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I've had any years of non pîss poor automated service though, James. I operate mine every day for several applications without a hiccup. As for Alarm notification I get what you say about it not being trusted like other regular polling methods but again I've had no problems to date.

Nope, it is extremely modern, latest tech. )I'm aware of the reason for 127dB but as I have no neighbours and can view the site on activation and therefore turn it off remotely I don't need to leave it running if help is on-site. "10dB Absolute silence 13dB Incandescent light bulb hum 15dB Pin drop from a height of 1 centimetre heard at a distance of 1 meter 30dB Totally quiet night time in desert 40dB Whispering 60dB Normal conversation 85dB Beginning of hearing damage range, earplugs should be worn 100dB Normal average car or house stereo at maximum volume 110dB Car stereo with two 6 x 9” speakers and 100 watts 116dB Human body begins to perceive vibration from low frequencies 120dB Front row at a rock concert 125dB Drums, at the moment of striking 127dB Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) begins. Permanent hearing loss 128dB Loudest human scream 130dB Typical professional DJ system 130dB Marching band of 200 members 132dB Eardrum vibration noticeable 133dB Gunshot 135dB “Very loud” street car stereo. Bass only 140dB Threshold of pain, all frequencies 140dB Hearing protection required (definite long term damage) 140dB human throat and vocal cord resonance occurs 141dB Nausea felt after a few minutes 144dB Nose itches due to hair vibrations 145dB Vision blurs due to eyeball vibration 147dB Formula 1 race car full throttle drive bye 149dB Human lungs and breathing begins vibrating to the sound 150dB Loud rock concert, at speakers 150dB Sensation of being compressed as if underwater 152dB Vibration is painful and felt in joints 153dB Throat vibrating so hard it is impossible to swallow 154dB Compression will burst child’s balloon 155dB Experience cooling from excited air movement, up to 15 degree C perceived cooling 158dB Inside of a rock concert speaker bin with 5000 watts power 160dB Flashlight exhibits electromagnetic pulsing (dimming during tone) 163dB NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters- 5000 to 7000 horsepower 163dB Possible glass breaking level 164dB Internal sound pressure of a large jet turbine 165dB Jet airplane, Example: Boeing 727, at take off 170.75dB = 1 pound per square inch 172dB Fog is created, depending on the temperature, dew point and humidity 174dB Air begins to heat up due to compression 175dB Quarter dynamite stick, very close pressure may exceed 210 db. 177dB = 2 pound per square inch 180dB 1 pound TNT at 15 feet 181.6dB Loudest extreme SPL car in the world 183dB = 6 PSI. On large scale would result in total destruction of all structures, and particle velocity of 180 miles per hour. 191dB 1 lb. bomb or grenade at blast epicentre 193.979dB 1 bar pressure, 14.504 pounds per square inch 195dB Human eardrums rupture 202dB Death from sound wave (shock) alone. 210.6dB Earthquake Richter scale equivalent 2.0 213dB Sonic boom generates approximately 1.2 gigawatts power equivalent 215dB Space shuttle launches exhaust, approximately 3 miles per second 215dB Battleship New Jersey firing all 9 sixteen inch guns 216dB Equivalent to a piston engine cylinder with a 9 to 1 compression ratio 235.19dB Earthquake Richter 5.0 or 31,624 tons of TNT 243dB Largest non-nuclear explosion ever, 1947 explosion in Nazi u-boat pens used 7100 tons of explosive 248dB Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 6th & 9th, 1945. Total disintegration of 16 square miles, wind was around 300 miles per hour, destroyed 28” thick concrete walls at 1 mile distance. Leaving a crater 633 feet wide and 80 feet deep. ..equals also the sound (~shock) of the wind inside the core of a fully fledged tornado (a relatively powerful one, destroying everything on its way, lifting cows in the air and moving cars at a distance), devouringone3 286dB Mt. Saint Helens volcanic eruption 310dB Krakatau volcanic eruption 1883. Cracked one foot thick concrete at 300 miles, created a 3000 foot tidal wave, and heard 3100 miles away, sound pressure caused barometers to fluctuate wildly at 100 miles indicating levels of 190db at that distance from blast site. Rocks thrown to a height of 34 miles."

