[Asterisk-Users] GSM/DECT handsets (was gsm picocells)

[pdhales at optusnet.com.au]

I think the main issue for James and myself is that we can't buy anything in
Australia.

Paul Hales
Technical Manager
AsteriskIT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AR Tarzi" <artarzi at batelco.com.bh>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] GSM/DECT handsets (was gsm picocells)


> Not GSM/DECT but GSM/Wifi phones are available - This is not a
> recommendation, I don't like what I've seen.
> try www.imate.com (to start with) .. they have at least three types of GSM
> phones that do Wifi .. They run windows so there are several sip softwares
> and one IAX software that work with these -
>
> Also Nokia has a GSM phone that does Wifi but that's a symbian (OS) phone
> (don't know of sip software that works with it).
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <pdhales at optusnet.com.au>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 00:48
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] GSM/DECT handsets (was gsm picocells)
>
>
> > If you find anything out, I would like to know.
> >
> > I have tried to find a gsm/wifi phone in the past (in melbourne) and
> > failed.
> >
> > later,
> >
> > Paul Hales
> > Technical Manager
> > AsteriskIT
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "James Harper" <james.harper at bendigoit.com.au>
> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> > <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:21 AM
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] GSM/DECT handsets (was gsm picocells)
> >
> >
> >> Now that I actually try and google for it, I can't find any dual mode
> >> GSM/DECT handsets, only pages telling me that they exist without any
> >> actual information!!!
> >>
> >> Does anyone know of any such handsets? (and even better, ones that are
> >> available in Australia) I've searched a few of the major gsm
> >> manufacturers (nokia, Panasonic, sonyericsson) but their web sites are
> >> absolutely pathetic to the point being useless (or maybe I'm just in a
> >> bad mood today :)
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> >> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of James Harper
> >> > Sent: Friday, 24 March 2006 13:08
> >> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> >> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Re: gsm picocells
> >> >
> >> > > Steve,
> >> > >
> >> > > Excellent explanation.
> >> > >
> >> > > In a nutshell, it might be better to just use a phone that can
> >> > > automatically switch between GSM and WiFi. Of course, that's
limited
> >> > to
> >> > > handful of handsets.
> >> >
> >> > I haven't done any sort of research, but I've been told that GSM+DECT
> >> > phones are available, and while having them seamlessly switch network
> >> > types during a call probably isn't possible, they can function as a
> >> > cordless handset.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone confirm or deny this?
> >> >
> >> > James
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