Normal headphones are TRS. Normal headsets are TRRS. Did you try with a TRRS connection?
On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 1:16 PM Kurt McCullum <kurt.mccul...@att.net> wrote: > I tried this exact setup more than six months ago and I could not get it > to work. Perhaps my novelty handset wasn't loud enough. My couplers work > with a land line phone just fine. > > It's really cool to see someone who actually got it working. I'd be > interested in knowing the make of the handset. But as John said, a direct > audio connection 'should' work better. But my cell phone wouldn't allow it > because a direct connection didn't provide the load that an earpiece and > mouthpiece provide so it assumed I had plugged in a set of headphones. It > was a frustrating test. I'm sure someone with more electronics skill that I > have could figure it out. > > All that being said. The end result is a 300 baud connection. That was one > of the driving reasons for putting the virtual modem mode into mComm for > Android. That way I could 'Dial' into any BBS through my phone using a > serial connection. The connection speed is 19200. Of course the screen > limits the useful speed to about 600 baud. > > Kurt > > > On Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:50 AM, Andrew Roach <ajroac...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I thought cell phones couldn't be used for BBS connections? > > If that works, I very much want to explore it more. > > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:36 AM John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> > wrote: > > Interesting. I would have given that a low probability of working. Well if > that works you'd think a direct connect cable would be even better. > > Opens up a whole new possibility for remote usage of Model Ts. > > Does anyone know what would be needed for a direct to headphone jack > connection? > > > -- John. > > > >
