Death of Cable Television. - Page 4

Amber Lamps · 12-11-2011, 12:07 PM

Speaking of home, phone service..... I just bought a magic jack plus. I don't really care about home phone but I'm hoping that it will work with my home security system. I had a marketing scheme I tried to develop for renters and college dorms using cheap voip. Unfortunately mj relied on a running computer at the time. That is no longer the case. If it works the way I want, your alarm will call you and up to 5 other numbers of your choosing. You can then check your web security cameras, also installed by me inexpensively, and decide to call the cops. It eliminates the need for the monthly monitoring fee and the sometimes excessive lag some security services have.

Captain Morgan · 12-11-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Speaking of home, phone service..... I just bought a magic jack plus. I don't really care about home phone but I'm hoping that it will work with my home security system. I had a marketing scheme I tried to develop for renters and college dorms using cheap voip. Unfortunately mj relied on a running computer at the time. That is no longer the case. If it works the way I want, your alarm will call you and up to 5 other numbers of your choosing. You can then check your web security cameras, also installed by me inexpensively, and decide to call the cops. It eliminates the need for the monthly monitoring fee and the sometimes excessive lag some security services have.

Sounds like something I wouldn't mind setting up in my house. Not because I have stuff to steal, but because the cops almost NEVER seem to find anyone who breaks into houses or cars. Video cameras seem to be cheap enough these days that I would at least have proof of the theft and hopefully a picture of their face.

Tmall · 12-11-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Sounds like something I wouldn't mind setting up in my house. Not because I have stuff to steal, but because the cops almost NEVER seem to find anyone who breaks into houses or cars. Video cameras seem to be cheap enough these days that I would at least have proof of the theft and hopefully a picture of their face.

And they STILL wouldn 't do a damned thing. Sad but true.

Revenue generation and bullying the population FTW.

Particle Man · 12-12-2011, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Sounds like something I wouldn't mind setting up in my house. Not because I have stuff to steal, but because the cops almost NEVER seem to find anyone who breaks into houses or cars. Video cameras seem to be cheap enough these days that I would at least have proof of the theft and hopefully a picture of their face.

That's because there's more money to be had in pulling someone over for 5 over the speed limit... Can't make anything off of busting thieves...

Amber Lamps · 12-13-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Sounds like something I wouldn't mind setting up in my house. Not because I have stuff to steal, but because the cops almost NEVER seem to find anyone who breaks into houses or cars. Video cameras seem to be cheap enough these days that I would at least have proof of the theft and hopefully a picture of their face.

Yea and the outlay is only about $300 total....

Papa_Complex · 12-14-2011, 07:36 AM

We're looking at a convergence of technologies. I'm surprised that it's taking as long as it is. Eventually you'll be getting live TV, recorded TV and movies, on-demand, internet, and phone via the same connection AND devices. you'll have one master control box, that all of these devices talk to, to select what stream each device will receive.

derf · 12-14-2011, 10:04 PM

I have some cams hooked up pointing outside my house, at my driveway, front door, garage, parking spot and back door. They are all motion activated, record any movement, and all hooked up to a computer (wireless) with a 1tb external hard drive running free software I found online. Not including the computer which is just my old desktop that I was gonna trash anyway, is just under $250. That's the hard drive, 4 cameras and a wireless adapter.

I put the system together after my car got keyed while in my driveway. Since then all it captures is my neighbor and his wife arguing in the street, and my other neighbors kid cutting school on tuesdays. He leaves for school, then when his mom goes off to work, her walks out of the woods with some friends and into his house.

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12-11-2011, 12:07 PM	#31
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Speaking of home, phone service..... I just bought a magic jack plus. I don't really care about home phone but I'm hoping that it will work with my home security system. I had a marketing scheme I tried to develop for renters and college dorms using cheap voip. Unfortunately mj relied on a running computer at the time. That is no longer the case. If it works the way I want, your alarm will call you and up to 5 other numbers of your choosing. You can then check your web security cameras, also installed by me inexpensively, and decide to call the cops. It eliminates the need for the monthly monitoring fee and the sometimes excessive lag some security services have.

12-14-2011, 10:04 PM	#37
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	I have some cams hooked up pointing outside my house, at my driveway, front door, garage, parking spot and back door. They are all motion activated, record any movement, and all hooked up to a computer (wireless) with a 1tb external hard drive running free software I found online. Not including the computer which is just my old desktop that I was gonna trash anyway, is just under $250. That's the hard drive, 4 cameras and a wireless adapter. I put the system together after my car got keyed while in my driveway. Since then all it captures is my neighbor and his wife arguing in the street, and my other neighbors kid cutting school on tuesdays. He leaves for school, then when his mom goes off to work, her walks out of the woods with some friends and into his house.