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In a few days I'll lead a meeting in a room that does not provide any phone signal. However, during this meeting we have to call a person who can not attend this meeting in person.

To make the call possible, I had the following idea:

  1. Place some smartphone S in a room where the phone signal is strong enough to perform calls.
  2. Place a computer C in the meetingroom.
  3. Setup a connection between S and C via WiFi with which the call audio can be transmitted in both ways.
  4. Before the meeting starts, use S to call the required person.
  5. Use C to actually talk to the required person.

My question boils down to: How can I setup the two-way audio connection between a smartphone and a (Windows) computer as described in step 3?

Concerning the phone OS: Android would definitely be preferred, but I might be able to get my hands on an iPhone as well.

Question How can I call phones from my pc using a mobile phone connected to my pc? is related, but only applies to Linux-based operating systems for the computer.

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Hauke P.
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The best solution would be to throw away Smartphone S, install Skype on Computer C (which presumably has an internet connection via the Wifi you mentioned) and then initiate a Skype call to the phone line of the person who cannot attend the meeting.

All this requires is a set of speakers and a microphone on the computer, no other hardware. You would have needed these two items as a minimum if you went with your original plan anyway.

At worst all you need in this case is some credit on skype to call the person, if they can install Skype on their laptop or mobile then you would not need this credit at all.

Skype should be able to cancel the remote signal from being picked up by the microphone.

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I saw a headphone for PC on the web that has Bluetooth in it. It is expensive but it should work if the distance is not too big. It is called roccat kave xtd.

I know it is not WiFi, but this should achieve something similar.

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