Build Your Own Chat-Cord

Mr. Blond writes "Here is a description of how to build your own chat-cord for only 7 euro. This is a solder free version of the hack shown in this earlier Slashdot article. Now you can use any plain old phone to make calls over the internet, using Skype MSN-audio or any other VoIP software. Even the software from chatcord works fine with it, to make and accept calls using the buttons of your phone."

Comments

Ummm

[white1827]

The real chat-cord only costs $24.95 USD. This solution would cost $8.33USD by using raw Euro to USD conversion. For this little savings, I would just buy the chat cord and get the included software that works for windows and mac.

Re:Why not just use a modem?

[tmasssey]

A modem is not designed to interface with the phone side of the connection. It only interfaces with the line side. This hack basically allows you to use the handset of your phone as a mic input and speaker output. A modem isn't going to help you here.

Now, if you have a very fancy modem that does full-duplex voice (most only do half-duplex voice), you could use the modem instead of the sound card. But that doesn't save us very much: most people already have a sound card...