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On Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Owen Pietrokowsky wrote:<br>
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<div><div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div id="yiv1364109978"><table id="yiv1364109978bodyDrftID" class="yiv1364109978" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td id="yiv1364109978drftMsgContent" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font size="3">I'm trying to connect my </font><font size="3">Motorola Tracfone (model C139) </font><font size="3">cell phone to a low-cost VOIP carrier. I'm also looking for a SIP client for my cell phone. Is there SIP software for a cellphone of this make/model?</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to go about this on your handset. As far as I can tell, it supports J2ME applications and there are J2ME SIP apps.</div><div><br></div><div><span id="goog_2047896687"></span><span id="goog_2047896688"></span><span id="goog_2047896689"></span><span id="goog_2047896690"></span>However, there's not a non-cellular way to haul the bits off of your phone (like WiFi or a tether), so you end up having to pay for data from a mobile operator anyway.</div><div><br></div><div><span id="goog_2047896691"></span><span id="goog_2047896692"></span><span id="goog_2047896693"></span><span id="goog_2047896694"></span>One (non-low cost) way of going about this might be to use a modified USRP Software Defined Radio (SDR) to connect your calls out to a VoIP provider, but you'll end up spending like $1500 USD on that solution. </div><blockquote type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px;margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;"><div><div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div id="yiv1364109978"><table id="yiv1364109978bodyDrftID" class="yiv1364109978" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td id="yiv1364109978drftMsgContent" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font size="3"><span id="goog_2047896683"></span><span id="goog_2047896684"></span>Is there anyone at NB who uses their cell phone in a similar way?</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div>I do, and have been very happy making SIP calls when I'm at home or work. I use a VoIP provider that lets you set your caller id, so I just set my mobile number on outbound calls, and let inbound calls route normally. </div><blockquote type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px;margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;"><div><div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div id="yiv1364109978"><table id="yiv1364109978bodyDrftID" class="yiv1364109978" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td id="yiv1364109978drftMsgContent" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font size="3"><span id="goog_2047896695"></span><span id="goog_2047896696"></span>That is with VOIP carrier, DID, Asterisk (on NB server) and SIP client. Thank you.</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Yes, there is some VoIP infrastructure at Noisebridge and I'm happy to explain it or show it to anyone interested.<span id="goog_2047896699"></span><span id="goog_2047896700"></span></div><div><span id="goog_2047896701"></span><span id="goog_2047896702"></span><br></div><div>Cheers,<span id="goog_2047896707"></span><span id="goog_2047896708"></span></div><div>jof</div>