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Remember when every panel needed a dedicated phone line?
Three years ago in a San Antonio office building, I had to run a whole new line just for the alarm. Now it's all over a $15 cellular module, which is simpler but feels less solid somehow. What's the oldest tech you still see out there that makes you shake your head?
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hugow308d ago
Good grief, a whole new line just for an alarm? That's some serious dedication to the old way of doing things. I get that feeling though, the new cellular fix seems flimsy compared to a hardwired connection. The oldest tech I still run into has to be those giant, beige desktop computers running Windows XP in some small offices. They refuse to die, and it's a miracle every time they boot up.
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brooke4848d ago
Honestly, I feel the exact opposite about that solid landline feeling. That dedicated phone line was a single point of failure waiting to happen. A backhoe two streets over could take your alarm out for a week. The cellular module might seem flimsy, but it's got a battery backup and uses a whole different network. I'll take the simpler, more reliable option every time.
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