Hardening outside phone line for alarm system

]That's easy. Disguise your NID by relocating it or burrying it in a ]dry spot. Now setup a dummy NID with a very obvious phone line wire ]going to it. Wire that dummy phone line to a zone on your alarm.

As has been said often, in many places phone lines are above ground and run to telephone or hydro poles. Ie, a dummy is very very easy to see-- it does not run up the telephone pole. And the line is outside and possible to get at. The run down the house is hideable-- eg inside the walls (although the telco is going to be loath to do that-- the line is continuous from the pole to inside the house usually. And if an attacker really wants to they could use a tree trimmer with a long pole to just cut the line, even if it is 15 ft above ground.

]Burglar cuts what he thinks is a phone line and the alarm goes off. ]Cheaper than radio or cellphone backup.

Burglar follows line from telephone pole to house and knows which it the right line.

](An alternative is to wire the dummy phone line to 220V so the burglar ]gets dead if he cuts it. Just make sure it's not a lineman for the ]phone company.)

And you get charged with premeditatied murder.

] snipped-for-privacy@consult.pretender (Jeffrey J. Kosowsky) wrote in message news:... ]> We are installing a centrally monitored, wired alarm system in our ]> house. ]> ]> I noticed that the Network Interface device sits unprotected at waist ]> level on the outside of the house. Even more concerning, the phone ]> line enters and exits the box unprotected. ]> ]> Other than paying for a radio link backup, what is the best way to ]> "harden" the phone line? ]> ]> - Would it make sense to encase it in electrical conduit at least ]> until the wire is out of reach? ]> ]> - If so, What type of conduit and fittings should one use so that it ]> is both sufficiently tamper-proof and weather resistant? ]> ]> - Any other suggestions?

Reply to
Bill Unruh
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Put a couple resistors in the circuit. Still 220 VAC, but not enough current to do real damage. Might be a good idea to hook it up to something, say a small lamp or garden soil heater, or whatever. There..it's not to kill the idiot, it's to keep the seedlings comfy. :-)

-John O

Reply to
John O

If you are protecting the phone wire you would do better to run it with UF cable so it LOOKS like a power line. Chances are a person cutting a phone wire with power in it would only make some sparks and trip the breaker anyway.

Reply to
Greg

Do that, and you'll be in jail long before you have an attempted burglary. That's the dumbest thing I have heard here yet, not very intelligent either. Please don't have any children.

Reply to
jackcsg

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:36:18 GMT "John O" used 15 lines of text to write in newsgroup: alt.home.repair

What are you smoking?

Reply to
G. Morgan

Crazy Canadians...

Reply to
Hugh Jass

Oh, I see...if it isn't the way you're used to, then it's "crazy" ! That does say something....you need to widen your horizons somewhat...

RHC

Reply to
R.H.Campbell

Hugh, wrong group. You're looking for Amanda Hugankiss.

Reply to
mikey

yeah crazy canadian..using electricity created by hydro-eleclicity.... ( thats the way they call electicity generated by water..you know..the hoover dam is generating electricity.......)

but we should be doing like you..burn coal and use nuclear plant....

"Hugh Jass" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com...

Reply to
petem

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:13:59 -0500 "mikey" used 39 lines of text to write in newsgroup: alt.security.alarms

Isn't she married to Haywood Jablowbe?

Reply to
G. Morgan

Another alternative. How well do you know your neighbors? If you know them well and can trust them, set up an RJ31X in their garage and run a alarm phone line feed to your alarm control. Might need a small ditch. If they have a panel your neighbors might want to reciprocate. I have also done an alternate phone connection with a wireless link to a neighbor's house but I am afraid if I say it too loud Paul will go crazy.

BobbyD

Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:

Reply to
bdolph

Sensitive touchy Canadians...

Reply to
Hugh Jass

Sensitive touchy Canadians...

Not crazy to generate electric from water, crazy to call your electricity "hydro" as someone else noted you do up there.

Hugh

Reply to
Hugh Jass

Hi, I am Canadain and I am not crazy. I think Americans are crazy. Proof? Dubya got elected again! BTW, all cables/wires to my house is underground. None overhead! Tony Canuck(not crazy)

Reply to
Tony Hwang

Cheap shot. Go stomp on a Bush doll. It's about your speed. BTW, I could probably dig up your feed with my bare hands. Mikey Canuck

Reply to
mikey

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:55:35 -0500 "mikey" used 20 lines of text to write in newsgroup: alt.security.alarms

Crazy?

Reply to
G. Morgan

Don't get involved or else Mikey will start digging up your feed

Reply to
Mark Leuck

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:33:28 GMT "Mark Leuck" used 16 lines of text to write in newsgroup: alt.security.alarms

That's crazy! I think Tony is on to something here though. All Canadians should sign their posts either:

Canuck(not crazy) Canuck(crazy)

It would save us a lot of effort sorting them.

Reply to
G. Morgan

Who cares. It's not even a real country anyway.

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

Reply to
HaHaHa

I agree. It's just too damn hard to tell one crazy Canadian from one that's not. You can't always count on them saying something silly like calling electticity hydro (water for you crazies)

Hugh (crazy european)

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Hugh Jass

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