[Discuss] VoIP residential home telephone service -- OT

[John Blomfield]

pw wrote:
> Murray Strome wrote:
>
>> I have delayed moving in this direction because I have a monitored 
>> home alarm system which currently uses the telephone landline.
>
>
> You realize, of course, that statistically your chances of
> being broken into if you just have good locks and automatic
> lights are very small. Even smaller if you are on speaking terms with
> your neighbours.
>
A somewhat illogical reason if you don't mind my saying.  Alarm security 
is just another form of insurance.  The statistical chances of you house 
burning down is very very small yet most people have fire insurance. 
House break-ins are caused by people that not only steal things but 
trash your home creating very very high repair costs.

John
> You're actually paying more for a monitored alarm system
> than you would pay if someone actually did break in.
>
> By contrast, you could set up web cams and sensors
> that email you when your house is entered while you're
> away. Then you just do what the alarm people do, call
> the police if you have concerns. Just hide a home security
> server in your attic, to store periodic high res images and
> activities in and around your house and to ID any possible culprits.
>
> We've had break-ins, but it always turns out to be the neighbours 
> looking for a cup of sugar for baking, or a band-aid.
> Some guy walked in and snooped around and left a box of Tim Bits to 
> moulder on our bookshelf once.Didn't take anything though. I think I 
> recognized him from a security company that had been canvasing for
> business in the area.
>
> Other than baking supplies we don't have anything worth stealing anyway.
>
> Peter
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