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

[Mr. James W. Laferriere]

 	Hello Mark ,  C. & All ,  Is this device available for sale
 	in the US ?  All the digging I've only found outside US
 	mentions of sales .  Any help appreciated .  JimL

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Mark Elkins wrote:
> 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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