Telephone usage through 3G/4G/LTE modem
Just wondering if it's possible to use the computer with a 3G/4G modem inside it to make telephone calls?
If so, are there any Linux software/dialers worth suggesting? |
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Longer answer: Yes, but you don't want to. 3G/4G data will work just fine, and allow you to use something like Google Voice, Skype, or any other VOIP solution to make your phone calls. However, the latency and spotty performance isn't worth the effort. It just drops out too much to make it reliable, and the stuttering/echo is horrible. That said, Skype performs the best in such circumstances, at least in my experience. You can probably get a voice call to work with Skype over 3/4G, but it may not be the best quality. |
I'm not talking about VOIP.
I want to use the notebook as one giant phone. |
I've never tried it, and I'm not sure why anyone would want to either. Anyway, you might be interested in the following
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/GSMopen#What_Is_GSMopen Good luck. :) |
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Even if they are, accomplishing this won't be easy, no matter what OS you use. You're essentially trying to simulate ALL the workings of the custom-built phone hardware/firmware via an emulator, while shoving real-time voice through the same set of software. |
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To answer: Why would one want to? The network provider issues a single sim on contract which has both voice call services and mobile broadband services combined. Hotswapping the sim between a conventional cell phone and the notebook for internet access would be a tedious and interruptive process. So I would really like to combine everything using the notebook. I compiled Freeswitch and successfully loaded the GSMopen module. It loads up fine and the network provider is identified via the gsm list command. Any idea how I can offset the voice calls to the soundcard? |
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Tethering is a possibility but isn't the correct way as a permanent solution. |
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That's wrong. Tethering is only meant as a short term solution.
Well it depends on type of data service used. Even then most providers charge heavily for tethering. With the advent of 4G there's no reason why Mobile BB can't replace traditional BB via lines and cables. |
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Now this is going OT and not at all helpful to what the original query was about but,
I fail your understand your contradictive sentiments. You agree Mobile BB is the way forwards yet you advocate it as a passive service via tethering. You agree with me that tethering is a means to and end and to be used as a means to an end. So? Freeswitch can be tidied up but most importantly it proves that the principle can work. What's wrong with that? Maybe next time you could report back on what you actually know and have experience of rather than throwing a hat into the ring and arguing senseless. |
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My USB 2G/3G dongles have proprietory software for Ubuntu 12. It supports sending SMS and using it as telephone as well.
Using python, pyserial I managed to make use of sending, receiving, reading sms's. |
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