Finally ditched the old phone dialer after 8 years

I used to swear by the ancient Telguard system on my installs until a customer in Austin got a false alarm fine because the cellular backup failed during a thunderstorm. Swapped to a Honeywell LTE kit last month and the self-test feature alone has saved me three return trips already. Anyone else stick with outdated gear way longer than they should have?

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fiona7373mo ago

The self test feature on those Honeywell modules is actually more of a signal strength check than a true functional test of the LTE connection itself. I learned that the hard way when I had a unit show "all good" on self test but still couldn't send a signal during a storm because the tower was overwhelmed. You have to manually trigger a call to the monitoring station once a month or install a 4G cellular booster if the area has spotty coverage. The old Telguard systems were tanks for sure but the newer gear has quirks you gotta learn like any tool.

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patb863mo ago

Oh man, I feel you! I kept using my flip phone until last year because I was convinced it was "bulletproof" until I dropped it in a puddle and it gave up on life. Guess I'm not the only one who clings to old tech like a security blanket!

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