[Asterisk-Users] Mac Mini and chan_bluetooth, has anyone told The o if it works?

[David McNett]

On 17-Feb-2005, Colin Anderson wrote:
> Hmmm....let's see, IAX <--> Bluetooth on a Mac seems to be a bit of a killer
> app. PSTN calls are handed off from a primary Asterisk server to dialplan on
> a user's Mac, and the user's cell phone rings. Or the user's Mac announces
> the user's presence to Asterisk or the LAN by the cell in his pocket and re
> routes calls automatically. That's pretty friggin killer, don't you think? 

I use bluetooth for presence detection in exactly this manner.  Sadly, I'm
stuck in Linux because I also use a TDM400P in the asterisk server.  I think
the Mac Mini would be a great solution for this sort of feature.

http://slacker.com/~nugget/asterisk6.php describes what I built.  In my 
experiences, the 30 foot range claimed for bluetooth is extremely
conservative.  I can "see" my cell phone from anywhere in my house.

-- 
David McNett <nugget at slacker.com>
http://slacker.com/~nugget/