AndrewNewton
join:2003-09-12
Chestnut Hill, MA
| reply to fishacura
Re: Brinks home security system issue with FIOS
I agree that Fios is a purely POTS implementation vis-a-vis your alarm system. However, our alarm company had inaudible "PulseNet" signals running back/forth over the copper POTS we used to have every six seconds to test their equipment and make sure the phone line hadn't been cut. A loss of such contact triggered an immediate police call (which happened several times, mainly when techs were on the pole and inadvertently pulled the pairs). When we switched to Fios, although the alarm could easily call back home to alert dispatchers et al. and the central group could easily call into the alarm for updates etc., the PulseNet capability broke. Turned out the alarm company implemented this with a frame relay tie to one CO which sent signals out from there to CPE. The Burlington Mass. CO where our Fios comes from was not set up to accept a third-party signal like that and Verizon wouldn't agree to make a change either by programming carriage from the originating CO to Burlington CO, or allowing the alarm company to insert directly into Burlington (both of which would have cost the alarm company). So no PulseNet anymore and we subsequently went with a wireless backup solution for the alarm in the event the main phone/Fios service is down. |
