[Asterisk-Users] Zaptel (Junghanns 4BRI card) to cell phoneproblem

[Mark Elkins]

On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 13:46 +0000, C. Tomlinson wrote:
> Did you have to make any changes to use the premicell, or was it as simple
> as an outgoing landline call? 
> I am looking into doing this as you can get deals where calls between chosen
> numbers are free :-)

Absolutely no changes at all.... I did stick a Phone onto the 2-wire
input of the 'PremiCell' to check that all worked - before going via
Asterisk - but thats all.



[part of the previous message]
> In South Africa, I have a 4-port ISDN BRI (Euro-ISDN) with bristuff.
> Calls to Cell phones are no different to any other call...
> 
> I also added a Digium 4-port analogue card - and have a 'PremiCell'
> connected to a Trunk line. The PremiCell is a fixed cell device that
> gives dial-tone in the same way that a Telcom Trunk line would work -
> except there is no copper to he exchange - just a stubby cellphone
> antenna.  In South Africa it is MUCH MUCH cheaper to make a Cell to Cell
> call than from Telcom to Cell.... 
> 
> I'm surprised that more people do not put down a 'PremiCell' type device
> and route all Cell calls out through it...  
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