{"id":1298,"date":"2012-06-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2015-05-28T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T19:42:32","slug":"what-is-a-cellular-terminal-and-how-you-can-use-one-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/what-is-a-cellular-terminal-and-how-you-can-use-one-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Cellular Terminal and How You Can Use One at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a Cellular Terminal?<\/em><\/h2>\n

A cellular terminal<\/a><\/strong> is a piece of telecommunications equipment that provides instant connectivity to a cellular network. \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0You can use a cellular terminal as an alternative to a landline phone connection to\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0hook up any device that works through a phone line and requires a dial tone<\/strong>, including regular telephone handsets, modems, freeze alarms and home security systems. \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Also called a \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cfixed cellular terminal\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d or FCT, a cellular terminal works anywhere there is a cell signal.\"Cellular<\/a><\/p>\n

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Are they Expensive?<\/em><\/h2>\n

A cellular terminal is a modest investment. The cost of the equipment starts at about $250. Activation usually costs about $10 a month by adding it to your current cell phone calling plan as another line. \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Be sure that your carrier provides coverage where you will be using your cellular terminal and that the equipment you buy is compatible with that network.<\/p>\n

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Ways to Use a Cellular Terminal<\/em><\/h2>\n

There are lots of ways you can use a cellular terminal in your home, vacation home, RV or boat. Here are a few of the most popular ways people are using cellular terminals for convenience and to save money.<\/p>\n

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\"Cellular<\/a>1. Where there is no landline<\/strong> — In remote places where there is no landline phone service, such as a vacation home located in a rural area, a cellular terminal is the perfect solution for having access to a phone connection for making calls or hooking up a security system<\/a><\/strong> or freeze alarm<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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2. Instead of a landline<\/strong> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 If you want to eliminate the monthly expense of landline phone service, you can replace your home\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s landline service with a cellular terminal and add it to your current cellular calling plan as another line. More and more vacation homeowners are doing just this so they don\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t have to pay for a landline phone that they use for only a few months a year.<\/p>\n

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3. On your RV or boat<\/strong> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 Add a cellular terminal to your RV or boat and have a phone connection anywhere you go as long as there is cell service! If you are traveling with pets<\/a><\/strong>, the cellular terminal can be used with a heat alarm or freeze alarm to remotely monitor temperature extremes. And if you are worried about theft while you\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2re away, you can hook up a security system<\/a><\/strong> to it as well.<\/p>\n

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4. To reduce cost of calling your kids<\/strong> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 Did you know that it\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s cheaper to call \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201ccell phone-to-cell phone\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d than \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201clandline-to-cell phone,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d especially when both cell phones are through the same carrier? So if your school age children or college students have their own cell phone, you can save money by calling them from your home using a cellular terminal because your carrier will recognize it as another cell phone.<\/p>\n

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\"Cellular<\/a>5. To make cell phone usage easier for the elderly<\/strong> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 Many older folks want to substitute their landline service for cell service, but don\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t want to give up the comfort of using a regular-size telephone handset. With a cellular terminal, their \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cPOTS\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d (or Plain Old Telephone System handset) plugs right in so they can continue using that favorite handset while getting all of the benefits of cellular service. A cellular terminal is also a great solution for seniors who want to use their favorite handset in a nursing home or assisted living facility.<\/p>\n

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How to Choose a Cellular Terminal<\/em><\/h2>\n

Cellular terminals<\/a><\/strong> are very easy to install, configure and manage. The most important considerations in choosing one are: (1) confirming that there is a cell signal where you plan to use the cellular terminal<\/a><\/strong>; and (2) checking that the equipment you select is compatible<\/a><\/strong> with the protocol used by your current cellular carrier (e.g., GSM, CDMA, etc.<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is a Cellular Terminal? A cellular terminal is a piece of telecommunications equipment that provides instant connectivity to a cellular network. \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0You can use a cellular terminal as an alternative to a landline phone connection to\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0hook up any device that works through a phone… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9,189,190,178],"tags":[15,16,12,11,267],"class_list":["post-1298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freeze-alarms-heat-alarms","category-home-monitoring-security","category-independent-living-aid","category-miscellaneous","category-pet-care-pet-safety","tag-cellular-terminal","tag-cellular-terminals-2","tag-freeze-alarm","tag-freeze-alarms-2","tag-security-system","clearfix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5731,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions\/5731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}