[asterisk-users] Re: Is there a low cost cell phone base station for asterisk ?

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

M.Hockings wrote:
> Dumpolid Exeplish wrote:
>> It is true what Eric and Steve have said, you do need a licensed GSM
>> frequency to operate and sell GSM services (even for rural areas).
>> however, this link might be of interest to you
>>
>> http://rfdesign.com/mag/radio_field_trials_allsoftware/
>>
> 
> That is more what I was thinking of but it is still a cell provider type 
> of hardware.  In my mind I was thinking of something very low powered 
> and turning off the roaming, etc on the phone so they only work with the 
> one base.   Think single cell base-station transceiver that can talk to 
> a cell phone and turn it into a sip conversation to Asterisk.  Here in 
> Canada, and back years ago, when I worked with radio I think the law was 
> something like less than 100mw of input power didn't require a license. 
>  However, with the advent of cell phones that could very well not be the 
> case in those bands.  But one never knows...
> 
> In any case I'll probably lean towards something like the Engenius 
> wireless phones.
> 
> http://www.engeniustech.com/telecom/products/details.aspx?id=107

Those things are somewhere around US$500