Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > A secondary issue may be insurance. In a domestic situation, if you receive a > discount for having > an alarm installed, you may find that the insurance discount is only valid if > the alarm is > installed over POTS, and usually by hardwiring. > > This is for actuarial reasons, that is to say the premiums are based on the > reliability of POTS. > Any rerouting of alarm over VOIP could invalidate your insurance leaving you > uninsured!
Generally, to receive the discount, there is some language surrounding a UL listed central station. Dialup POTS is one way alarms are connected to central stations. There are also systems which use a dedicated (non-dial) line, IP, Cellular and even a relatively new system which uses the skytel pager network to communicate. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
