I forgot to specify that I don't like a telephone so much like I had 20 years ago. I mean,I would like to see a VOIP phone with the form factor of a smartphone. Sorry if I haven't been very clear.
On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 1:57 PM Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > Quoting Mario Marietto (2023-06-02 10:27:29) > > > Does anyone know if on the market there is a phisycal phone (made with > > > hardware components) which allows to place calls and to send sms only > using > > > the VOIP technology ? Would be an interesting product to buy and try > in my > > > opinion. > > > > Yes, so-called "SIP hardphones" exist. Try a web search for those > > terms, or if you are lazy you can use this as a starting point: > > https://www.asteriskguru.com/tutorials/asterisk_hardphone.html > > > > An "hard" alternative is to use a so-called "SIP ATA" (Analogue Phone > > Adapter) to connect a classic old POTS (Plain Old Telephny Standard) > > phone with a SIP account. > > Having used and deployed both of these in significant numbers, I can > state that SIP ATAs should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. All > the functionality that people expect is in VOIP phones, and it's hard > to access anything other than simple calling with the adapters. > > Polycom 33[0,5] VOIP phones are well-built, easy to provision for use > with Asterisk, FreeSwitch and various VOIP companies, and relatively > cheap as used phones. > > -dsr- > -- Mario.
