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I installed Vonage for my home and want to keep my landline for my
alarm.
If I use only call forwarding to forward my landline number to my new
Vonage number, will this caese any disruption on my alarm should the
alarm activate?

thanks
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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I installed Vonage for my home and want to keep my landline for my
alarm.
If I use only call forwarding to forward my landline number to my new
Vonage number, will this caese any disruption on my alarm should the
alarm activate?

thanks

No, but it might prevent your alarm panel being accessed for up/downloading
by your alarmco.
js
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim said:
I have had Vonage for about a year now. Though their quality isn't as
good as other VoIP providers, I haven't had much trouble downloading
panels. It all a matter of bandwith with Vonage. I switched one line
to Brighthouse VoIP...I noticed a big difference in quality...no
echoes, no signal loss or dropped calls so far.

That's good to know. I was thinking that if he forwarded his landline, the
panel might not be able to seize the line on a download call, particularly
if the line is forwarded on the first ring.
js
 
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Jim

Jan 1, 1970
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I have had Vonage for about a year now. Though their quality isn't as good
as other VoIP providers, I haven't had much trouble downloading panels. It
all a matter of bandwith with Vonage. I switched one line to Brighthouse
VoIP...I noticed a big difference in quality...no echoes, no signal loss or
dropped calls so far.

Jim Rojas







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That doesn't address the call forwarding question.

In this area, Cablevision has dedicated bandwidth for their VoIP
service. Vonage and the other carriers are relegated to a narrower
bandwidth as allowed by FCC reg's. I presume it's that way elsewhere
too.

As far as downloading on a call forwading line, I can't see how it
could happen reliably, if at all.
 
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Crash Gordon

Jan 1, 1970
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he's never gonna get to the panel line if it's forwarded to the voip line
unless he unforwards it for programming sessions.


| Jim Rojas wrote:
| > I have had Vonage for about a year now. Though their quality isn't as
| > good as other VoIP providers, I haven't had much trouble downloading
| > panels. It all a matter of bandwith with Vonage. I switched one line
| > to Brighthouse VoIP...I noticed a big difference in quality...no
| > echoes, no signal loss or dropped calls so far.
|
| That's good to know. I was thinking that if he forwarded his landline, the
| panel might not be able to seize the line on a download call, particularly
| if the line is forwarded on the first ring.
| js
|
|
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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Crash said:
he's never gonna get to the panel line if it's forwarded to the voip
line unless he unforwards it for programming sessions.

Some telcos offer delayed call forwarding; the line is forwarded after a
pre-determined number of rings, as specified by the subscriber. That could
work.
js
 
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Crash Gordon

Jan 1, 1970
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good idear



| Crash Gordon wrote:
| > he's never gonna get to the panel line if it's forwarded to the voip
| > line unless he unforwards it for programming sessions.
| >
| >
| > | >> Jim Rojas wrote:
| >>> I have had Vonage for about a year now. Though their quality isn't
| >>> as good as other VoIP providers, I haven't had much trouble
| >>> downloading panels. It all a matter of bandwith with Vonage. I
| >>> switched one line to Brighthouse VoIP...I noticed a big difference
| >>> in quality...no echoes, no signal loss or dropped calls so far.
| >>
| >> That's good to know. I was thinking that if he forwarded his
| >> landline, the panel might not be able to seize the line on a
| >> download call, particularly if the line is forwarded on the first
| >> ring.
| >> js
|
| Some telcos offer delayed call forwarding; the line is forwarded after a
| pre-determined number of rings, as specified by the subscriber. That could
| work.
| js
|
|
 
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Bob La Londe

Jan 1, 1970
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alarman said:
Some telcos offer delayed call forwarding; the line is forwarded after a
pre-determined number of rings, as specified by the subscriber. That could
work.
js

I use that for my main office line. Used to have a receptionist and got
tired of having to make three or four connections to talk with a client.
Fired the receptionist and just hang up on telemarketers personally. My
cell phone bill actually went down, and my customers are happier.


--
Sincerly,
The guy who makes the final decision on who we buy from.
Bob La Londe

The Security Consultant
Bob La Londe - Owner
P.O. Box 5720
Yuma, Az 85366

(928) 782-9765 ofc
(928) 782-7873 fax

Licensed Contractor
ROC103044 & ROC103047
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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Bob said:
I use that for my main office line. Used to have a receptionist and
got tired of having to make three or four connections to talk with a
client. Fired the receptionist and just hang up on telemarketers
personally. My cell phone bill actually went down, and my customers
are happier.

Same here. If someone calls my office # and I'm not there, it just goes to
my cell after the 4th ring. It saves a lot of phone tag, and I don't have a
zillion calls to return when I get back.
js
 
Some telcos offer delayed call forwarding; the line is forwarded after a
pre-determined number of rings, as specified by the subscriber. That could
work.
js

Interesting. So how could I determine that the call will go to panel
and not to my Vonage line? Currently, when one calls, I hear the
Vonage phone ring once and then the land line (seems backwards that
way) and then the vonage connection completes. Should I set it to
call forward after 2 rings, 3? Thanks
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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Interesting. So how could I determine that the call will go to panel
and not to my Vonage line? Currently, when one calls, I hear the
Vonage phone ring once and then the land line (seems backwards that
way) and then the vonage connection completes. Should I set it to
call forward after 2 rings, 3? Thanks

Donno.
I'm looking at it from the standpoint of the alarmco connecting to your
panel.
js
 
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BobbyD

Jan 1, 1970
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Donno.
I'm looking at it from the standpoint of the alarmco connecting to your
panel.
js

Suggestion. You would need to have a panel with the old answering
machine routine. Call the panel, let ring two times and hang up.
Call again within a minute or so and the panel would answer on the
first ring, beating the forwarding delay.

BobbyD
 
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alarman

Jan 1, 1970
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BobbyD said:
Suggestion. You would need to have a panel with the old answering
machine routine. Call the panel, let ring two times and hang up.
Call again within a minute or so and the panel would answer on the
first ring, beating the forwarding delay.

BobbyD

Great. Thanks for clearing that up.
js
 
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