al-yeti Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ok depending on how it's setup it's quite expensive via the tap service, granted its only per call or sms which I think via open tap is 50p per sms If they using older o2 or vodaphone centre numbers they are not always reliable I would have thought in that price there was at least a dialler of sorts or and stand alone gsm unit Is that the full detailed quote as it doesn't mention monitoring, I missed it speed reading maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 If TAP text messaging, I wouldn't call it "signalling" at all. Certainly not to be used if you want reliable messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetofly Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 The quote says: Interface to be made with telephone line which will allow SMS texting feature. The system can send event messaging to up to three mobile phones by text messaging following an alarm activation. I don't know how it will work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 In a word, it often wont Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetofly Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Mhh Should I then ask for a dialler or monitoring? I think that there is an annual fee with monitoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetofly Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I don't know if that's the right information (http://www.open-telecom.co.uk/cms/products-services/opentap-tap-to-sms-email-gateway-service-provider/), but it seems that calls are 50p and texts are free?  OpenTAP is a completely FREE OF CHARGE service provided by Open Telecom, as we believe in keeping things simple and easy to use! Setup Fee – Free Line Rental – Free Call Usage – Free Free Time – Not applicable as call usage is free Cost to Dial – 50p/50p/50p/min. Day/Night/Weekend incl. VAT) Call Forwarding – Not applicable Cost Per Text or Email Message – Free Billing – Not applicable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 "Open Telecom International Ltd2 Eddystone House6 Eddystone RoadWadebridgeCornwall PL27 7AL" Â One of Chris's relatives...? Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) 'Free' should be taken with a pinch of salt. Its de-facto 50p per text under normal usage. The reason it is not very good is that if someone were to cut the phone line, or breeze into the house and rip everything off the wall during the 'entry time', you would never know, because the integrity of the connection itself is not remotely monitored.  Did the installer not discuss 'proper' monitoring at any time? Edited February 9, 2015 by datadiffusion Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetofly Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I haven't met with the installer myself... we probably said that we didn't want to spend so much and have annual fees? The phone line is actually quite difficult to cut because it's underground and even the electrician wasn't able to find the location of the master socket... we had to wait for the BT engineer to find it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Or just lift the handset and dial 123 during entry time. Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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