Integrating a cell phone as a line in Magix 1

[dovcamp]

Is there anyway to setup a cell phone as an outgoing line (not forwarded)in magix?

 

[1043]

Please be more specific.

 

[dovcamp]

What I'm talking about is some sort of card or adapter that would let you use a cell phone in place of a POTS or digital line.

 

[1043]

You can use cordless but not cell.Unless there is a 3rd party device that will interface with an analog port.

 

[paul144]

I am afraid that I donot understand what you are trying to do.
Do you want to be able to pick up a system telephone and dial out on the cell?
Do you want to be able to pick up the cell and dial out on a system line?

 

[dovcamp]

Basically pick up a system telephone and dial out on the cell.

 

[paul144]

There are devices made for home use with cell telephones that will allow you to pick up a s/l phone and make and recieve calls on the cell. I would hazard a guess that, if something like this were wired before the system and into a line port, then, theoretically, anyone dialing out on that particular line would dial out on the cell. In the versions that I have seen, the cell phone must sit in the adapter base for this to function.
I have never heard of anyone doing this, or wanting to do this on a phone system, but I do not see why it would not function.

 

[dovcamp]

I don't know if they home user device would work because our magix system would need to be able to transfer calls to the line that the cell phone was on.

 

[paul144]

Maybe I am not understanding you but, in the scenario that I outlined, the device, with the cell phone in its base, would be hard-wired into the system as a "line port". The cell phone would act as a line into and out of the system.
A call coming into the cell phone would have its info sent into the system. A call placed on the line that the adapter is plugged into would dial out on the cell phone. The cell phone would have to remain in the base sitting next to the system.
Do you mean that you want to be able to transfer an incoming call off-premises to the cell phone out of the building somewhere?
Then that is something totally different from what you described....

 

[dovcamp]

No, I think what you are describing will work. Any model numbers?

Thanks,

Dov

 

[paul144]

They are specific to each model of cell phone. I would check any cell phone gadget web page. I have one for my old Nokia but never use it.

 

[dovcamp]

I found this one that will work with many models.

http://www.phonelabs.com/universal_cell_phone_docking_sta.htm

Thanks for your help!

 

[merlinman]

OK, I guess I haven't seen this post before, so here is how I do it.

I have an "OLDER" Nokia 6190 Phone (and my 51xx Nokia can do this as well).

I use a device called a CELL SOCKET that will create a T&R Interface that I connect to LINE 3 on my Magix.

WORKS LIKE A SCHARM !!!

I have recently seen documentation on a simular device for a MOTOROLA phone as well.

Certainly a Google or an eBay will find these items.

One thing to consider, (at least with my NOKIA) is it WILL NOT DO FAX OR DATA, (darn it !).

 

[aussie88]

I think the reason that it will not do fax or data is because of the fuzzy, unavoidable, bad quality of a cell phone.

 

[jgideon]

You can only do fax via cellular if you have a data cable between your PC and your phone (serial or USB) that users the cell phone as the fax device--a regular fax modem through one of these converters will not work.

I happen to have a Vox2 that will work with a Motorola StarTac and some other models--it worked very well. The universal docking station above would work.

You'll also have problems sending touch-tones over that kind of link--when you're using the actual cellular handset, the tones are created by the MTSO, not the handset. When you're using it as an 'adapter' and try to have your Magix send the digits, they will be as 'audio' accross the cell link, and won't work as well. I had about 50% success with aa and vmail retrieval.

 

[merlinman]

As I have stated before, if only someone could come up with a way that I could do SPM from the front seat of my car with my cell phone, I would be so happy!

 

[jgideon]

What brand of cell phone? If it can work as a data modem (very common on CDMA networks), then it should work. I haven't actually tried it myself--I could next weekend when i get more 'free' minutes ;-)

 

[merlinman]

I have used a Motorola V60 and my Nokia 6190.

The Nokia does not even conntect.

The Motorola connects, but apearently can not step down slow enough to talk to the SPM Modem in the Legend/Magix.

 

[jgideon]

I'll try to remember to bring my serial cable in tomorrow and give it a try.

 

[Pepperz]

Seems to me that some sort (slow) FAX and Data is available on a cell phone setup like what is being said, only if the cell phone is GSM. That's what the cell service providers are saying. A lot of security companies are using cells as their dialout connection in case of intrusion. (Can't cut the wires before breaking in)

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