Home Alarm Systems

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 18, 2005 Posts: 3

I have Bay Alarm home alarm system for my house in the San Francisco Bay Area. Can someone tell me if I can still have monitoring service for my home alarm with Vonage connected? If so, how do I do the connection?

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 26, 2006 Posts: 8

I was looking for alarm providers that work with VoIP. I found out that traditional monitoring companies (like ADT, Brinks, etc.) don't really work well with VoIP. I came across uControl (http://www.ucontrol.com). They work over broadband and also have an optional cellular channel (and old-school phone line also). They are cheaper and have some pretty cool features like notifications (email, SMS) when the system is armed/disarmed. They have a device that just attaches to my current system. The user web page allows you to change your contact information quickly. You can also check your system status and arm/disarm from the web.

I have had them for a few months. I have been real happy with them.

Posts: 253 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: May 23, 2006 Posts: 253

mrpants wrote:

I was looking for alarm providers that work with VoIP. I found out that traditional monitoring companies (like ADT, Brinks, etc.) don't really work well with VoIP. I came across uControl (http://www.ucontrol.com). They work over broadband and also have an optional cellular channel (and old-school phone line also). They are cheaper and have some pretty cool features like notifications (email, SMS) when the system is armed/disarmed. They have a device that just attaches to my current system. The user web page allows you to change your contact information quickly. You can also check your system status and arm/disarm from the web.

I have had them for a few months. I have been real happy with them.

REMINDER:
Please be advise that
Vonage dont work 100% with alarm systems.
let's say 50-50. Eek

Posts: 13 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Feb 27, 2007 Posts: 13

please also note that since your voip device is electricity dependent, connecting your home alarm system to your voip service is pointless. a common thief usually just trips power to your house and bingo! your good as toast. no voip provider can guarantee that they can work with alarm systems 100%. it is also stated in the terms of agreement of these companies that they can't guarantee that it'll work.