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analogue alarm autodialler

brun0 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:40:22 GMT

Hi all

I have now got FTTP, so the old landline is gone, my problem is that I have got an analogue auto dialler fitted to my security alarm. Is there a way to connect this to the Hub 2, I've noticed on the back of the hub2 that there is a telephone jack socket, can this be utilised. As I understand this port is already configured for ATA, can I just plug the AD into this?🤔

Re: analogue alarm autodialler

MisterW — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:39 GMT

As I understand this port is already configured for ATA, can I just plug the AD into this?

Plusnet do not provide a digital voice(voip) service and so that port is not configued on the Hub.

You could buy a separate ATA ( something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grandstream-HT801-SIP-ATA-HandyTone/dp/B06XW1BQHC/ref=asc_df_B06XW1BQHC/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309902997323&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1915210338640809440&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006888&hvtargid=pla-451170441769&psc=1 ) and connect your alarm to that, but you would also need a voip account. You would also need to check whether the alarm system uses pulse or tone dialiing and make sure the ATA can support it.

If your autodialler is a simple one which just dials the programmed number ( not a monitoring service ) then you would probably get away with using a free payg voip account from the likes of localphone ( localphone.com )

Re: analogue alarm autodialler

brun0 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:25:37 GMT

Thanks MisterW, the AD uses tone dialling and can send SMS texts, so I've programmed it to ring and send a text to my mobile number. I will check out those links you provided.👍

Re: analogue alarm autodialler

MisterW — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:10:17 GMT

can send SMS texts

How did it do that from a landline ? did it use the standard BT text service ?

That will be a problem when using a voip service

Re: analogue alarm autodialler

Mav — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:42:20 GMT

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Re: analogue alarm autodialler

brun0 — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:26:07 GMT

How did it do that from a landline ? did it use the standard BT text service ?

That will be a problem when using a voip service

The AD (Texecom speech & text dialler) dials a texting service first

Re: analogue alarm autodialler

MisterW — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:43:20 GMT

Ok, that may still work, as long as nothing in the system is relying on being associated with your old landline number and sending that as the CLI