PSTN Over WIFI ? Like A Phone Extention ?

[Guest ccsnet]

Hi,

Does any one know of a device of software gate way which can plug in to your home phone system just like another phone and allow you to use your smartphone as a another normal portable land phone with out having to use services such as Skype etc ?

If not then may be this is an idea for some on to develope...

Terran

[Guest tetstb]

Hi,

Does any one know of a device of software gate way which can plug in to your home phone system just like another phone and allow you to use your smartphone as a another normal portable land phone with out having to use services such as Skype etc ?

If not then may be this is an idea for some on to develope...

Terran

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I would ask WHY ?

If you want a mobile that works as a home phone, look at the new BT product but as 99% of the worlds mobile users have some kind of deal including minutes or cheaper calls that landline, I cant see this being a viable product.

I suppose you could pair your phone with your laptop or pc as an audio gateway device and use your phone has a headset then use your pc's modem to dial a pstn line, that would work

[Guest ccsnet]

I would ask WHY ?

If you want a mobile that works as a home phone, look at the new BT product but as 99% of the worlds mobile users have some kind of deal including minutes or cheaper calls that landline, I cant see this being a viable product.

I suppose you could pair your phone with your laptop or pc as an audio gateway device and use your phone has a headset then use your pc's modem to dial a pstn line, that would work

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More receiving than making.... I could have one hand set rather than two then.

I have to have a land line for my adsl so ...... I spose it is a bit like the new BT products coming but seeing as we have VOIP I thought some one must have thought of this.

Terran

[Guest poulidis]

Nice idea. I haven't searched for something like that, but it is the first time I have heard it. I think it would be difficult for someone to develop software for this kind of thing, whereas tetstb's idea seems more real.

[Guest thebeachbum]

for me, something like this would be really useful (although itll never be done cos i cant code it and its a limited market :o) since at uni i get free internal calls from my room phone, but it would be easier if i could use a smartphone - bluetooth - pc - modem - phone concept since then i could make free calls from anywhere in bluetooth range. bit of a pipedream i think

but... using a smartphone as a skype-stylee handset? surely plenty of people would use that

[Guest beersoft]

you can do it, but its easier with isdn

you need something like this http://www.eicon.com/worldwide/products/Me...rver-analog.htm

plugged into a server running http://www.swyx.com

/me thinks of the cool robotwoman style voice menu he would have on his home phone

later

Owen

[Guest thebeachbum]

whoa holy poo batman, £720! i think it would be cheaper to stick with ordinary mobile calls ¬_¬

would there be any way of using a smartphone as an interface with skype or msn or whatever, i.e. just as a mic/speaker if that makes any sense. as in just to make calls to people using skype on their pc (for free) or msn?