> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
> with alarm transmission over VoIP.
>
> I have one customer who without my knowledge changed to VoIP from a
> Bell...

> It's just another reason to lease the customer a GSM radio. DSC has a
> new panel coming out soon with built in GSM.
>
> Jim Rojas
>
> tourman wrote:

>> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
>> with alarm transmission over VoIP.

>

>> I have one customer who without my knowledge changed to VoIP from a
>> Bell line, and then asked me to hook up the panel using his new
>> service. I did so reluctantly, but only after he signed a legal
>> agreement limiting liability, and with the express understanding it
>> was being done experimentally. I programmed in a daily test and kept
>> watch each morning for failures to communicate. It seemed to stop
>> transmitting only very occasionally, until one day it started sending
>> "ghost" signals which resulted in a police dispatch on the wrong
>> account number. The panel was programmed in Contact ID, but it seems
>> when the signal went out on the network, it transposed a "6 " in the ...

> It's just another reason to lease the customer a GSM radio. DSC has a new
> panel coming out soon with built...

> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
> with alarm transmission over VoIP.
>
> I have one customer who without my knowledge changed to VoIP from a
> Bell line, and then asked...

> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
> with...

> Would you mind telling what panel/model you are using????
>

>> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
>> with alarm transmission over VoIP.

>

>> I have one customer who without my knowledge changed to VoIP from a
>> Bell line, and then asked me to hook up the panel using his new
>> service. I did so reluctantly, but only after he signed a legal
>> agreement limiting liability, and with the express understanding it
>> was being done experimentally. I programmed in a daily test and kept
>> watch each morning for failures to communicate. It seemed to stop
>> transmitting only very occasionally, until one day it started sending
>> "ghost" signals which resulted in a police dispatch on the wrong
>> account number. The panel was programmed in Contact ID, but it seems
>> when the signal went out on the network, it transposed a "6 " in the
>> account code for a "5". Then the comedy of errors increased when the
>> station failed to check the CID (where they would have picked up that
>> it was coming from the wrong phone number) and dispatched the police.
>> Needless to say, I had an unhappy client who couldn't understand why ...

> We have had the same issue. Some of our rural phone providers are going
> digital also, which is reaking havoc on other accounts with bogus signals.
> Unfortunately, some of these areas have zero GSM coverage with the Honeywell
> or Telgard radio/cell backup. 4x2 seems to help over CID. But, the problem
> still exists. Our only option has been an internet communicator. We lease
> the radio and a UPS for the router and modem. The customer will need a
> broadband service. For the comunicator to send a test signal every few
> minutes has little effect on the bandwith.
>
> "tourman" gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:b359e163-7cc9-48a5-beb1-ac0c49ee86a1@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>

>> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
>> with alarm transmission over VoIP.

>

>> I have one customer who without my knowledge changed to VoIP from a
>> Bell line, and then asked me to hook up the panel using his new
>> service. I did so reluctantly, but only after he signed a legal ...

> It's just another reason to lease the customer a GSM radio. DSC has a new
> panel coming out soon with built in GSM.
>
> Jim Rojas

> On Apr 23, 7:51 pm, "Rob" msIHATESPAMn.com> wrote:
>
>
>

>> We have had the same issue. Some of our rural phone providers are going
>> digital also, which is reaking havoc on other accounts with bogus signals.
>> Unfortunately, some of these areas have zero GSM coverage with the Honeywell
>> or Telgard radio/cell backup. 4x2 seems to help over CID. But, the problem
>> still exists. Our only option has been an internet communicator. We lease
>> the radio and a UPS for the router and modem. The customer will need a
>> broadband service. For the comunicator to send a test signal every few
>> minutes has little effect on the bandwith.

>

>> "tourman" gmail.com> wrote in message

>

>>news:b359e163-7cc9-48a5-beb1-ac0c49ee86a1@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

>

>>> I'd like to hear from some of the regulars about their experiences
>>> with alarm transmission over VoIP. ...