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

[Herman Cremer]

http://www.psitek.co.za/gsm.html


These guys are also in RSA, and Australia.
This unit does exactly the same as the DigiCell,
which mark is talking about, but is a much better
product (and more expensive)

maybe they export ?

-Herman


On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 17:21, Mark Elkins wrote:
> 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...