I’ve used Vonage phone service for a lot of years (6 or 7 years…I forget). While I don’t use a lot of the features offered any more, I actually still use their old Click 2 Call service to be save time in dialing numbers.
Vonage actually gives you all the information you need to be able to write a Click 2 Call service. I decided that since a majority of the time I’m in a browser, I’d write a simple Ubiquity to handle this action. It is included below. Note, you’ll have to replace the necessary variables in the source with your Vonage information before using.
CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
names: ["vonage"],
icon: "http://www.vonage.com/favicon.ico",
description: "Make a call from your Vonage number (click 2 connect)",
help: "vonage {phone-number-to-call}",
author: {name: "Justin Ribeiro", email: "justin@justinribeiro.com"},
license: "GPL",
homepage: "http://www.justinribeiro.com/",
arguments: [{role: 'object', nountype: noun_arb_text}],
preview: function preview(pblock, args) {
pblock.innerHTML = "Number to call: " + args.object.html + ".";
},
execute: function execute(args) {
var baseUrl = "https://secure.click2callu.com/tpcc/makecall";
var params = { username: "YOURUSERNAME", password: "YOURPASSWORD", fromnumber: "YOURVONAGENUMBER", tonumber: args.object.text};
jQuery.get( baseUrl, params, function( makeCall ) {
var content = $(makeCall).find('000:Request Successful');
if (!content[0]) {
$(pBlock).alert('Call failed, please try again. Response:' + makeCall);
return;
}
else
{
$(pBlock).alert('Dialing your phone now. Response:' + makeCall);
return;
}
});
}
});
The key thing this won’t do is work with you SimulRing number. If you pick up any phone that isn’t the actual Vonage phone, it’ll disconnect you. This isn’t a problem with the script, but rather just the way the click 2 call service works.
