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

[Mark Elkins]

On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 16:29 -0700, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
>  	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

No idea. The Unit I have is a locally manufactured device called
Digi-Cell - frmaritz (at) global.co.za is the email address on the box
it came in....

Its probably 900Mhz GSM only - in the US - You'll need a 1900Mhz unit???


> 
> 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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