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VoIP and Home Security Systems Don't Get Along

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-door-wants-you-to-stop-calling dept.

coondoggie writes "Here is a story about consumer VoIP services that can cause your home security alarm system to malfunction or not work at all. There have been problems with customer phone systems in Canada who were using Primus but Vonage customers in the U.S have complained too. A number of sites have popped up offering suggestions to help deal with the problem."

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  1. I can imagine by President_Camacho · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here is a story about consumer VoIP services that can cause your home security alarm system to malfunction or not work at all.

    This would present quite a difficulty, if say, your home security system was ED-209.

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  2. my security system is unharmed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have a large locking screen door with bars across my $500 steel door.
    Inside, I have an army of the most vicious dobermans you have ever seen.
    If you get inside my bedroom, my Arabian stallions bred in Enumclaw will destroy you.
    Vonage is the least of my worries in my home security system.

    1. Re:my security system is unharmed by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      What are the Arabian stallions in your bedroom really for?

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    2. Re:my security system is unharmed by Charcharodon · · Score: 2, Funny

      I too measure the effectivity of my home security system by the pound, the quantity of teeth it has, and how much poop it leaves in the back yard. Most people out there will not mess with a dog, much less two or three, and they don't need electricity or a phone line to be fully functional. POTS, VOIP, or whatever. Of course the Brink's home security system won't dump the trash, pee next to the door, and eat one of your shoes if you come home late from work.

  3. Re:so what else is new? by scottv67 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...if some guy in Afghanistan (or Milwaukee, for that matter)...

    Do not meddle in the affairs of people from Southeastern Wisconsin, for you would taste good boiled in beer and smothered in sauerkraut.

  4. Much better than a flaccid firm by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to the Allied Fire & Security firm firm

    I ALWAYS want my firms to be firm.

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  5. Re:so what else is new? by McNally · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do not meddle in the affairs of people from Southeastern Wisconsin, for you would taste good boiled in beer and smothered in sauerkraut.
    One Dahmerbraten coming right up!