Re: Telguard trouble solved...maybe

[ABLE1 <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/3/2018 7:35 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
> On 7/2/2018 4:59 AM, ABLE1 wrote:
>  > On 7/1/2018 3:40 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>  >
>  >>
>  >> I was installing cell units before most folks on this group I think.
>  Â My first ones were analog cell that I programmed with a handset from a
> Motorola bag phone.  They were trigger activated.  You used outputs from
> the panel as triggers.  I think they only had 4 trigger inputs.  I don't
> even recall what they were called, but I was using them when Telular
> (Telguard) was still acting like they were the only player in the market.
>  >>
>  >> I've used Uplink, TelGuard and Starlink of course.  By the time I
> got out Telguard and Uplink had assholed themselves out of the market
> for me.  Starlink had its issue, but when they came out with their fire
> communicators I no longer had any need at all for those other guys.
>  >>
>  >> Telguard would also try to pass the buck when there was a problem
> after you waited on hold for them to finally answer.  All my problems
> went away when I swapped out my last units to Starlink.  Coverage can
> always be an issue, but...  that's the case with any cellular device.
>  >>
>  >> I just sold my last couple Starlink units a few weeks ago to some
> guy in New York or New Jersey or something like that.  I threw away my
> spare Uplink and Telguard units when I got my last ones in service
> replaced with Starlink.
>  >>
>  >> Telguard/Telular is to cellular alarm communicators like Dedicated
> Micros is to video recording.  They used to be somebody, but not for a
> very long time.
>  >>
>  > Hi Bob,
>  >
>  > Back in 2003 I installed a system with a Telguard T1630M in a very
> remote cabin on top of a mountain with 660 acre's of land.
>  >
>  > The unit had a actual dialtone, so I connected a Princess type
>  > wall phone that was used like any POTS line would be for both
>  > incoming and outgoing calls.
>  > It has long since died, including the customer.
>  >
>  > Les
>  >
>
> That was one of the offerings of Telular back in the day.  Land line
> replacement or backup.  They were even used for remote payphone
> integration solutions.  The units were just stupid expensive and the
> monthly service was outrageous and included little or no air time.
>
>
Agreed, the customer didn't flinch on the cost.