I'm to the part where I make the M1G talk to people. The phone test worked fine with landline and e-mail. Hooked up the C3 and it works fine with a handset, but this whole idea that it effectively replaces the landline connection has me thrown for a loop in terms of testing.
It seems that for good practice it should do a communication test periodically with both the landline and the C3. How does one do that with a central station?
I can have the C3 call ME periodically, but that's annoying.
The Global RC's let me set how often it tests the communcator tests. But I assume that's a test only of a successful communication, which means if both landline and cell are working, whichever is primary, and it never tests the backup.
IF I set up two "always report" numbers to a central station, not sure if a central station would notice the second (I think they ignore seeming duplicates?), or tell me of its absence, but even assuming they would, how would I do it? If I put
#1: number
#2: *number# <<< forcing cellular
And if the landline was out or not working right through/to the C3, the first will just go via cellular as well as the second, so I never get a real test of the landline. The best I can see is by passing the C3 to all home phones also, and depending that if the landline is out someone will notice the unusual dial tone (assuming someone is home).
Am I missing something? I just don't see how to get an affirmative test automatically that both landline and cell are working? (ok call me paranoid, but the rationale of a backup is defeated if you have no idea if the backup works).
By the way... is a central station (who I have not set up with yet) going to offer a service of telling me if after X days there is no test?
It seems that for good practice it should do a communication test periodically with both the landline and the C3. How does one do that with a central station?
I can have the C3 call ME periodically, but that's annoying.
The Global RC's let me set how often it tests the communcator tests. But I assume that's a test only of a successful communication, which means if both landline and cell are working, whichever is primary, and it never tests the backup.
IF I set up two "always report" numbers to a central station, not sure if a central station would notice the second (I think they ignore seeming duplicates?), or tell me of its absence, but even assuming they would, how would I do it? If I put
#1: number
#2: *number# <<< forcing cellular
And if the landline was out or not working right through/to the C3, the first will just go via cellular as well as the second, so I never get a real test of the landline. The best I can see is by passing the C3 to all home phones also, and depending that if the landline is out someone will notice the unusual dial tone (assuming someone is home).
Am I missing something? I just don't see how to get an affirmative test automatically that both landline and cell are working? (ok call me paranoid, but the rationale of a backup is defeated if you have no idea if the backup works).
By the way... is a central station (who I have not set up with yet) going to offer a service of telling me if after X days there is no test?