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 |  Sammer
join:2005-12-22 Pittsburgh, PA | Re: New Security Solution Required? Never heard of an analog shotgun before. Seems like the digital ones only require the use of one digit also known as the trigger finger. | |
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 |  lordfly
join:2000-10-12 Homestead, FL
·AT&T Southeast
| I still find it odd that my security system doesn't have an ethernet port. It has a DSL filter built-in. It still needs to dial-up if the internet is lost, but hey, usually the POTS goes down first.
Back on subject, who actually owns an analog cell phone. I got rid of mine because he got hot and burned up batteries. I had to keep it practically plugged in all the time, and that was over 5 years ago. | |
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 |  DaOne
join:2002-12-20 Prineville, OR | So does it shoot 32 or 64 bits of lead at the perp? | |
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 |  patcat88
join:2002-04-05 Jamaica, NY edit: February 1st, @10:10PM
| Since you say its a shotgun, does it use 2 bonded tubes?
Do you get twice the speed with 2 tubes? | |
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  MarkO711
@cox.net | Shot guns are digital You use the digits of you fingers to pull the trigger. | |
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 |  birdfeedr Premium join:2001-08-11 Warwick, RI | Re: Shot guns are digital not only that, it's binary: either on or off | |
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join:2005-12-22 Pittsburgh, PA | Re: Shot guns are digital I thought binary shotguns had 10 barrels. | |
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  serge666
join:2004-06-07 Little Falls, NJ
·Optimum Online
edit: February 1st, @04:39PM
| Analog > Digital do to copyright infringement laws, all digital shotguns have DRM installed to help us provide better service to our customers. This DRM scheme disables the firing of the shotgun when it is being used in a manner other than what it is intended for. For a list of legal uses please contact customer support and beg for it. All calls cost $9.95 for the fist 10 minutes and $4.95 after that. Support calls are competitively priced to help give our customers better value. | |
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 |  cpuwizkid Premium join:2007-04-17 Fullerton, CA | Re: Analog > Digital
HAHAHAHAHAHAH That is one of the FUNNIEST posts by far i've read EVER on BBR!!!
bravo!!!  | |
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  ddeisz
join:2002-05-14 Batavia, IL
·AT&T Yahoo
| Cellular and security The problem is that the security industry has been using analog cellular primarily for backup communication to the central station in the event of an alarm. Digital is relatively new to this industry, because the equipment was not available until recently (in the last year or so).
That being said, the reputable alarm dealers have been converting their customers to digital once the digital equipment was available, but, if you use cellular for alarm communication in any way, you should check with your dealer. | |
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  RR Conductor 'Boarrrd Premium join:2002-04-02 Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
edit: February 2nd, @01:41AM
| It's not a shut off date, it's a date it CAN be shut off!! That date is when AMPS CAN be shut off, it doesn't mean that AMPS will suddenly go off, on the contrary, it will probably stay up for a few more years in some areas.
Also, here in California, the Highway Call Boxes have been using AMPS for service, and while they are converting them to digital, I'm not sure if they've finished that job yet. There are a TON of them, on freeways, highways and secondary roads. They are really neat devices, they are enclosed and completely weather proof, have 3-watt transceivers, high-gain Yagi antenna's and are powered by solar and batteries, and in some areas (we have several up here in Mendocino County in Northwestern California) are the ONLY thing that can get you help, short of a satellite phone that is. | |
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 |   Piggie Frying Noises in My Brain Premium join:2005-11-23 Orange Springs, FL | Re: It's not a shut off date, it's a date it CAN be shut off!! Alltel is leaving their analog on in a lot of area's they know their towers are a little too far apart, and probably others.
Just alarmist spin, typical modern journalism. | |
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  Scott2226
@bellsouth.net
| go digital now! Digital radios have been available for well more than 2 years. The leading maker of backup radios, Honeywell with their Alarmnet product, has been on the market with digital for more than 15 months.
The problem is that these GSM radios cost about $230 wholesale so by the time alarm dealers mark them up and install them, the price to end users is unattractive. This is part of the reason why their hasn't been a bigger push to upgrade to digital. As the analog networks go offline and central stations call customers telling them their radio did not check in this month, thats when customers will be motivated to fork up the $$ to upgrade to digital.
As I understand it, there are a few places in the central US that will keep analog running for the next few years. Large cities, however, will likely dismantle analog networks during 2008. | |
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