"ARW" wrote in message
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charles wrote:
In article ,
ARW wrote:
Peter Parry wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:50:36 +0000, wrote:


Doesn't a mildly intelligent criminal (if there are any) simply
short the two wires of the phone line, then it's permanently 'on
hook' rather than broken.

It's much simpler than that, you can disable an auto dialler
without any tools and without disturbing any wiring and leaving
no trace that you have tampered with its action in less time than
it takes to dial out.

It not difficult to disable most bell boxes.

Mine is 20ft above the ground - wired from the back.

As long as you can get up there then the wiring does not usually matter if
it is from the back as I know where to drill on most bell boxes without
setting off the alarm.

Not with a DIY one you don’t.

The disable procedure is very simple on most alarms once you are inside
the box.

And trivial to do your own which can't be, and to put it where its
harder to get to than inside the house itself.