Dialing to a phone from java

[Srinivasa Raghavan]

Hi all,
Is it possible to dial a telephone number through a java code, something like VOIP.

[Stan James]

See what you can find on the comm package. Here is an article that might get you started.

[Srinivasa Raghavan]

Hi James,
Thanks for the link.

[Joe Ess]

The comm package can help you dial a modem using Java but it will not help you with VOIP. VOIP substutes a computer network for the telephone network. Since they're two different systems, you can't touch a normal phone with VOIP without something somewhere making the crossover. First thing to do is understand what VOIP is. There's a good intro article at How Stuff Works.

[Srinivasa Raghavan]

I'm a new bie to this ip-telephony. So let me start this first.
Is Java's Multimedia Framework is enough to do a Voice chat program, some thing like yahoo voice chat. It's like PC-PC so no PC-Telephone.

Do i need any external pheripherals for this ?
[ June 27, 2005: Message edited by: Srinivasa Raghavan ]

[Joe Ess]

Originally posted by Srinivasa Raghavan:
Is Java's Multimedia Framework is enough to do a Voice chat program, some thing like yahoo voice chat. It's like PC-PC so no PC-Telephone.

Starting simple would be wise. JMF is exactly what you need.

Do i need any external pheripherals for this ?

Microphone, speakers, network connection.

[Srinivasa Raghavan]

Thanks Joe.

[Rick O'Shay]

Originally posted by Srinivasa Raghavan:
Hi all,
Is it possible to dial a telephone number through a java code, something like VOIP.

I think you're really asking whether there is a standard VOIP API. You can write anything you want in Java including your own VOIP API or a remote control for an Easy-Bake-Oven.