Using a cellphone to "dial in" to a network, is it possible?

[oshelef]

Ok, so I can dial the number of dial up connection on my cell phone and get the noise associated with a modem.

Is there a way to use the cell phone in some sort of voice mode as a modem, or phone line?

I know i can do this by paying for data service for my cell phone, but I'd rather not, and I have extra nights/weekend minutes that I could use.


I realize it might be slow because of the quality of the connection, but slow is better than nothing.....

Any ideas?


Orie

 

[Abzstrak]

yea it can be done, but you'll probably be limited to 19.2k or worse speeds.... best I ever pulled of was 12000bps... I used an audiovox phone and there was an add-on to hookit up to a serial port (already had an internal modem). Speeds were ungodly slow though

 

[oshelef]

cool....any such attactments to a nokia 5165?


Thanks,

Orie

 

[oshelef]

Scratch that, I found the cables. It seems the real question is software. What software did you use?


Thanks,

Orie

 

[Abzstrak]

Only thing i used was the audiovox... dunno about the Nokia, when I hooked it up to the serial port win2k detected it as a new modem, then I plugged in the drivers and it then showed up as another modem on the laptop.... then I just dialed out as usual.

 

[Garion]

It's more common for your laptop's modem to be "cellular compatible". You'd typically get a data/modem cable for your Nokia, then plug it into your modem and use it to dial as normal. Abzstrak, if you were gettting 12K, you were very lucky - Most average cell connections are in the 2400-4800 range. Not terribly functional!

- G

 

[oshelef]

I see a couple usb to nokia or serial to nokia that say uses include sending/recieving faxes(which would be the same thing as a modem, although possibly slower) Would I just use the cable, and go for it, or would it be more complicated?


Thanks,

Orie