VOIP on Hudl(1)

[HudlPete]

VOIP on Hudl, is it possible?
BTW, I do not mean Skype.

My phone at home is the pits. 3rd dead line this year.
I do have internet by wireless.

I need what is called, I think, a SIP Trunk to get VOIP facility but can I use my Hudl for it?

Yes, I saw other VOIP forum topics but two are four years old and the other two got no replies.

 

[El Presidente]

What is it you're looking to do? Divert voice calls on your land line to your hudl?

 

[HudlPete]

Hmmm. Hadn't thought of it that way. It's a possibility.

However, what I had thought possible is to dispose of landline altogether and use my landline number on VOIP.
I have discussed with my landline provider and they seem to think that method will work?
Apparently whoever provides the SIP Trunk can use my existing number?

 

[El Presidente]

My experience is very limited, but SIP Droid might do what you need it to: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sipdroid.sipua

https://code.google.com/p/sipdroid/wiki/FAQ

Like I say, my experience is limited (in that all I've generally done is point people in the right direction), but have a read of that and see if it fits your bill. I can ask others for help if you need it.

 

[HudlPete]

Thanks. I had a quick look at Sipdroid. 4/5 score - pretty good.
But. One reviewer scorned it as not having a lot of codecs.
Haven't found out why VOIP comms need codecs. This suggests different formats of audio & video?