Re: DocknTalk

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1jposi@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I want to get rid of my land line and wire my alarm panel to a cell
> phone. My idea was to get a prepaid cell phone,  a docking station and
> a ups. After researching, the DocknTalk website suggests that their
> dock won't work on security systems, fax machines, etc. because
> digital cell carriers conflict with the tones or something. Is there a
> way around this? The communicator is an old Moose. Thanks
>


For your application I could have recommended searching for a DSC Links
1000 cellular phone on eBay, but with the "Sunset Clause" I figure any
units that are still "out there and going strong" are due to be phased
out anyway.  Sometimes the "older technology" still retains some appeal.
  For instance, you could download the "Classic" series panels through
the Links 1000 (which made the whole application ideal for places like
construction sites where there was no phone line).  For cellular
communications you're going to be limited to using an alarm communicator
that will require activation through a security dealer (and that will
require a monitoring contract which means a central station facility
with all the gear to process the signals it generates).