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Hello everyone!
Someone told me that there is a device that you insert a cell phone sim card, then on this device it has a regular analog phone jack so I can plug in a regular analog phone, and it receives the dial tone and line from the cell phone sim card in this magical device. Does anyone know the name of this device , and yes I am interested in buying one to try it out, just in case somebody here sells this.
Thanks!
Clueless about telephony, so thanks in advance!
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fixed cellular terminal. A brand name is/was Premicell.
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It doesn't use just the SIM card, but I use an XLink Bluetooth Gateway to use my cell phone as a CO line on my Panasonic & Nortel systems at home. Purchased "refurbished" from eBay for approximately $35. Works great and I've been very pleased with it. "Cobra" also makes a similar device.
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Yeah. Any of the devices I have heard of use your cell phone and provide a phone jack. Easiest way is with Bluetooth. I can't see what a sim card would do, many phones don't even use them anymore.
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The generic term for the device you need is "cell phone dock" Here is the one I sell to my customers: C L I C K
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I think he wants to get analog dialtone from a SIM card
Well, that's not really accurate for either of those devices. They are actually a fixed cell receiver/transmitter that provides a POTS interface. The SIM card is there to provide an identity.
Thing is I got the impression that the OP is looking to pull the SIM card out of his cell phone and stick it into something that will give him dial tone.
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Seems a lot easier to leave the SIM card where it is, and stick the cell phone into the docking device. But who am I to tell someone else where to stick it?
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I agree. At most get another cell account and cheap phone just for that. For what the OP wants I can't see any difference between that and one of those devices.
-Hal
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