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August 10, 2004
VOIP made easy...
While I was waiting for Cisco and Sipura to come out with the hardware to connect my traditional POTs phone to my computer (without tying me to a network), tiny startup PhoneConnector solved my problem with a nifty little $39.95 USB box that does just that with no frills. While the others worry about multiple lines and baking in voicemail, number portability and all sorts of other fancy features for the ISPs of the world, Phoneconnector does one thing simple, cheap and very well. You plug in a regular phone on one side and plug the other into your PC. You choose what network you are going to use (I chose Skype) and it works. When I pick up the phone, I get a dial tone. When I dial the number (if I have configured Skype to convert numbers into Skype IDs), skype dials the number. If I want to use the Skype interface on the computer I just mouse away and I hear the ring and pick up just like a regular phone call. Hey, call me at martintobias2 on Skype!
The only thing that is a bit weird is that the little white box has gotten VERY hot. Like too hot to hold. Don't think that is normal. They probably need a fan in there, but don't have enough power. Maybe more holes. I see some manual "upgrading" happening to the housing.
Posted by Martin at August 10, 2004 4:43 PM
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