<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>If its that critical cellular is the only way to go. &nbsp;You can also use this on T1 lines to receive from pstn lines. &nbsp;So it's not VoIP.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 29, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Steven Schoch &lt;<a href="mailto:schoch+freeswitch.org@xwin32.com">schoch+freeswitch.org@xwin32.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Speaking of alarm systems over VoIP, here's a story of an alarm company that was sued by the estate of a murdered woman because her alarm system failed to notify the central station when the attacker broke in. It turns out she had switched to VoIP a few weeks earlier, which caused problems:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.security.honeywell.com/hsc/documents/alarmorg_VoIP.pdf">http://www.security.honeywell.com/hsc/documents/alarmorg_VoIP.pdf</a><div>
<br></div><div>Here's something from an alarm company:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thealarmcompany.com/files/voip%281%29.pdf">http://www.thealarmcompany.com/files/voip%281%29.pdf</a></div><div>And from another alarm company: <a href="http://bentleyalarm.com/why-voip-is-bad-for-your-alarm-system/">http://bentleyalarm.com/why-voip-is-bad-for-your-alarm-system/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Bottom line: I'd think really hard before switching an alarm system to VoIP. When we switched the company to VoIP, I was able to get a very inexpensive measured line for our alarm system. (We also use it for incoming FAX, because it works.)</div>
<div><br></div><div>--&nbsp;</div><div>Steve<br><div><br></div></div></div>
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