[ILUG] Linux compatible mobile phone

[Martin List-Petersen]

On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 13:58, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> On Friday 03 December 2004 03:49, Philip Creevy wrote:
> 
> > If 2 people have cordless landline phones and sent sms text
> > to each other are they not receiving sms text via the landline or
> > is this not turned on in Ireland yet.
> 
> Eircom's cordless phone (actually Siemens)
> allows text messages.
> Do these actually go through an SMS centre
> if the destination is another landline phone?

It does still require a SMS centre and this SMS centre has to be
accessible from landlanes, which I don't know, if that is supported in
Ireland. Even if they opened up for that, they probably would charge you
the regular sms rates.

> > This site is showing a box that would do the job but is in UK
> > and is usb only. No sign of linux drivers.
> > http://www.unmediated.org/archives/2004/09/sms_landline_bo.php
> 
> I didn't understand this.
> How does the computer connect to the cordless phone?

Worst case with this:
http://communications.siemens.com/cds/frontdoor/0,2241,hq_en_0_69566_rArNrNrNrN_variation%253A-5_pageType%253AFeatures_imagePos%253A0,00.html

However, no Linux drivers available. 

And don't get fooled, this is just a data adaptor for a DECT
basestation. You can't simulate a basestation with this. A friend of
mine bought one of these, because a company in Germany advertised them
as DECT basestation replacement, which would let you use your DECT
handset with you notebook for VoIP. Unfortunatly that only works if you
also have a working basestation, which is very unlikely, that you drag
around with you.

Slán leat,
Martin List-Petersen
Dublin, Eire 
(contact info on --> http://www.marlow.dk/)