[VoIP] Time and temp, weather, etc.

[Shane Young]

+1-821-7353 gives the weather for Minneapolis

I have been working (slowly) on a time and temp machine based on Asterisk.

+1-821-7301 gives the time and temp at my house in Minneapolis.

Quoting Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com>:

> Hi,
>
>      I think it would be cool if some people, myself included, could provide
> real-time time and temperature, and possibly weather, service, without
> having to place a call to a local number, since this call might cost money
> if placed through a voip provider. Has anyone ever thought of designing
> something like a thin client running Asterisk, Astlinux or whatever, with a
> time and temperature app? How would the thin client receive the temperature
> data? I actually do have a talking weather station with a wireless probe for
> receiving temperature and relative humidity readings. Unfortunately, that's
> about all that talks, other than a very short twelve to twenty-four hour
> weather forecast based on barometric pressure. And as far as I know, there
> are no audio outputs or anything, so it's just a stand-alone device.
>      Shane, I know you once offered to build a server with a time and temp
> application for anyone who could supply recordings. How are you receiving
> temperature data for your own T&T number? Has anyone ever recorded Alan's or
> anyone else's T&T machine with Jane Barbe or similar announcements? Just a
> few thoughts.
> Jayson
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--Shane
+1-821-7311 CNET

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