I need help on a project that I am working. I would like to know if call feature using skype or gtalk or any other app is possible using the WiFi module ESP8266.
Gist of the project:
The device will monitor certain data. Once the desired value is reached, a person should be given a call informing him on the data.
I do understand that this is possible using GSM module. But here i am restricted to use only WiFi module. It would be very helpful if you could let me know the possibility using WiFi module.
A phone call doesn't seem like a very useful way to send data. I've used Temboo and Twilio with ESP8266 to send text messages to a phone. You might also consider email.
Thankyou for your response and suggestion. Appreciate that.
Sending text message in my project is definitely a consideration. But inorder to satisfy the project completely, i need to use a call feature which can also be a voice recorded media file as well.
This is basically to alert somebody during a catastrophic situation. A text message need not be read by the receiver instantly while a call on his/her mobile phone would prompt him to respond quickly or alert him about the situation. To fit this purpose, i do not see any other option other than a call feature. Appreciate if you could provide your suggestion on this or anything that could help over come such a situation.
This Temboo/Twilio thing is very "Cloud", which I'm not big on but it does make things fairly easy and doesn't require any additional hardware. Basically Temboo is just an API middleman that takes care of the SSL stuff that ESP8266 isn't great at. You could probably cut out Temboo and go straight to the Twilio API with a little extra work. They both are pay services at a certain level but I was able to do the texting project for free, I don't know what the story is with the Twilio voice plan.