On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 07:18:54 -0700
stan via users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
When I searched for this, I came up empty. I was thinking that
there
would be a USB plugin device or a pcie card that allowed a desktop to
communicate with a cellular network. Put a sim in it, and bingo, can
call using the desktop instead of the smartphone. I think it would be
useful for troubleshooting things like having trouble with a website
over the phone with support. Could do both on the desktop instead of
having a phone and desktop, and switching. Maybe it is so niche, or
has such a small market, it just doesn't exist.
So, this link is old but promising. The OP wanted to do exactly what
I want to do. It sounds like it wasn't easy to do at that time, though
there were solutions. I really don't want to use Google voice if I can
help it. Or bluetooth, though that is local, so more acceptable. I am
concerned about the mention of security holes for bluetooth.
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/39886/answer-phone-calls-dire...
There is something to do this in windows.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/make-and-receive-phone-calls-fr...
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/introducing-microsoft-phone-lin...
What I think I can glean from these pages, is that it requires software
on both the phone and the pc.