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Fibre broadband and house alarm compatibility

  • 17-09-2020 09:56PM
    #1
    enter_name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    I’m considering availing of 1Gb fibre broadband from Vodafone through Eir but have concerns regarding the compatibility of this setup with my house alarm.

    At the moment the alarm is cabled to the landline to alert me on mobile if the alarm is triggered. I understand that if I choose to go with fibre broadband the landline will have to go.

    Will I still be able to connect my alarm to a phone line of some sort so that it can send alerts? Will connecting it to a router phone port actually work for example?

    My alarm isn’t Eircom Phonewatch, just another generic type that can send alerts via text.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Is it sending texts or calling a server that sends you a text? The reason I ask is LL based texting was discontinued a few years back (or so I thought).

    Connecting it to the VOIP ATA on your router should work, for all intents and purposes its a phone line.


  • #3
    babelfish1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭babelfish1990


    enter_name wrote: »
    I’m considering availing of 1Gb fibre broadband from Vodafone through Eir but have concerns regarding the compatibility of this setup with my house alarm.

    At the moment the alarm is cabled to the landline to alert me on mobile if the alarm is triggered. I understand that if I choose to go with fibre broadband the landline will have to go.

    Will I still be able to connect my alarm to a phone line of some sort so that it can send alerts? Will connecting it to a router phone port actually work for example?

    My alarm isn’t Eircom Phonewatch, just another generic type that can send alerts via text.

    Thanks

    You may void your house insurance if you use VOIP, unless you use an uninterruptible power supply to power the modem. House alarm systems have battery backup built into them, so your modem becomes the weakest link if it is connected to the mains supply. Burglars often pull the power first at the meter box, to disable security lights, cameras etc.


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