It is mains driven, Charlie, and registers more than 127dB.

The original bell boxes are stainless, James, with a led light. I don't like any of the modern white plastic boxes.

Charlie, I fail to see any argument but statements without much or any thought like 'al yeti's' should be clarified. James likes his apps, I don't. I like my texts/calls and James doesn't. That doesn't constitute an argument.

It's loud, Charlie, and has a battery back-up but not available to buy off the shelf. It's a Whelen hybrid if that tells you anything, with a choice of tones and accompanying equally over the top matching light. The 'normal' bell box and light operate too just in case the main siren blows itself off the wall.

My one. It makes a Master Blaster sound like someone's just fàrted.

Another option if the alarm is working fine and you don't want to disturb anything is to fit a better GSM dialler for arm and disarm functionality.

Peter, wasn't the DPA amended last December to prevent filming outside a domestic property? https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/cctv/"If your camera covers, even partially, any areas beyond the boundaries of your property, such as neighbouring gardens or the street, then it will no longer be exempt from the Data Protection Act (DPA) under the domestic purposes exemption. This does not mean that you are breaching the DPA but it does mean that you are subject to it."

Gates, garages, lights-internal/external, heating, siren, curtains, alarm.I prefer sending obscure text message strings rather than using an app being controlled by any number of unknowns, servers and potentially risky updates to name 2

Albeit it isn't an Accenta panel but I regularly use my many outputs via either text or phone call rather than the need for using third party apps which I like to steer away from where security is concerned.

I read it thanks and the OP also mentions in post 11 about its expansion possibilities in the future.

Surprised? So what do you envisage the outputs being used for?

That only has 2 outputs though. Is it expandable? The V2, on the other hand, appears more feature rich if the SW write up is anything to go on. More importantly the V2 GSM has 6 on-board programmable inputs (Expandable to 14) and 4 on-board programmable outputs (Expandable to 52). As an end user I'm using 13 outputs and never had an issue. As for its compatibility with an Accenta panel, I'll pass that one on.

Well, Caroline might be using a married name and therefore it was purely a guess.

Mr Whitehead?

This place has got some used ADT hexagon shaped bell boxes near the bottom of the page. I've never used them or know of them but came across them during a search.

Joey, I have GJD Elites and Dygizones connected to floodlights and 3 PTZs at home. I do have a false alarms but they are few and far between and it isn't too difficult to recognise the difference between those and a genuine alarm. On alarm I also receive emails with a picture via my DM to my phone with a dedicated email address and tone to save any confusion. I have all 3 PTZs programmed to operate on each PIR so each camera moves to a different location even if the trigger isn't in a particular cameras zone. Any prime areas are covered by statics too. I'm not sure how much more hostile your proposed location is than mine, if at all, but I do wonder how many times your clients could handle a false alarm at 3am from a fox or such like.

My 'role' is very similar to yours, James. I have 7 statics and 3 2060s. I just have the opportunity to operate the PTZs should I want. Ordinarily I allow the alerts to dictate the time I check my cameras. When at home it simply means viewing a monitor on event activation. It doesn't warrant me an unpaid slave. Funny you should mention the bins too but I zoomed right down the driveway earlier to see which colour bin had gone out. That saved me a trek. I also have been known to watch the wildlife close up. Getting face to face with a heron, Kestrel or Buzzard is difficult any other way.

Feel free to explain which part of his response deserves merit.

Never had a bit of trouble in all the time I've been here. The house stands alone surrounded by fields and woodland, with no neighbours, and has a long driveway. My security has been in place for 20 something years so call it a preventative measure if you like. A cost I'm more than happy to bear. I'll protect mine how I see fit, it is that simple.

What an incredibly immature response.

The OP stated he wanted face recognition from 40 yards. I have a mixture of fixed and PTZs at my property. I'm at home a lot so controlling them, should I need to, is easy. If I'm out I can use patrol and rely on my PIRs to trigger a camera to a specific 'event'. I can also control my PTZs from my phone. Overkill and unnecessary you might think but I, and it seems others, don't think that.