I promise u I am not in the electronic security business. I'm just a tech enthusiast & do-it-yourselfer. As such, I had put together my own home security system yrs ago. It's time to upgrade. Mine has a telephone dialer/msg player that dials up several phone no.s and plays my pre-recorded msg to each, when the alarm is triggered. I do not use a private monitoring co. It calls me & police directly.
Seems 2 me that a big flaw in a home security system is dialing out over a land line whose wire can easily be cut, where it enters the house.
Where can I obtain a cellular base station unit (or how can I adapt a cell phone) to work with a recorded-msg-player and alarm center triggering (my alarm center will trigger add on components by current signal or by relay contact closure).
Of course, why does anyone build it himself & skip the monitoring co., but 2 save $. So, I don't want 2 pay 4 a cell phone no & contract just 4 a cell phone that will sit unused most (hopefully all) of the time. I'd like 2 adapt one of those pay-only-for-the-calls-u-make phones if possible (? Jitterbug or whatnot). I know that phones fron defunct contracts will still work to call 9-1-1, but I'd like it 2 call me also, so I can go 2 web site 4 my web cam.
FINALLY - THE QUESTION - do u know of such device avail 4 sale anywhere, OR do u want 2 design such a product to market 2 the various do-it-yourself home security alarm mfgrs (GE, X-10 Powerhouse, etc)
