[TriLUG] OT: Home Security without the phone line?

[Greg Brown]

Having an old-style land line is just killing me (from a technical
standpoint); it's just so darn unnecessary with VoIP, etc, etc.  Granted my
cell phone (and no provider of which I am aware) works with a hoot out in my
neck of the woods so I can't go "cell only".  I suppose I've read too many
horror stories about VoIP and phone-based security systems not working very
well together.  Does anyone have any first person experiences INCLUDING
verification the system actually works?

My question then is thus: what are my options for security monitoring over
the Internet?  I am looking for fire and break-in sensing and, past that,
I'm not 100% sure what.

I want this #@%$#! phone line out of here.  What are my options?