Re: Opinions on backup reporting devices

[G. Morgan <G_Morgan@xxxxxxxx>]

Jim Wrote:

>For what reason do you or I need another "partner" in sending alarm
>signals to central station. We pay the phone company, we pay the
>ISP's. We pay the central stations. Why do we have to pay anyone else?
>I can't believe that there's no way to just send a signal to central
>station by just using a cellular phone device ..... same as a land
>line telephone without paying someone eles for the "privilege" of
>doing it because they manufacture equipment that can only operate
>using a network that they control.

If you can negotiate with the cell carriers to use their "control
channel", go for it.