Using a Zaurus as Cell Phone

[guylhem]

Just a quick post to let you know I have a text-mode version the dialer ready for tests. I've been using it for the last week without any problem. I'd be interested in beta testers... a GUI is coming soon.

[zipmaster]

polito or anyone esle that may have got that card. ive been wondering if it  is able to make voice calls as well as do data

[ludovicus]

i'll test your text version dialer.  would you please post your site or a link to your ipk, thanks
i'm going to be using the audiovox 8000 cf, as soon as it arrives.
lu

[polito]

Well I can officially report that my Pretec CompactGPRS CF card is able to place voice calls. I knew it would under windows with the included software, but hadn't tried it with the Zaurus.

I was able to use kermit to connect and send a simple:

atdt1231234567;

command and have it dial the number. YES, that IS a semi-colon. Without it the GPRS card will try to make a data call. I was able to call my office line with the Zaurus and leave messages.

The only problem I ran into and was unable to figure out how I could get it to work, was trying to send DTMF tones in order to make button selections (ie, Push 1 in order to hear your message, Push 2 to append, Push 3 to blah blah blah) so I couldn't actually do anything but make a call. So this (so far) wouldn't work if you were trying to navigate menus where you have to push numbers in order to advance. Does anyone know how this would be done?

Unfortunately (and I don't know if there's some special way to do this that I don't know about) you have to use the included headset in order to hear the telephone calls. You can't expect the speaker and microphone on the Zaurus to work as a cellphone would.

To hang up after the call you just issue the standard

ATH0

interesting interesting interesting....  

[deniscallies]

Hello guylhem
i am ready to test your dialler  

please send it to mail@deniscallies.de

hopefully waiting to try it under PDAXom RC 5

bye Denis

[guylhem]

Ok guys, I'm cleaning up a version and will upload it soon on externe.net/zaurus/gsm

Don't hold your breath, it's just simple program that:
 - rings + show caller id when you are called
 - lets you dial number (type them, press enter)

To hang up, you must use the button on the earplug that comes with the audiovox [only because there's no gui yet ]. OTOH it should work on both opie/qtopia and pdaxrom

The GUI has been started - it will be available soon fo both roms.

the dialer is a first app of a commercial GPL suite of zaurus tools we're trying to set up. Basically useres will pay a small fee for the binary (say $35) and get the GPL sourcecode along with it. That'll sustain the devel costs for other apps we'd like to code (sms, wap/imode browser etc) while also letting anyone hack the application, offer features etc.

I hope the Z community won't distribute the binary - nothing will prevent anyone from doing that, since the source will be GPL. Yet that would seriously damage the likelyhood of a full suite of phone applications if we can't recoup devel costs.

[ev1l]

I hope the Z community won't distribute the binary - nothing will prevent anyone from doing that, since the source will be GPL. Yet that would seriously damage the likelyhood of a full suite of phone applications if we can't recoup devel costs.

Distributing the source and selling the bins might be a more popular idea; pay software never seems to fare well on the Z.
In any case, it's goodto hear *somone* is working on phone software, since Trolltech doesn't seem to include a phone dialling/control utility to Qt/embedded.
TBH, I wouldn't pay for what essentially is a AT-gui, but I would for a decent piece of telephony software. I'd love to put a $ bounty on KDEPIM/PI integration, for example, but I don't know how zautrix and Co would feel about cooperating with pay-sofware. I guess you'd have to ask them

[guylhem]

the idea behind pay for binary GPL is to have some friends working with me. I don't know c++/qtopia well enough to do a gui. I want to do GPL software. They are motivated by $. So everyone wins: GPL software, gui, $.

regarding the telephony app, it may not be integrated with kdepim because I best like standard sharp apps, but someday who know? (or if 20 users ask for that :-)

anyway it will be integrateed in the standard addressbook, and I'll try to add some voip roaming feature. (eg when you are on wifi, automatically use voip)

[guylhem]

BTW do you pretec guys access the modem in 115200 like on the audiovox ?

[deniscallies]

Can´t wait to test your Software...
I´ve not been able to manage my audiovox through minicom  

so my hope hangs on you!

bye Denis

[polito]

As far as how I've accessed the Pretec CompactGPRS, it just depends on what I set the serial line to via kermit. The card isn't picky about what speed I set.

[zipmaster]

hey guylhem will your software work with the pretec card or is it only goin to support the Audiovox one?

[guylhem]

From a coder view, it's just a glorified minicom. If you card doesn't work with minicom, odds are it won't work with the dialer either.

The next version will include multiplexing support - that may help with some cards such as the compaq cradle for ipaq, but that's all

Hey I'll do my best to have it online tonite so you guys can test it.

roadmap:
 - text mode version to see whether it work with most cards
 - gui for qtopia
 - multiplexer support to help with some cards and make it possible to use the audiovox for gsm voice + data at the same time
 - gui for X

[devster]

This has been quiet for a while... any progress on this, guylhem?

cheers

[guylhem]

Nope. Lot of work lately. Will try to start again ASAP.