Re: NetTalk Duo VoIP

["Bob La Londe" <onebikenut@xxxxxxxxx>]

"tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mar 23, 5:30 pm, Bob La Londe <n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 3/23/2011 12:28 PM, tourman wrote:
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>> > On Mar 23, 11:14 am, Jim Rojas<jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> Even POTS lines has its problems. But compared to MJ, it is 10 times
>> >> better. Signals to CS work just fine. It is all depending on the
>> >> customers bandwidth. I recommend using broadband...I haven't tested it
>> >> with DSL.
>>
>> >> The unit has a light on it which indicates status. Yellow offline,
>> >> green
>> >> good. When you power cycle the unit, it rings the house phone once to
>> >> let you know its working.
>>
>> >> You do have to add the router port forwarding strings in order to get
>> >> good reliable service.
>>
>> >> Jim Rojas
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>> >> 813-884-6335
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>> > RHC: Thanks, as we discussed this morning by phone, in Canada you need
>> > to order the unit fromwww.amazon.cato purchase it. I intend to set
>> > it up on my own home alarm and trial it for awhile (daily tests etc).
>> > If it works out, it will be a decent product for use by customers who
>> > have abandoned their land line, and their alarm monitoring.
>>
>> > Not sure what you mean by port forwarding being necessary, but I'll
>> > work that out in good time
>>
>> > Thanks Jim
>>
>> Why? I don't know who else has one, but my CS sells their own IP
>> reporting module. Power it off the panel, pulls a local IP off the DHCP
>> table, and begins pinging the CS server right away. Pings every few
>> minutes. If no DHCP table or anything funny you can set a static local
>> IP with a patch cable and a terminal program. Translates conventional
>> reporting to transmit over the IP network. No reprogramming even needed
>> in most cases. I know it works fine with CID. I don't know if it will
>> work with pulse format or not. Only problem with it is the price. At
>> $180 most customers get a little huffy about it, but its as reliable as
>> their internet connection and no relying on needing enough bandwidth for
>> voice to work. The module handles the voice frequency stuff on board.
>> Only trouble I had was on a site that used a proxy server to connect tot
>> he internet. Had the IT nerd on site create a direct path for me.
>>
>> You can not download over it though.
>
> RHC: Bob, are you referring to something like the DSC T Link IP
> modules. I am told that the only one that works properly is the higher
> end one that sell for about $300. I bought one and am trialing it at
> my son's home on his alarm system. Apparently, the cheaper DSC ones
> aren't much good.
>
> What specific model commercial device are you referring to ?

http://www.azsecurity.com/inetmonitor.php

I have a few of these in service.  No issues at all.