Re: DSC 832 on Cable VoIP

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On Jan 2, 1:15=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am currenttly doing an ADT takeover of a DSC 832 Version 2.0 panel
> that is on Rogers Cable home phone service and the panel is exhibiting
> the following. Programmed in SIA format, the panel will seize the line
> and send ONLY the manual test signal (*6, master code, 4) but will NOT
> send either keypad panics or alarms. I spoke to DSC tech support, and
> their suggestion was to reprogram in the older 4 / 2 format and see if
> it works. I checked the line voltage and it seems OK, and changed the
> jack and plug just in case...
>
> I'd rather stay with SIA or Contact ID, but I have no idea why the
> panel is exhibiting this weird selectivity in sending signals. I spoke
> to other dealers of my acquaintance, and apparently they have been to
> various factory seminars where they have been told to stay away from
> everything except a conventional phone line from the telco. Several
> have had these weird experiences as well.
>
> If this is true, and panels will over time stop sending signals
> properly on cable, this has serious implications in our area, since
> there are whole housing developments ONLY served by the local cable
> company. To date I have never had problems along this line, since
> cable strictly speaking is VoIP, but never leaves the dedicated
> facilities of the cable company (and always seems to work as well as a
> bell line other than the need for AC backup)
>
> Anyone have any experiences along this line and a solution ? I'm going
> back this week coming and I will likely change the board out and see
> if the new one works any better. Presumably, it was working OK when
> ADT were monitoring it, but suddenly it decides all on its own to be
> selective about which signals it will send.
>
> Weird !!!! <

Takes too long to read this post. Just tell me, are the coloreds to
blame for this issue or is it the christ killers?