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Anything that doesn't look like a wall-mounted phone will never go over with the groups that really need it. Especially seniors. IMO what's needed is a produc
by joezydeco 9y ago
Anything that doesn't look like a wall-mounted phone will never go over with the groups that really need it. Especially seniors.
IMO what's needed is a product with a simple cellular voice modem that plugs into the telco interface box and simulates the legacy landline service.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoThe solution you've suggested exists. http://www.portech-us.com/ http://www.portech-us.com/ It's called a cellular analog gateway.
- joezydeco 9y agoIt's got to be a bit more consumer-friendly than this (and retrofittable into existing house wiring including power supply), but yeah this is what I was talking about.
- toomuchtodo 9y ago> It's got to be a bit more consumer-friendly than this If the demand is there, I encourage you to build such a solution! The BOM should only be ~$30-40, maybe a bit more. > and retrofittable into existing house wiring including power supply This is simple. You simply disconnect the wiring on the outside of the house where the ILEC terminates their on-prem wiring, and plug this device in to the house wiring (this is usually how cable providers and other non-ILECS do it when they put equipment on prem to provide phone services over fiber or coax). You then battery back it with a lead acid cell.
- joezydeco 9y agoBelieve me, I've thought about it. There's a lot more to do than just designing the device. There's service components to the whole system as well (porting numbers, signing people up, subscriptions, E911 services, etc). >You then battery back it with a lead acid cell. Well you also need to pump it up to 90VAC for ringing. Again, more details but they are important ones.