Hello, I need some help. I have been searching Google all day long
> looking for a solution for a possible Christmas gift. What I am
> trying to find out is how do I create my own docking station for a > cell phone.
> My brother has an LG vx4500
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> I know they make docking stations online, like the dock-n-talk or
> Cidco Merge. But what I really want to try and do is make the
> connector myself; it really shouldn't be that hard, so figured I would
> ask around online for some tips.
> I know sparkfun had an article for a rotary phone
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> that just seemed way to complicated, or maybe it is suppost to be. I > dont know.
> Any response would be gratefully appreciated.
If you want the landline phone to ever ring when the Cell phone call comes in you really need to purchase a docking unit designed to support the cell phone in question.
The old phones take 70-90 volts to make them ring, which most, if any, cell phones do not have the capacity to generate.