Bluetooth headset is very convenience. I can listen to music from
computer and answer my cell phone all with handfree. I am thinking to
setup an environment so I can use it to call/receive analog phone
calls from my computer.

This is what I want to achieve:
Connect analog phone to the modem in my computer. Then config the
modem with sound card so it could be used to call/answer phone calls
using heatset or mic/speakers. Change the call/answer device from
sound card to bluetooth.

Is this something achievable?

handydiy@hotmail.com (eric) wrote in message news:<9b633341.0406101258.46c6358d@posting.google. com>...

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I think so. I have been thinking along these lines myself for a couple
of days.

You will need a genuine speakerphone modem, i.e. one with jacks for
mic and speakers. Connect line out of sound card to mic of modem.
Connect speaker jack from modem to line in of sound card. Obtain a
bluetooth dongle for the PC that can act as a voice gateway to
headsets (not all can do this), see this link:

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=903

Google for posts on other relevant factors (using Advanced Groups
Search) by authors Arild Hansen, David Bevins; and for subjects:
vgetty "voice modem"; "vls#6" (don't ignore this one).

My initial impressions are that PCs are somewhat flakey to be using
for this sort of real-time application where you want to avoid poor
sound quality and you don't want to miss calls etc.

Sorry for terse response!

Well, so far I am able to use BT headset for internet phone call.
However, I still unable to route the sound from Modem to BT. I have
connect the line out of sound card to mic of modem and connect speaker
jack from modem to line in of sound card, but there's no sound from BT
headset. Can the problem caused by the Modem card? I have a Intel
536EP V.92 Modem with mic and speak jack on the back.


janderson@volcanomail.com (James Anderson) wrote in message news:<f493534.0406111316.5a3129a2@posting.google.c om>...

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handydiy@hotmail.com (eric) wrote in message news:<9b633341.0406140622.16b86197@posting.google. com>...
A couple of things spring to mind:

1. You need to tell the modem that it should be using the mic and
speakers for sound in and out. To quote a post from Arild Hansen in
the referenced thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...%2523vls%253D6

2. You need to make sure that the volume levels are appropriate by
adjusting the microphone gain and speaker volume on the modem (using
IS-101 voice modem commands, which you can find everywhere on the net)
and also adjusting your sound card settings.

HTH