USB tethering with SIP VOIP?

[noeyephone]

I can't connect to a SIP VOIP account when my laptop is USB tethered to my Moto phone, but VOIP works when using the same phone's wifi hotspot.

I prefer USB mainly because the phone charges while tethered. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[ocnbrze]

what phone do you have? most usb phone ports are not designed for audio.....data yes....charging yes.... but not audio.

 

[AugieTN]

Kind of confused here. Is your phone providing the internet hotspot?

Can you change the settings of your phone USB port to charging only?

 

[noeyephone]

what phone do you have? most usb phone ports are not designed for audio.....data yes....charging yes.... but not audio.

It's a moto G power

 

[noeyephone]

Kind of confused here. Is your phone providing the internet hotspot?

Can you change the settings of your phone USB port to charging only?

Yes when the phone provides the hotspot, my laptop can connect to my VOIP account. When that same phone is connected via USB tether for internet to the laptop, I then can't login to VOIP on the laptop

 

[noeyephone]

Kind of confused here. Is your phone providing the internet hotspot?

Can you change the settings of your phone USB port to charging only?

Oh you mean charge the phone with the USB set to charge only, and then use its wifi hotspot to connect? That's a good workaround, but I was hoping to get the USB tether method working for it's (arguably) better security

 

[Milo Williamson]

Oh you mean charge the phone with the USB set to charge only, and then use its wifi hotspot to connect? That's a good workaround, but I was hoping to get the USB tether method working for it's (arguably) better security

Depends if you are in a house without like a hotel then yea, or if you really put in some effort of being at home for a wifi hotspot.