie." <you l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > On 23 Jan 2007 14:19:28 -0800, racer...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
| >
| > >Does anyone know how the Honeywell AlarmNet 7435-GSM unit would
| > >interface into the Caddx NX-8e panel? It's not too clear to me how that
| > >hook-up would be accomplished (there doesn't seem to be a lot of
| > >documentation on the Honeywell site on installation information that I
| > >could find at least.) Also, would the connection provide full Contact
| > >ID reporting?You won't get full CID reporting with Alarmnet and a GE
panel.  It can
| > only be used in 'zone' mode with panels without a Honeywell ECP bus.
|