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SIM card back up for alarm monitoring.

  • 20-09-2009 09:05PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭


    Currently my alarm is connected via phone line to monitoring station. This is the only reason I have a phone line. I want to get rid of the phone line and use a sim card instead - can take it out occasionally to keep it active / top up. What kind of equipment should I be looking for and cost? I also have metro broadband (wireless from Digiweb). I'm going to use a voip service for the phone and this is not recommended for alarm monitoring. Maybe I could connect the alarm to an ata and have the sim card as a backup. Thoughts??


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭✭altor


    nazoil wrote: »
    Currently my alarm is connected via phone line to monitoring station. This is the only reason I have a phone line. I want to get rid of the phone line and use a sim card instead - can take it out occasionally to keep it active / top up. What kind of equipment should I be looking for and cost? I also have metro broadband (wireless from Digiweb). I'm going to use a voip service for the phone and this is not recommended for alarm monitoring. Maybe I could connect the alarm to an ata and have the sim card as a backup. Thoughts??

    Hi nazoil,
    What type of alarm have you installed ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭nazoil


    All the gear is Aritech and it's in about 7 years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭✭altor


    nazoil wrote: »
    All the gear is Aritech and it's in about 7 years.

    You could use a G-SMART.
    You can get it in borsatec, they cost €265 plus vat. Its the cheapest place to get them i know.

    G-smart can function to remote connection/disconnection.
    Relays 2-8 can be connected to any electrical device.
    This means that by sms the user can operate electrical devices remotely, receiving back through sms the confirmation of the correct connection/disconnection.
    It can be used on lights, central heating (temperature control) and alarms


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