I hope the VoIP is battery backed all the way through the system otherwise same issue. Battery maintenance can be expensive and most places have not planned for generator power to the equipment. We landed up installing a separate systems using POTs lines or an emergency VoIP in elev lobby's and midway in the corridors an exits and special needs persons. Real issue in a campus. Even bigger issue where the VoIP is through the computer. As for the alarm company's you need a special module for a VIOP connection to the modem and with time warner you you have not battery for the modem so no alarm. The alarm company can do cell and radio
Dr. James Priest PhD Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher On Jul 11, 2013, at 8:25 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > I guess living under a rock & I don't pick up on the changes in the world. I > had no idea this was coming, so I read several articles. Seems the alarm > companies are in a dither and I do know that my neighbor changed to Insight > phone and her ADT service is ALWAYS calling me (I am one on her call list if > something goes wrong) saying there is a communications error at her > residence. The alarm companies are always pinging our boxes inside the home > to be sure there is two way activity, with cable there are several times a > year this is broken and those on the list get a call. > > I work for the largest PC insurance company in the country and we are moving > the entire company to VOIP, I have a two hr. conversation Friday with > Corporate on all the decisions I have to make for my office, the install will > be August 16th. Now think about that, we have hundreds of thousands of > employees, offices everywhere, over 17,500 agents offices with each having > several staff, claims offices galore, enough IT to rival the government. We > have just leased one million five hundred thousand sq. ft. of office space in > Dallas, done the same in Phoenix, Atlanta. We will employee over 5,000 in > each of the new offices, and every single tittle of this will be connected by > VOIP. Now I understand why we are doing this, they are preparing. > > Thanks for opening my eyes. > > John > > > On Jul 11, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Dr. James Priest <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Within 5 years the POTS lines will be a thing of the past. The FCC ruled 3 >> years ago they had 8 years eliminate. In some areas it is gone altogether. >> >> Dr. James Priest PhD >> Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher >> >> On Jul 10, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Richard D. Meadows" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Who is the private service who does the charts and graphs and speed >>>> detail? Approximate Cost? >>>> >>>> We still have POTS at home as well as our cell phones. I would not go to >>>> Insight to TWC for phone service. >>> >>> >>> Richard, >>> >>> It is a company called SamKnows. They sent me a letter and asked if I >>> wanted to participate for free. It appears from their site that anyone can >>> sing up for it: http://www.samknows.com >>> >>> I do not know if they charge others for it, but I know they don't charge >>> me. They send you a box that you install between your internet service and >>> your router. It appears to be a small wireless router that is re-flashed >>> with their own monitoring software. It was simple (for me) to install and >>> those monthly reports are a comfort knowing exactly what my service has >>> been without going to the speed testing sites every few hours all month >>> (which, of course, is not really doable). >>> >>> As to the phone stuff, I actually like my Insight phone line better than >>> the third party service that I got for my second (business) line. Features, >>> price and call quality are all better. >>> >>> j. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Fletcher >>> FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer >>> >>> Fletcher Data Consulting >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.fletcherdata.com >>> 502-509-7137 >>> >>> Personal miscellany online at http://jfletch.posthaven.com >>> >>> Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group >>> Next meeting: FileMaker<=>QuickBooks >>> Tuesday, July 23rd, noon to 3:30-ish >>> http://www.kyfmp.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Fletcher >>> FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer >>> >>> Fletcher Data Consulting >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.fletcherdata.com >>> 502-509-7137 >>> >>> Personal miscellany online at http://jfletch.posthaven.com >>> >>> Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group >>> Next meeting: FileMaker<=>QuickBooks >>> Tuesday, July 23rd, noon to 3:30-ish >>> http://www.kyfmp.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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