The particular alarm company they're using is not what I would call "cutting edge".
On Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:54 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > Building code 'round these parts technically always allowed VoIP for an > elevator phone. You just had to provision for so many hours of battery > backup on any electronics the phone depended on. I always told people not > to do it unless they have a plan for maintaining and testing the battery > backup. The POTS line had battery backup at the CO and it was someone > else's problem. > > Alarms were always hit or miss. I did learn that there are different > communication protocols used for alarms, and some alarm companies could > make it work on VoIP by switching protocols. > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2026 11:53 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Voice Lines and Alarms > > Most telcos no longer have copper pots. I wonder what the alarm and > elevator companies are doing as pots is gone from almost everywhere. > > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/8401+N+Commerce+Dr+%0D%0A+Lake+Point,+Utah+84074?entry=gmail&source=g> > Best Regards, > Chuck McCown > > McCown Technology Corporation > 8401 N Commerce Dr > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/8401+N+Commerce+Dr+%0D%0A+Lake+Point,+Utah+84074?entry=gmail&source=g> > Lake Point, Utah 84074 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/8401+N+Commerce+Dr+%0D%0A+Lake+Point,+Utah+84074?entry=gmail&source=g> > 801-250-9503 Office > 435-830-4306 Cell > www.mccowntech.com > www.microtrench.pro > www.terabitnetworks.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Darin Steffl < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2026 12:31 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Voice Lines and Alarms > > Comcast voip isn't going over the internet. Theirs runs close to a good > quality landline with no jitter on their internal network. So it can handle > data from alarms. > > Regular voip going over the internet is good enough for voice but not > usually good enough for data. > > Our policy for phone lines is we only support voice. We don't support > anything that requires data or life safety applications like fax, alarms, > elevators, fire alarms, etc. There are efax solutions for old school fax > machines but it's not a normal voip line. > > > > Darin Steffl > Minnesota WiFi > www.mnwifi.com > 507-634-WiFi > Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 5:25 PM Jason McKemie < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I just switched a business customer over from Comcast. They had one voice > line and data. After the number ported their alarm stopped working. The > alarm company is telling me that their system will work over Comcast's > voip, but won't work over most other providers, including AT&T landlines. > > A couple of things here: > > You can have a data stream for an alarm going out a voice line that is > actively used for it's intended purpose? > > This can, in some cases, be a VoIP line? > > They are trying to hit this account up for $1700 to switch over to a > cellular / IP system. > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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