marty
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Asking this question on this forum because I think you guys / girls? are smarter then the people at the security system forums. Members here might be the smartest most helpful electronic people on the internet.
Long story short,
Marty's security alarm company does what's called "take over" Go into any building that has a alarm system that's not being monitored. Download the install manual. Usually DSC or Ademco. Spend a few fun weeks reading the manual. Re-program the alarm system to call 2 or 3 telephone numbers. No central station. No monthly fee. All these alarms have a pager feature. Alarm calls my old numeric pager and tells me the address number and what zone is going off. The way this alarm works is the home owner races home to confront the burglar and is shot. [Bad joke]
Now I have become angry at the pager company. Old numeric pager is dead, deactivated, no more. All my alarm systems are connected to a telephone land line. I want to receive a text message to a cell phone instead of a page to pager. I am trying to figure out how to send a text from a land line. Here someone does exactly what I want to do.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/electronic-alarms-home-security-devices/369580-ademco-vista-20p.html
Just got off the phone with Verizon. Office Message Alert is discontinued.
Tech guy at Remote Monitoring Company tells me to look at TAP Paging Terminal Phone Numbers
http://www.notepage.net/tap-phone-numbers.htm
See this on Verizon web site:
How do I send text messages from my computer using messaging software?
Commercial Text Messaging Software can also be used with a modem to send text messages. However, we don't sell, support or endorse any messaging software as a matter of policy. See the following Software and Modem Settings:
Protocol: Standard TAP
Toll-Free TAP Access Number: 1-866-823-0501
Baud Rate Range: 300-19,200 bps
Data (Note: Following this link will open a new window with the glossary page, anchored to the definition for Data.) Settings: 7 data bits, even parity 1 stop bit
Message Length: 160 characters
Wait to Connect: 60 seconds or longer
This is way over my head. All I hear when I dial those numbers is fax machine noise.
Could buy one of these gismos - DSC T-Link Internet/Intranet Alarm Communicator TL250 about $150 on eBay.
Discussion about this here:
http://www.diysecurityforum.com/index.php?topic=24470.0
Connect security system to a computer. Computer sends a email telling the address and what zone / event is going off. Will call DSC to double check if this will work. I am reluctant to go this route because I think a land line telephone is more reliable then a computer connected to the internet. At least in my experience. That dial tone just keeps on humming.
Sending a text message by email is simple. 5552223333@vtext.com for Verizon. Other cell phone companies have different addresses.
Sorry about all my typing. Please tell me how to send a text message over a land line.
Long story short,
Marty's security alarm company does what's called "take over" Go into any building that has a alarm system that's not being monitored. Download the install manual. Usually DSC or Ademco. Spend a few fun weeks reading the manual. Re-program the alarm system to call 2 or 3 telephone numbers. No central station. No monthly fee. All these alarms have a pager feature. Alarm calls my old numeric pager and tells me the address number and what zone is going off. The way this alarm works is the home owner races home to confront the burglar and is shot. [Bad joke]
Now I have become angry at the pager company. Old numeric pager is dead, deactivated, no more. All my alarm systems are connected to a telephone land line. I want to receive a text message to a cell phone instead of a page to pager. I am trying to figure out how to send a text from a land line. Here someone does exactly what I want to do.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/electronic-alarms-home-security-devices/369580-ademco-vista-20p.html
Just got off the phone with Verizon. Office Message Alert is discontinued.
Tech guy at Remote Monitoring Company tells me to look at TAP Paging Terminal Phone Numbers
http://www.notepage.net/tap-phone-numbers.htm
See this on Verizon web site:
How do I send text messages from my computer using messaging software?
Commercial Text Messaging Software can also be used with a modem to send text messages. However, we don't sell, support or endorse any messaging software as a matter of policy. See the following Software and Modem Settings:
Protocol: Standard TAP
Toll-Free TAP Access Number: 1-866-823-0501
Baud Rate Range: 300-19,200 bps
Data (Note: Following this link will open a new window with the glossary page, anchored to the definition for Data.) Settings: 7 data bits, even parity 1 stop bit
Message Length: 160 characters
Wait to Connect: 60 seconds or longer
This is way over my head. All I hear when I dial those numbers is fax machine noise.
Could buy one of these gismos - DSC T-Link Internet/Intranet Alarm Communicator TL250 about $150 on eBay.
Discussion about this here:
http://www.diysecurityforum.com/index.php?topic=24470.0
Connect security system to a computer. Computer sends a email telling the address and what zone / event is going off. Will call DSC to double check if this will work. I am reluctant to go this route because I think a land line telephone is more reliable then a computer connected to the internet. At least in my experience. That dial tone just keeps on humming.
Sending a text message by email is simple. 5552223333@vtext.com for Verizon. Other cell phone companies have different addresses.
Sorry about all my typing. Please tell me how to send a text message over a land line.
