[kwlug disc.] "chat-cord"??? Plug your phone into your computer?

[Unsolicited]

Not quite the same thing.

This is closer to a USB phone, except ... you can plug your own phone in.

Such as a multi-handset cordless phone.

Eliminating the need for an ATA.

Not saying there aren't advantages to dedicated hardware, just that
this ($20?) is a lower entry level to the functionality.

e.g. Probably a great Xmas gift. Particularly if the giftee has an old
clunker phone lying around.

Bob Jonkman wrote, On 6/27/2007 10:48 PM:
> I haven't used them, but they've been around for a dog's age:  I first heard of  
> http://www.handsetdistributor.com/  back in 2001...
> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> This is what Unsolicited <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> said
> about "[kwlug disc.] "chat-cord"??? Plug y" on 27 Jun 2007 at 21:27
> 
>> Anyone played with one of these doohickeys, or something like?
>>
>> Plug your phone in, make your soft phone into a 'hard' phone.
>>
>> http://www.chat-cord.com
>>
>> http://www.pcphonelink.com/cgi-bin/plexcart/plexcart.pl?section=catalog&page=show_item&itemid=13