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Re: Home Alarm Systems

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From: George J. Carrette
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 12:38
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In article <7567@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com>, limey@hri.com (Craig Hughes) writes:
> I know someone who has an ADT security system in their home. Apparently
> cutting the phone line will cause the alarm to be activated, and the
> monitoring station to be notified. Does anyone know how this is done?
> Obviously it can't be done via the phone line!

Any leased-line phone service will allow for that to be detected.

For example an Analog 3002 leased line for data service costs $43.83 
a month for local channel charge per point.
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From: gjc@mitech.com (George J. Carrette)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Home Alarm Systems
Message-ID: <4372@mitech.com>
Date: 6 Jan 93 12:38:05 GMT
References: <FMRCO!MSOMMER.92Dec31111718@ampere.uunet.uu.net> <C0CF6y.1q0@jti.com> <1ibumnINNhgr@thor.genrad.com> <7567@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com>
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