Useful I.T & VoIP Ramblings
In a previous post, I hinted at the possibility of replacing a “smart” speaker with readily placed VoIP phones as a way to play radio around the house.
This would kind of make sense, phones use the RTP protocol for audio is designed for real-time communication and so, naturally sync with each other in a local network.
As a proof of concept, I wanted to create a service that allowed me to “dial-in” to a radio stream on demand…
In my Development Den (the spare room) I have a Raspberry Pi 4 setup with a monitor for use as a quick reference station when working on nearby devices.
With no speakers connected this can sometimes pose an issue when trying to follw a tutorial video, and when I do need audio, a Bluetooth speaker is never around.
There is a SIP phone next to the Pi on my desk, and so I thought; that has a decent network connected speaker, why not use that?
This is what ensued…
