[Asterisk-Users] Cell phone dock/switch as Asterisk FXO source

[Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC]

We use the Dock-N-Talk at our office.  We purchased a TDM with 4 FXOs, 
the first three go to PSTN and the fourth into the Dock-N-Talk. Right 
now I have the users choose to use the cell service by prefixing the 
outgoing string with a certain digit;  they can remember when it's 
better to use the cellphone as opposed to PSTN.  I just Dial out of a 
different Zap line, it's all seamless to asterisk.  All the special 
features the Dock-N-Talk provides are hard to access, IIRC, and just 
muddy the fact that it provides a dialtone and takes dtmf, leave it at 
that ;)

The only problem I discerned was a SLOTHLIKE dial speed.  Seems the 
dock-n-talk sends dtmf at a rate of about 1 tone every 800 or so 
milliseconds, which adds to the overall connect time staggeringly.

B)

Brian McEntire wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with cell phone switches that allow routing cell 
> phone calls through in-home wiring? One example of these devices is the 
> Phone Labs Dock-N-Talk. It says it keeps your cell charged when you are 
> home and connects your cell (for incoming and outgoing calls) to your 
> home wiring or cordless phones.
> 
> But it also has features such as allowing speed dialing and voice 
> dialing from extensions if your cell phone has those features. So I'm 
> not sure if the device offers a fully compatible FXO signalling.
> 
> I'm currently running Asterisk with 1 POTS and 1 VOIP (via Sipura 3000) 
> lines coming into Zaptel FXS modules, and then I have two FXO modules 
> for two extensions.
> 
> I'm thinking of doing away with the land line. Should something like the 
> Dock-N-Talk allow substituting a cell phone line for the POTS line?
> 
> 
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Mojo <mojo at horanappraisals.com>
Office Manger, Horan & Company, LLC
(907) 747-6666 x112