[asterisk-users] Using a mobile phone via USB as an extension

[Ishfaq Malik]

Have you tried Fring?

It's a softphone software for mobile phones

http://www.fring.com/

Ish

Nick Hill wrote:
> Thank you for the info
>
> Does anyone know if the cdc-modem interface which is available on mobile phones 
> can actually potentially be used to initiate, or register for receiving a voice 
> call?
>
> If so, I suppose USB 3G dongles could even be used as a voip-air interface!
>
> Would be interesting to find specs for these.
>
>
>
>
> Administrator TOOTAI wrote:
>   
>> Carlos Ruiz Diaz a écrit :
>>     
>>> Check chan_mobile.
>>>   
>>>       
>> [...]
>>
>> Or use GSM gateway
>>     
>>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Nick Hill <t0 at nickhill.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> I have had a search for this, but didn't come up with any results, so maybe
>>>> I am
>>>> using the wrong terms, sorry if this is an FAQ.
>>>>
>>>> For those who want to forward their incoming voice calls to a mobile, it
>>>> could
>>>> be a cheaper option to call a mobile from another mobile on the same
>>>> network.
>>>>
>>>> This probably wouldn't be useful for users in USA, Canada or Hong Kong as
>>>> costs
>>>> to call a mobile is the same as a land line. In other countries, it is very
>>>> different.
>>>>
>>>> I know of a mobile operator who bundle lots of free on-network minutes with
>>>> SIM
>>>> cards. I wonder if it is possible to forward the call via a mobile phone
>>>> tethered to an asterisk server through USB?
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone tried tethering a mobile phone to an asterisk server and
>>>> configuring
>>>> it as an asterisk extension so they can use free or cheap on-network
>>>> minutes for
>>>> the mobile leg of the call?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>
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