Re: Cell phone as home phone

["E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"B Fuhrmann" <b-fuhrmann-usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Anyone out there using cell phones instead of traditional land lines for
> home use?
>
> Is there a phone that can be dropped into a cradle that would then let
> something similar to standard phones be used around the house or are you
> stuck with just one phone?

I've been using Phonelab's Dock-n-Talk for about two months now. Walk in to
the office, set the phone anywhere my my desk (including in the
charging/synching cradle for my PC), and within a few seconds the wired
phones in my house are paired up.

In fact, when I did the wiring for this house, I didn't even do anything in
the way of land line, since my fiancee and I both use our cell phones
exclusively. However, once finding the dock-n-talk on the 'net, I bought it
(with bluetooth), and wired the house up for phone.

I love it. I've got 6 cordless handsets in my house, now. The dock-n-talk
passes caller ID to the phones, as well as allows me to access my cell's
speed dial and voice commands. It's something else to pick up a phone, hit
Pound, and say "what is my next appointment?" or "Call Molly at work."

There's a little bit of popping static, common to all the phones. I
therefore conclude that this static is in the bluetooth link. Phonelabs
suggests keeping it away from things like computers and cordless phone
bases. Mine is in the middle of my desk, tucked behind a monitor. So I
accept the blame for the static. It is certainly easy to live with.