[TriLUG] Re: Phone to use with PC

[Aaron S. Joyner]

Scott G. Hall wrote:

> Thats it!!  Thats exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.
>
>   "wxDialer is a simple and easy to use dialer program, roughly based
>    on the win9x program 'dialer.exe' - all it does is allow you to
>    make and receive calls on your modem. A microphone is required,
>    and it is suggested that you also have headphones instead of using
>    your speakers to prevent any nasty feedback."
>
> I'll check it out this weekend.  If anyone sees any other program around
> I can use to compare, don't hesitate to post it too.
>
Fair warning: this is likely not what you want.

On a hunch, I took a look at the code and wxDialer appears to assume 
that you have a voice modem which has it's own external speaker and mike 
jacks, or a built-in speakerphone (as often found on external modems).  
If that's what you're looking for, awesome, but I don't think it's what 
you described in your previous email.  This program does not posses the 
smarts to do the voice coding / decoding work that I mentioned in my 
previous email.  It is precisely like the "Dialer" program for Windows 
in that respect, which is all well and good if you want to use dialer 
and then pick up the phone (as it's name suggests, it's just a 
"dialer"), or if your modem posses some way (other than through 
all-digital channels) to provide you audio in and out.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news repeatedly in this thread,
Aaron S. Joyner