[CentOS] OT: google voice + chat <- Re: finding the right serial port, enabling & configuring it [was: Re: fax software]>

[Les Mikesell]

On 3/30/11 6:04 AM, ken wrote:
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> On 03/29/2011 05:23 PM Les Mikesell wrote:
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>>> What tames my enthusiasm about bluetooth though is its maximum range is
>>> said to be 20'.  Gimme a wifi phone.
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>> That was the point of the base station with wireless handsets.  I've
>> seen those with 3 or 4 handsets for well under $100.  They are intended
>> to be used as house extensions while your cell phone is charging near
>> the base.  And at least some take a landline too.
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> Les,
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> I'm not understanding the role your cellular phone is playing here.

That's just what the base station with remote extensions are designed to use 
because they are common.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG7623B-Bluetooth-Cordless-3-Handset/dp/tech-data/B004N4MH14/ref=de_a_smtd

Maybe I misunderstood - I thought they could use the cell phone's connection for 
calls, and you could possibly replace that with a GV->asterisk-bluetooth path 
but maybe these go the other way and use the cell phones as extensions.

This description does sound like it uses the cell's in/outbound connection:
http://www.frys.com/product/5916034

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   Les Mikesell
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