[TriLUG] Re: Phone using computer

[William Sutton]

Oh, sorry I can't help then.

William

On Thu, 5 May 2005, Scott G. Hall wrote:

> On 04 May 2005 15:46 EDT, Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Yep, there are literally hundreds of softphones that work with Linux.
> > I've used kphone successfully, but any one of the hundreds that speak
> > SIP will work for you once you have a SIP account with some provider.
> > 
> > Here's the VoIP wiki site on softphones:
> >   http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Phones#id311475
> 
> I do *not* want an account with anyone, nor am I looking at VOIP.  I want
> to utilize the existing hardware in my existing computer, using the modem
> to connect to a standard POTS line, and my walkman headphones and computer
> mic for the headset.  This is what I have now under Win98.
> 
> Think of what I am looking for as a sort of digital telephone hybrid with
> call logging capability.
> 
> --
> Scott G. Hall
> Raleigh, NC, USA
> ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net
>