ObiWiFi5G to enable cell phone's Wi-Fi to answer/make calls?
TimDan:
Quote from: azrobert on June 19, 2017, 01:45:58 pm
I bought a cell phone on sale for $10 just for this purpose and I can make and receive calls with it. It's a fairly easy setup and doesn't cost anything, so you can see if it meets your requirements.
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I just tried my cheapo phone outside on my patio and I successfully placed a call.
Amazing! Amazing! You don't mention explicitly that you use an ObiWiFI5G dongle plugged into a Obi202, though.
Or do you use the WiFi from a WiFi router to link with your WiFi cell phone? And can you receive a call?
If so, what is the indication that a call has come in?
TimDan
azrobert:
I don't use an OBiWiFi on my OBi200, but it won't hurt to use one. The cell phone connects directly to your router via WiFi and sends and receives calls over the network.
When you receive a call the cell phone will ring.
drgeoff:
The only purpose of an OBiWIFI is to connect the OBI302 to your router instead of using an ethernet cable between the two. Your cellphone connects to the router by Wi-Fi (and thence by cable or OBiWIFI to the OBi302). The cellphone does not (and cannot) connect directly to the OBi302. An OBiWIFI plays no part in connecting the cellphone to the router.
TimDan:
Quote from: azrobert on June 21, 2017, 03:04:40 pm
. . . The cell phone connects directly to your router via WiFi and sends and receives calls over the network.
When you receive a call the cell phone will ring.
Quote from: drgeoff on June 21, 2017, 03:32:23 pm
The only purpose of an OBiWIFI is to connect the OBI302 to your router instead of using an ethernet cable between the two. Your cellphone connects to the router by Wi-Fi (and thence by cable or OBiWIFI to the OBi302). The cellphone does not (and cannot) connect directly to the OBi302. An OBiWIFI plays no part in connecting the cellphone to the router.
OK, thanks guys. So the cell phone running the Android app "CSipSimple" acts as a SIP phone connected to, say PhonePower, via the Internet. Right? And not having to buy the WiFi dongle sounds good.
How is the delay going through the "CSipSimple" software on Android on a cheap cell phone? Noticeable?
TimDan
SteveInWA:
For gawd's sake. You could have bought a brand new DECT 6.0 cordless phone by now, and be happily making phone calls.
For example: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Vtech-CS6114-Cordless-Phone-with-Caller-ID/15529448 for $15.00
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