[Liverpool] Suggestion for meeting in January

[Dan Lynch]

It sounds like a very interesting idea to me. I'd be happy to bring along
as many Bluetooth mobiles as I can to help with testing. Let's see what
everyone else thinks. I just hope this doesn't lead to the creation of a
LivLUG call centre...

   - Press 1 for up to date meeting times and locations
   - Press 2 for a lecture on software licensing
   - Press 3 to tune into a live argument between Vi and Emacs users

.....or hold the line to speak to one of our operators.

I say this onlybecause I don't want to man the phone line though. If
someone else wants to do it then great :D

Dan


On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Sebastian Arcus <shop at open-t.co.uk> wrote:

> **
> Hello list,
>
> As the meeting in December is already arranged, I have an idea for the
> meeting in January (for those who haven't fully succumbed by then after a
> rigorous diet of Christmas Pudding, mince pies, radioactive antelope
> sausages  and other Christmas paraphernalia). Note to self - something is
> off with that list, needs double-checking.
>
> I am using chan_mobile with Asterisk to connect a mobile phone over
> bluetooth and route the incoming calls from the mobile into my Asterisk
> box. Chan_mobile doesn't seem to be receiving a lot of love these days, so
> a useful thing to do might be to update the page at:
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/chan_mobile with test results for as
> many mobile models we can get our hands on. This page is referenced from
> many forum and blog posts when it comes to handset compatibility - so it
> would be really good if it would include more models.
>
> I've so far tested all the mobiles I have around the house (that have
> Bluetooth) and added the results in. I was thinking that if people on the
> LUG could rummage through the crannies and nooks of their dwellings and
> offices, and gather as many Bluetooth enabled mobiles they could find - we
> could use the session in January to test them and upload the results to the
> page.
>
> What you need to do:
> 1. Find, beg, borrow or, err, borrow as many different bluetooth enabled
> mobiles of any sort you can. We mainly need mobiles that either don't show
> on the wiki page above, or the ones which show with a question mark and can
> do with more testing. Even older models are important - as this application
> involves a phone sitting next to an Asterisk box and can be plugged into
> its charger permanently (old batteries are not a problem). So if a model
> proves to be particularly suitable - people will go on Ebay and source
> older models or re-use stuff lying around doing nothing.
>
> 2. Bring the mobile with you - including a charger in case it is an older
> mobile which doesn't hold charge very well.
>
> I could bring an Asterisk box (cleverly disguised as a netbook - nobody
> will suspect it!) and one or two bluetooth dongles. Then, for each mobile
> model present:
>
> 1. Connect to Linux bluetooth subsystem on the Asterisk "server".
> 2. Configure Asterisk chan_mobile for the phone.
> 3. Attempt test incoming call.
> 4. Optional - if we can source some suitable sim-cards with minutes -
> attempt outgoing call.
> 5. Test in Asterisk for SMS compatibility.
> 6. Upload results to the wiki page.
>
> Even if we only manage 5-10 models - it would still be a great
> contribution to a valuable community resource. As the list doesn't seem to
> include any Android models, it would be an opportunity for our resident
> Android fans to get involved as well :-)
>
> If anybody is interested in bringing their own Asterisk box along - all
> the better - it will increase the number of mobiles we can test in the
> allocated time.
>
> Is there any interest in this?
>
> Alternatively, do people here think this might be suitable for a different
> setup/place/group/time then our regular monthly meeting?
>
> Sebastian
>
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