Re: DSC 832 on Cable VoIP

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 2, 1:17=A0pm, Spellcheck Patrol <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 1:15=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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...
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> > 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.
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> > 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)
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> > 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.
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> > Weird !!!! <
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> Takes too long to read this post. Just tell me, are the coloreds to
> blame for this issue or is it the christ killers?

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