Well alternatively you can look up straight forward gsm voip gateway. Like CT-375
Sam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Graves Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:27 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] How to hookup to cell phone for outbound calls? On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:14:07 +0000, Ed W wrote: >Sam Tam wrote: >> Well I think you need a GSM Gateway >> You can find some info on cyber-telecom.net >> For a cheap option you can try a CT-G1000 or CT-G2000 and then plug it in a >> X100P or something similar then it would be very economical. >> > >Yep, this is the kind of thing I am after, except my hardware PBX has >limited connectivity and ideally I want a USB or ethernet hookup to the >box..? > >The scenario is basically a small commercial PBX (small form factor) >which can be supplied with IP phones and will talk out via a cell phone >channel (or via a satellite phone if that's the only option available, >but this is out of scope of this question). So basically I want to >figure out some options to hookup a GSM cellphone channel to a small >form factor asterisk PBX which has limited expansion options (ethernet, >USB and mini-PCI - although prefer to use the later for a wifi card...) > >I only need a single channel of GSM right now (and a single SIM) > >Any thoughts? Remember this needs to be production quality and priced >sensible for a commodity market > >Thanks for pointers to hardware Then use a Sipura SPA-3000 instead of the X100 card. It's a freestanding FXO/FXS <> SIP interface. Well proven. Not overly expensive. Hardware based SIP<>GSM gateways seem to start at around $250 US. See www.voip-info.org for a list. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves<at>mstvp.com blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves fwd 54245 _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users