Make calls from smartphone using landline
SteveInWA:
Quote from: azrobert on May 23, 2018, 07:10:47 pm
You're posting on the OBiTalk forum, so I assume you have an OBi device. You can do the same with the phone attached to an OBi2xx or OBi IP phone. You need to purchase an OBiBT Bluetooth adapter.
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No, that is not what the OP said.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: smasher1940 on May 23, 2018, 07:29:13 pm
Do I still need to purchase the OBI bluetooth adapter although the smartphone has wifi and the OBI device is connected to the lan, isn't it possible to connect using wifi?
No.
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I have read the specifications of these device and it says you can make calls from your regular phone using the cellphone line, but it doesn't says you can use your smartphone to call using your landline
Right. Because creating a solution that would do exactly what you want would be a kludge of hardware.
OBiTALK products are Voice over IP (VoIP) adapters and IP phones. They're meant to be used with VoIP telephone service providers. You can do all sorts of things when you have a service provider, but you said you don't want one, so these products would not be a simple nor inexpensive solution. At minimum, you'd have to buy an OBi 212, which has a POTS (landline) jack on it, and an OBiBT adapter, to route the landline calls to and from the smartphone.
The alternative would be to port your landline number to a VoIP service provider and use it with an OBiTALK device.
Why do you want to do this? Why not just use an inexpensive cordless phone, plugged into your landline?
smasher1940:
Quote from: SteveInWA on May 23, 2018, 08:02:43 pm
Quote from: smasher1940 on May 23, 2018, 07:29:13 pm
Do I still need to purchase the OBI bluetooth adapter although the smartphone has wifi and the OBI device is connected to the lan, isn't it possible to connect using wifi?
No.
Quote
I have read the specifications of these device and it says you can make calls from your regular phone using the cellphone line, but it doesn't says you can use your smartphone to call using your landline
Right. Because creating a solution that would do exactly what you want would be a kludge of hardware.
OBiTALK products are Voice over IP (VoIP) adapters and IP phones. They're meant to be used with VoIP telephone service providers. You can do all sorts of things when you have a service provider, but you said you don't want one, so these products would not be a simple nor inexpensive solution. At minimum, you'd have to buy an OBi 212, which has a POTS (landline) jack on it, and an OBiBT adapter, to route the landline calls to and from the smartphone.
The alternative would be to port your landline number to a VoIP service provider and use it with an OBiTALK device.
Why do you want to do this? Why not just use an inexpensive cordless phone, plugged into your landline?
I wanted to see which options I had so I could buy only one item, I guess I'll have to buy a cordless phone and a headset for comfortability
Thanks mate.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: smasher1940 on May 23, 2018, 08:41:54 pm
Quote from: SteveInWA on May 23, 2018, 08:02:43 pm
Quote from: smasher1940 on May 23, 2018, 07:29:13 pm
Do I still need to purchase the OBI bluetooth adapter although the smartphone has wifi and the OBI device is connected to the lan, isn't it possible to connect using wifi?
No.
Quote
I have read the specifications of these device and it says you can make calls from your regular phone using the cellphone line, but it doesn't says you can use your smartphone to call using your landline
Right. Because creating a solution that would do exactly what you want would be a kludge of hardware.
OBiTALK products are Voice over IP (VoIP) adapters and IP phones. They're meant to be used with VoIP telephone service providers. You can do all sorts of things when you have a service provider, but you said you don't want one, so these products would not be a simple nor inexpensive solution. At minimum, you'd have to buy an OBi 212, which has a POTS (landline) jack on it, and an OBiBT adapter, to route the landline calls to and from the smartphone.
The alternative would be to port your landline number to a VoIP service provider and use it with an OBiTALK device.
Why do you want to do this? Why not just use an inexpensive cordless phone, plugged into your landline?
I wanted to see which options I had so I could buy only one item, I guess I'll have to buy a cordless phone and a headset for comfortability
Thanks mate.
Yep, that is exactly what I'd do. Enjoy!
drgeoff:
http://www.myxlink.com/xlink_bttn.aspx
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