[Asterisk-Users] GSM phones, bluetooth and general happiness

[Jay Milk]

Keep in mind the Bluetooth has some very real physical limitations, such
as a theoretical maximum of 80 devices in a "network".  Rather than
extending the range for an office environment, I would consider limiting
it by using less powerful dongles and using a bluetooth proxy of some
sort which handles only one phone at a time.  This could be a SIP client
with bluetooth capabilities, for example.

This certainly is outside of the scope of this bounty -- I for one would
be happy to just have two or three bluetooth phones accessible to my *
box.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Carlson [mailto:natecars at natecarlson.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:43 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] GSM phones, bluetooth and 
> general happiness
> 
> 
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Nick Barnes wrote:
> > And I've added my potential contribution too.
> >
> > Just a thought though - the places where this would be really useful
> > would be in offices where the * box is in a comms room somewhere.
> 
> Ah, yes, so it would grab calls from a person's cell phone 
> and forward it 
> to their office phone? Hadn't even thought of that one.  :)
> 
> > What's the best way of picking up a bluetooth signal anywhere in the
> > office? Is there some sort of standard for BT 
> amplification, bridging, 
> > relaying (or whatever the terminology is) etc.?
> 
> It's a 2.4ghz signal, and you can buy USB dongles that 
> support external 
> antennas, similar to 802.11b/g. A google search does turn up 
> people using 
> external antennas to extend the range, so it should be 
> possible. There may 
> also be a standard for long-distance bluetooth comms that I'm 
> not familiar 
> with.
> 
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