I am referring to everything you said in your original post and in your reply to nime5ter.
From what you say it seems that you are looking for something that is fast and free and doesn't require any effort to set up. You don't want to use Tasker, you don't want to use a Dynamic DNS service, and you don't want to use a VPN.
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I don't know what this magical "bridge" is that you are talking about but the closest you can come to a bridge AFAIK is a "tunnel" which is basically what a VPN gives you. You could just as easily call it a bridge. It makes it seem as though your device is on the same network as VoxCommando.
No matter what you do if you want a fast connection you are going to need to connect directly to your home LAN. That means using a Dynamic DNS service. There used to be good free options for Dynamic DNS. I don't know if there still are but the paid ones are not so expensive and have other benefits.
Already use a DNS service, getting commands to vox is not the issue, it's the output back.
Why don't you want to use Tasker? No one suggested using Auto Voice so the fact that you don't like it is not really relevant to this discussion. Nime5ter was suggesting that you use AutoRemote and Tasker to get messages from VC to your phone.
Thanks for putting some meat in the reply, your previous one never gave anything, now you couldn't be more wrong in your assumptions "it seems that you are looking for something that is fast and free and doesn't require any effort to set up", "you don't want to use a Dynamic DNS service, and you don't want to use a VPN"
I already use a DNS service and have for years, they are great for delivering voice to vox but as you stated in one of your previous replies on here:
Re: Using Tasker with VoxCommando
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I think the only way to really use VoxWav is to set up a VPN. I have tried it and it worked fine. If you have a router that supports VPN it is pretty straightforward to set up. Your phone will act as though it is on your local network.
With just using DynDNS and port forwarding You can send voice data to VoxCommando because that is done over TCP but all other communication between the two programs is done through UDP which doesn't normally traverse WAN connections.
When I created VoxWav I really didn't think much about making it work from remote locations.
So a DNS service doesn't work for getting the voice feedback, I tried a vpn ages ago after reading the above reply and it didn't work either, that is why I asked about whether a bridge was possible to connect vox wav from outside the LAN.
EXAMPLE OF A BRIDGE APP I ALREADY USE
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.originally.taskerAs an example I use the broadlink tasker plugin, it works fine within my LAN, but to connect to my broadlink from outside the house I have it installed on another android that remains home and turn on the BRIDGE function within the plugin for 3g/4g connecting, this allows me to connect to my home network over 3g/4g.
So even when I am out any commands I send through the broadlink app in tasker somehow connect it to my home network.
I don't have a problem paying for things, I as many here would happily pay for an updated vox wav or bridging app if it allowed 3g/4g connectivity without all the hoop jumping of auto remote or vpn services, I would rather something simple than loads of effort that requires me becoming a TechSpert spending hours learning new stuff to make something work.
If you responded in a way with some feedback on whether the bridge idea is feasible or gave some suggestions on it instead of a one line reply that was completely vague, I would already be looking for a developer to build it or this community could rally to fund it and have your tech mastery build it into vox wav because in the end it really only comes down to money and time and whether you see the point in adding 3g/4g to it based on demand.
That I get and understand, but like I say myself and others wouldn't have a problem paying for the feature to be added since although you may not have considered connecting from outside a home network when you designed things, everyone wants to be able to be able to use it now as they get more creative with their vox uses.
It is however a feature I would happily pay a subscription payment to enjoy the benefit of using.
You've got a great software with a cool app, both easy to use, the extra steps of jumping through vpn, tasker, auto remote to connect from outside home messes up what is a very simple process for the non techies of the world to be able to get into home automation.
I read your reply to the thread nimester posted here where you said:
http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=1541.msg13560#msg13560 "
The problem you will face when using autoremote is that you will need to create special actions for each command that you want to send TTS to your phone. There is no way to "redirect" the existing TTS actions to a new action"
With how many commands I have it doesn't sound like tasker is the best fit based on that reply and how many actions would need to be created.
I don't want vox to have to send to tasker to get voice output from vox wav or for it to skip vox wav and come through tasker, that is just plain messy.
It would mean a car computer running android, TV stick and smart watch both having to run tasker and autoremote.
All of the above is really irrelevant now though, the bottom line is what would you want us as a community to pay to have you get 3g/4g connectivity with audio coming from vox wav added and mic always on mode, so the moment vox wav pro is opened the mic is on, instead of having to select it from the app?
Vox and vox wav pro are two of my best software purchases, more people should know about them both and if you get vox on www.jvzoo.com for sale not only would it get the leverage of people who love promoting on there, everyone here who wants to could promote it.
The more people behind it using it the more features and updates the app will get, although the 4g connection and always on mic are the only ones that are needed.
If you do get vox on the site above for sale and offer a 50% commission, drop me the sign up link and will happily promote it.
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