[Noisebridge-discuss] Seeking advice on connecting Motorola Tracfone to VOIP carrier

[Jonathan Lassoff]

 On Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Owen Pietrokowsky wrote:

> I'm trying to connect my Motorola Tracfone (model C139) 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?
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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.


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.


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. 

> Is there anyone at NB who uses their cell phone in a similar way?
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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. 

> That is with VOIP carrier, DID, Asterisk (on NB server) and SIP client. Thank you.
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Yes, there is some VoIP infrastructure at Noisebridge and I'm happy to explain it or show it to anyone interested.


Cheers,
jof
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