[asterisk-users] How to hookup to cell phone for outbound calls?

[Drew Gibson]

Erik Anderson wrote:
> On Feb 5, 2008 2:37 PM, Drew Gibson <drew at oanda.com> wrote:
>   
>> How about http://www.mgamble.ca/oss/iphone_asterisk/ ?
>>     
>
> Hah!  Cool, but quite ridiculous. :-)
>
>   

I have a Linksys NSLU2 (Slug) at home running Asterisk (see 
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/ )

It's small, relatively cheap and runs Asterisk very well. You could slip 
it into a pocket.

I haven't tried yet but I have done a little reading and hope to connect 
the Slug to a mobile network when I get the time to play.

I know you said no bluetooth, Ed but if you're in North America and your 
cellular network is CDMA, AFAIK option 1 is the only one possible.  
These carriers generally won't allow devices on their networks unless 
they are purchased from the carrier.

If your cellular network is GSM then there are two approaches to try,

1. Slug, 4GB USB stick, USB Bluetooth dongle, dedicated bluetooth mobile 
phone + Asterisk 1.4 with a chan_mobile. Unfortunately, I doubt that 
chan_mobile is packaged for the slug (it's in 1.4 trunk) and you would 
have to build it. Cost ~$150 + phone + your time

2. Slug, 4GB USB stick + SIP-GSM gateway. Much easier to configure but 
it's a second box so less portable and more expensive than a BT dongle 
and an old phone. Probably more robust. Cost $250-$400

You could also substitute a Linksys WRT54GL ( http://openwrt.org/ ) for 
the Slug which would give you ethernet ports and wireless too.

Hope this gives you some ideas

regards,

Drew

-- 
Drew Gibson

Systems Administrator
OANDA Corporation
www.oanda.com

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