ossphone - Open Sound System phone call program.
ossphone [ -d devname ] [ -s rate ] [ -t duration ] [ -l duration ]
mdmin-dev mdmout-dev [phone-number]
ossphone connects your modem device to your audio device, allowing you to
make phone calls using your computer. If a phone number is provided,
ossphone will dial it using tone dialing (DTMF).
This utility only works in limited number of Laptops that have si3055 and
compatible HDaudio modem chips.
- -d<devname>
- Select <devname> as the audio device (eg
-d/dev/dsp2).
- -s<rate>
- Select the audio sampling rate (eg -s9600).
- -t<duration>
- Select <duration> as the DTMF digit duration in
seconds (eg -t0.1).
- -l<duration>
- Select <duration> as the DTMF silence (between digits)
duration in seconds (eg -t0.05).
Sending a SIGINT (Ctrl-C in most terminals) will make ossphone end the
current phone call by setting the modem device on-hook.