On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:20 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:

On Jun 12, 10:02*am, "Bill J." wrote:
Is there an acceptable (legally and to the phone company) way to
install phone wires and exterior service box such that one's phone
service cannot be easily disconnected by burglars, etc. without(at a
minimum) noisy methods and tools?

I have a dummy box with wires going to it down low but the wires come
inside up high with box inside. Actualy I just kept the low box and
had the wires tapped and run inside. If you are expecting something
then there are cell systems which are best, but last time I looked
years ago they were very expensive.

My alarm guy friend installs quite a few burglar alarms that use cell
phones. There is a problem for him, but I forget what it is. It may
be that with real phones he can call up the customers burglar alarm
from his own office and disable zones and set all the settings but it
might be harder or impossible with cell-phone-simulator (I don't think
it looks like the thing you carry in your pocket).

Prices are going down on this sort of thing all the time, call and
see.

Or use some sort of decoy, especially one that when cut, sets off the
burglar alarm.

I ddon't remember if I did this, because I live in a medium priced
house in an all residential n'hood and my siren is two stories high
but I sort of got caught up in the whole thing and did more than I
need. Burglars also cut the wire to sirens, so I have an outdoor
siren with four wires in the sheath, two for the siren and two that
make a loop that when cut sets off the alarm. Then there is an indoor
siren in the attic that still runs and the noise goes out the soffit
vents etc.