[asterisk-users] Mobile phone codecs ...

[joakimsen at gmail.com]

On 10/31/07, Gordon Henderson <gordon+asterisk at drogon.net> wrote:
>
> Not strictly asterisk related, however...
>
> Here's an odd one for you.. I got a Nokia E90 and setup it's SIP client
> which runs via Wi-Fi (anyone know if I can make it work via GPRS/3G?)
>
> Anyway, in a fit of idleness, I thought I'd see what codecs it supports,
> as I couldn't find it in the manual...
>
> And it supports:
>
>    ilbc
>    g729
>    ulaw/alaw
>
> No GSM!
>
> How odd is that, given that it's a GSM mobile phone...
>
> Anyway, my quest for the ultimate "one handset" solution is getting
> closer. If Wi-Fi weren't so rubbish and my house not made of Dartmoor
> Granite it might have half a chance of working outside the room with the
> access point, however ...
>
> Anyone tried the Plantronics Voyager 510 bluetooth headsets which
> regsiters to both a mobile phone and their own base unit (which
> presumably has a USB sound device)
>
> as in:
>
> https://www.ukheadsets.co.uk/thc-plantronics-voyager-510-usb-dongle-rn-422-action-show_detail-show_products_mode-cat_click
>
> I'm not a fan of soft-phones, and not sure I want to have a borg implant
> on when I'm not driving, but ...
>
> Oh well... Back to the grind!
>
> Gordon
>
> ___________

I think that's pointless. Why do you need a USB audio device? You can
pair it to the computer directly and use it with any soft phone.