Re: SURVEILLANCE

["AlarmGuy" <now@xxxxxx>]

"Matt Ion" <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> AlarmGuy wrote:
>> I have a customer that wants to be able to put a camera at their parent
>> house to check on him from time to time to make sure he is alright.  He
>> fell the other day and nobody new anything was wrong for a couple of
>> hours.  Does anyone know of a camera that can be used that would work
>> with just a land line?  He does not have internet.  I know I can get an
>> IP camera and cheap dsl for them but thought I'd see if anyone knew of a
>> camera that could be used just over a phone line.  TIA
>
> Are you planning to have this dialed and connected constantly?

that's a stupid idea.

>Or will the camera just know when something's wrong so it should dial in?

another stupid idea

> Or will you have it answer the phone on incoming calls... er... oops,
> that's not a good idea.

how about answering machine bypass? dumbass.

>
> I think cheap DSL and a low-end IP PTZ cam are probably your best bet...

if you could comprehend what you read you would see I already mentioned that

>  or as Chris says, a "medical panic button keyfob".

so neither  one of you has an answer.  thanks for wasting your and my time.