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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: UserZ on December 12, 2007, 11:45:26 PM
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Hey gang! New to the boards, I have searched on this but there is nothing.
I am trying to find a phone controller that can answer a cell phone, or at lease accept DTMF tones from a cell phone that has auto answer.
I have an X10 system set up in an aircraft hangar and would like to turn on electric heaters and equipment. There is no phone line or internet in the hangar.
What I would like to do is leave a cheap cell phone there with basic service, wire a headset cable (handsfree wired) hard wired with modular plug on the one end (after cutting the headset off).
I would plug the headset cable from cell phone to say a TR16A or TR551, and program the cell phone to auto answer. I would call the cell phone, it would answer, and therefore send signals throgh the headset cable to the TR16A allowing me controll......
Has anyone ever done this with a cell phone plugged into a Phone Controller????
Thanks a million, I hope I can help out, and get some help too :-)
Z
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What I would like to do is leave a cheap cell phone there with basic service, wire a headset cable (handsfree wired) hard wired with modular plug on the one end (after cutting the headset off).
I would plug the headset cable from cell phone to say a TR16A or TR551, and program the cell phone to auto answer. I would call the cell phone, it would answer, and therefore send signals throgh the headset cable to the TR16A allowing me controll......
I don't think this would work without additional equipment. The two "TRs" are designed to respond to ringing signals on a regular (POTS) line so you need anyone of the several cell phone to POTS adapters that are available to connect your cell phone to your regular phones. In this case you wouldn't program the cell phone to answer the call but would let the "TR" do it. The rest of this looks doable to me at first glance.
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Hey OldTimer,
Thanks! I will do a little more research and try your setup. Hopefully things go well !!! I'll report back here with findings
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Thanks! I will do a little more research and try your setup. Hopefully things go well !!! I'll report back here with findings
Here's the address of one company that makes a universal Cell phone/POTS adapter. http://www.phonelabs.com/
You can download an installation manual from their site which should give you all the information you need to make a decision.
If you buy the unit make sure you get it from a company that gives you a 30 day money back guarantee if it doesn't work in your application even though the device itself is working properly.
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I am researching Phone(cell/pots) and AC only solution and come across this posting.
First, get this cell, $29.99 + Sales Tax(if any), + Free Shipping + Free Head set + Free 10 minutes call time + Free $30.00 refill bonus.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Detail.aspx?class=prepaid&device=16e03278-c4ec-4193-a7f8-ac59788a12de
Second, get this clapper, $18.99
http://www.amazon.com/Clapper-Sound-Activated-Switch-Each/dp/B0000CGKLR
Get a speaker and/or mic and plug it in the cell.
Configure cell to auto answer in silent mode.
Now call your cell and yell "clap" or just clap your hand and test this setup.
This should also work on hot tub requests.
I would recommend to hardwire a radio(not too loud) too.
So you can hear the on/off switch.
Now, I'll try to find out the cheapest way to make DTMF work in the Cell phone mode.
Thanks! I will do a little more research and try your setup. Hopefully things go well !!! I'll report back here with findings
Here's the address of one company that makes a universal Cell phone/POTS adapter. http://www.phonelabs.com/
You can download an installation manual from their site which should give you all the information you need to make a decision.
If you buy the unit make sure you get it from a company that gives you a 30 day money back guarantee if it doesn't work in your application even though the device itself is working properly.