KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Surprise Party Favors at K&K Holiday Party –last day to RSVP / Comment on Replacing landlines November 30, 2024 ************************* K&K Holiday Party 2024 – last day to rsvp if attending - Napco will be providing grab bag gifts to dealers attending ************************** The K&K Holiday Party will be on December 12, 2024 in Old Westbury, NY from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. You’re invited, but you do need to RSVP today. Format is casual dress, cocktails and plenty of pass-around hors d'oeuvres; you won’t leave hungry. Please send your RSVP to Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com or Amy Laveglia at 516 747 6700 x 313 or ALaveglia@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Special thanks to Napco who is promising to have give away grab bag gifts. It's a surprise and you won't want to miss out. Thanks to Dick and Donna Soloway and the Napco crew for their support and generosity. Come see old and meet new friends at this social event. Looking forward to seeing you at the party. ********************** Comment on Replacing landlines with VOIP from article on November 19, 2024 ********************* Ken In terms of appropriate communication pathways for alarms we have found (where still available) POTS Lines to be the most reliable. Now I know there's a bunch of naysayers on this but the reality is if you're using Internet transmitters, VOIP lines etc. those are all subject to Internet and power outages which will basically kill your path of signaling ability. What about cellular/radio communicators? Well in our neck of the woods bad guys are using jammers to basically defeat these devices which renders them more or less useless! So to circle back, POTS lines do not rely on any premise power sources since they are typically powered from the phone co. central office and they cannot be RF jammed. Many will argue that POTS lines could be cut; that's a valid argument but with proper security protocols in terms of protecting access from attack we've found these, again, to be about the most reliable. It should be noted that the only other pathway that we are aware of that has a high level of reliability is closed network radio communications such as AES. I am not certain how they stand up to jammers but my suspicion is since they are close networks they probably tend to be more reliable in that respect. Just some thoughts but I'd love to hear from others on this. Thank you Ken, Dan Security One ************************* Response ************************* Interesting observations; I thought POTS lines were history; apparently not, and I didn’t think the extinction of POTS lines had much to do with reliability, because POTS was considered reliable. Radio was great alternative until jammers became readily available, though I don’t know how prevalent jammers have been utilized in real loss situations. I do concur that I have never heard any negative comments about AES; in fact very positive comments. The only issues I have encountered is when a company with AES accounts is selling the accounts; a buyer needs to be able to continue the AES network. Comments welcome …. ************************** STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
