I just picked one up last week, and I'm having issues with it. I've managed to get it to register with my Asterisk box, but I don't get any sound (in either direction). There's no NAT in between the phone and the asterisk server. I've tried using various codecs with it (it seems to support ulaw, alaw, and ilbc). I'm going to keep trying...
Also, another thing I'm kind of disappointed with is the lack ability to move seamlessly between Wifi and EDGE (I don't mean while on the phone, I mean just in general). Every app seems to be prompting me which connection I want to use, it doesnt connect to APs automatically (at least not that I can determine). It supports the grouping of connections, in which you can prioritize wifi access points over edge/gprs ones. The problem is, not all applications support these groups. Also, there's no way I've found to use VOIP if available, and then revert to GSM. You can set a default call type, but if the default isnt available, it doesnt revert to the other. Don't get me wrong, I've still happy with the phone, I moved from a Blackberry 7100r, and while the email doesnt come anywhere close to rivalling the Blackberry experience (that little magnet that RIM puts in the holster can't be matched), it's still pretty good. I'm also loving that it's a far less restrictive platform than the Blackberry, ie all the bluetooth profiles are opened up, there's more software available for it (including a mini version of apache and python). I'm hopeful that at some point down the road, Nokia will come out with a firmware upgrade for this thing that ties everything together, and gives me the seamless access point/phone switching I'm looking for. Maybe it's a bit foolhardy, but I choose to remain optimistic... On 8/26/06, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rzepa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 26, 2006 12:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] Nokia E61 > > Greetings, > > I've been looking at the Nokia E61, has anyone used it for > Voip? If I get the unlocked version, will it work on the > Rogers network if I add my sim card to it? Just set one up last week. No big problems; lots of info on Google on how folks have set them up with asterisk. Not sure about the details of running on the rogers network, but my friend (who owns the unit) didn't have any complaints. Jim -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
