Re: Alarm system that will SMS me?

[shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net (Si Ballenger)]

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:12:13 GMT, jane.doe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

>I'm looking for a non-subscription alarm system that will send alerts to
>my cell phone upon an alarm condition.  Also, I'd like it to automatically
>monitor a set of zones based on time of day:  Ie: After midnight it
>automatically monitors the backyard zone, and sends me an SMS if anyone
>comes into the yard.
>
>I expect I would have to hook it up to either a landline or a LAN to
>communicate out - This is ok.
>
>Can anyone recommend any alarm systems that would do this?

If you use a computer based alarm system, can send email from the
computer, and it can run a batch file upon an alarm condition,
then batch file or VBS file might do the trick. Use an email SMS
message to your cell phone.