[Asterisk-Users] ADT/Brinks alarm dialing through Asterisk

[Shane Young]

Quoting asterisk at totemspace.com:

> A secondary issue may be insurance. In a domestic situation, if you receive a discount for having
> an alarm installed, you may find that the insurance discount is only valid if the alarm is
> installed over POTS, and usually by hardwiring.
>
> This is for actuarial reasons, that is to say the premiums are based on the reliability of POTS.
> Any rerouting of alarm over VOIP could invalidate your insurance leaving you uninsured!

Generally, to receive the discount, there is some language surrounding a UL listed central station. 
Dialup POTS is one way alarms are connected to central stations.   There are also systems which use
a dedicated (non-dial) line, IP, Cellular and even a relatively new system which uses the skytel
pager network to communicate.

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