[clug-talk] Integrating phones...

[Nick Wiltshire]

Hi all,

I am not sure which way to go on this. I bought a cell phone (Nokia N95) which 
is capable of VoIP over 802.11b. I set up Asterisk with a Digium card and 
it's working fairly well minus a few minor problems. Basically I can make 
local calls from my cell phone via WiFi and not pay air time.

I have a few issues with the phone, namely that there are no wired headsets 
available that I like, and bluetooth doesn't get along well with WiFi. Then 
there's the fact that my cell phone battery dies very very quickly, possibly 
because WiFi and BT are fighting(?)

So, I'm thinking about going for a hardware SIP phone or possibly a bluetooth 
adapter on my PC and a soft-phone. If I do the latter I need to know some 
good Linux compatible BT adapters and what soft phones people like and why.

If anyone with more experience can offer any insight, I'm all ears.

Thanks,
Nick