Telephone to soundcard

Hi,

I want to connect a standard cordless phone unit to my soundcard to use with
voipcheap type programs. Is there an easy way of connecting a phone to my
soundcard - I've seen weird schematics on the web for adaptors but don't
have the means to assemble one.

Regards

Snobby

Snoggy <Snogz@twotonecops.org> wrote:
[...]
> I want to connect a standard cordless phone unit to my soundcard to
> use with voipcheap type programs. Is there an easy way of connecting
> a phone to my soundcard - I've seen weird schematics on the web for
> adaptors but don't have the means to assemble one.

Why not use a proper ATA instead of the arse-about-face method you
propose?

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<abuse@dopiaza.cabal.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Snoggy <Snogz@twotonecops.org> wrote:
> [...]
>> I want to connect a standard cordless phone unit to my soundcard to
>> use with voipcheap type programs. Is there an easy way of connecting
>> a phone to my soundcard - I've seen weird schematics on the web for
>> adaptors but don't have the means to assemble one.
>
> Why not use a proper ATA instead of the arse-about-face method you
> propose?

I thought VoIPCheap used IAX?
I didn't think ATA's usually supoorted this?

Sparks...

Sparks <this@is.invalid> wrote:
> <abuse@dopiaza.cabal.org.uk> wrote:
[...]
>> Why not use a proper ATA instead of the arse-about-face method you
>> propose?
> I thought VoIPCheap used IAX?
> I didn't think ATA's usually supoorted this?

This one does:

http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu...&product=S101I

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>>
>> Why not use a proper ATA instead of the arse-about-face method you
>> propose?
>
> I thought VoIPCheap used IAX?
> I didn't think ATA's usually supoorted this?
>
This software is not SIP based - its more like yahoo/msn chat - I'm looking
more for a portable headset solution but was wondering if anyone has ever
successfully hooked up a cordless phone to a soundcard - I know it is
possible but the schematics on the net are in ASCII and look like they are
from the 1970's.

Snobby

Snoggy wrote:

>>>
>>> Why not use a proper ATA instead of the arse-about-face method you
>>> propose?
>>
>> I thought VoIPCheap used IAX?
>> I didn't think ATA's usually supoorted this?
>>
> This software is not SIP based - its more like yahoo/msn chat - I'm
> looking more for a portable headset solution but was wondering if anyone
> has ever successfully hooked up a cordless phone to a soundcard - I know
> it is possible but the schematics on the net are in ASCII and look like
> they are from the 1970's.
>
> Snobby

Voipbuster.co.uk, voipfone.co.uk - they have free software for
microphone+headphone.
Also there are cordless WiFI phones with VoIP functions
so you can cut out the PC and still be cordless.

"Snoggy" <Snogz@twotonecops.org> wrote in message
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> I want to connect a standard cordless phone unit to my soundcard to use
with
> voipcheap type programs. Is there an easy way of connecting a phone to my
> soundcard - I've seen weird schematics on the web for adaptors but don't
> have the means to assemble one.

I think this - http://www.bitcall.com/english/voip-box.asp - allows you to
use an analogue phone as an audio device and the keypad as a HID.