[ILUG] voip & alarm systems

[Stephen Reilly]

> surprised. I have even heard it said that the Gardai don't 
> respond to house alarm calls as there are so many false 
> alarms. The main value of an alarm (and hear I'm speaking as 
The Garda have issued a policy to alarm manufacturers which governs when
and how alarm signals are sent and subsequently dealt with. More
information is available here:
http://www.garda.ie/angarda/pub/intruder_alarm_policy.doc
They now only respond to "confirmed alarms".

> someone whose house was broken into when it WASN'T alarmed) 
Sorry to hear that.

> is to act as a deterrent. As the detective who came to my 
> house said - if some bastard decides to break into a house on 
> your street, being one of the houses without a visible alarm 
> box increases your chances of being elected.

Regards,
Stephen