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About to switch Phoneline to UPC - Self monitoring?

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  • 12-04-2012 3:35pm
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    reni10
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    I have an old alarm system which is currently monitored by connecting to my Eircom line.

    I am about to switch to UPC for my phone line and have read on here that alarms can still be monitored on the UPC phone line even though they say it cannot but what I want to do is setup a self monitoring system instead of paying for monitoring.

    So the idea would be:
    - I disconnect the existing system connected to the Eircom phone line
    - I then instead connect this to the UPC line and have some sort of 3rd party dialer that I can connect that would allow the alarm to call 3 mobile numbers if the Alarm activates?

    Any idea of what I would need for this and the costs associated?


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    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,719 ✭✭✭✭altor


    reni10 wrote: »
    I have an old alarm system which is currently monitored by connecting to my Eircom line.

    I am about to switch to UPC for my phone line and have read on here that alarms can still be monitored on the UPC phone line even though they say it cannot but what I want to do is setup a self monitoring system instead of paying for monitoring.

    So the idea would be:
    - I disconnect the existing system connected to the Eircom phone line
    - I then instead connect this to the UPC line and have some sort of 3rd party dialer that I can connect that would allow the alarm to call 3 mobile numbers if the Alarm activates?

    Any idea of what I would need for this and the costs associated?

    The UPC will work for monitoring be that self monitoring or through a monitoring station. This is a standalone dialer that will play you a pre-recorded message should the alarm activate and works with UPC. Very easy to set up also. Price wise these can be got in Northwood Technology. You would have to give them a ring for a price.

    www.altor.ie



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    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭reni10


    altor wrote: »
    The UPC will work for monitoring be that self monitoring or through a monitoring station. This is a standalone dialer that will play you a pre-recorded message should the alarm activate and works with UPC. Very easy to set up also. Price wise these can be got in Northwood Technology. You would have to give them a ring for a price.

    Cheers, so I would just connect this to my existing alarm keypad and then into the UPC line?


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    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,719 ✭✭✭✭altor


    reni10 wrote: »
    Cheers, so I would just connect this to my existing alarm keypad and then into the UPC line?

    That is correct. To give it line priority you will need to put the line out of the UPC to the dialer then back to a phone point for all other house phones. Good instructions in the pack also for a self install.

    www.altor.ie



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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Take a look at this post for some more detail on doing this
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76106654&postcount=2


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