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RE: Idea for project


  • Subject: RE: Idea for project
  • From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
  • Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:47:00 +0000

Alex,

DECT phones would give you the same end result (i.e. internal calls between
handsets).

Not nearly as much fun as rolling your own though :-)

Cheers,

Tim H.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Monaghan

I've been thinking about this idea for a while, but am simply running out
of
time with all my other commitments, so let's see what you guys think.

The SWMBO wanted an intercom between garage, study, her office, &
kitchen,
at a similar time someone posted a link to a VOIP system. This got me
thinking...

What about a xAP device with LCD, keypad, mic & speaker that could
communicate with a soft phone on a PC, using Cat5 you could get power,
RX/TX
and mic / speaker, plug these into the soundcard & serial port and
hack the
soft phone to accept an xAP input for dialling and an xAP output for caller
display / ring etc....
Pop in a couple of sound cards and run several soft phones and a PSTN
bridge
on your existing HA PC (as it's on 24*7) and you've got your own local PABX
with access to VOIP & PSTN.

Am I barking mad or could something like this actually work ?


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