Re: Cell phone as home phone

[Frank <frank@xxxxxx>]

B Fuhrmann wrote:
>  >> 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?
>  >
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2005-07-27-baig-cell-cordless_x.htm
>
> Thanks Frank:
>
> To summarize the link, it is news article about the RCA 23200RE3 Cell
> Docking System.
> It is a system the is compatible with many cell phones from the major
> makers with a charging stand and a cordless phone.  You can use the
> cordless phone to dial or pick up phone calls from a land line or the
> cell phone that is in the cradle.
>
> RCA's link is
> http://communications.rca.com/en-US/ModelDetail.html?MN=23200RE3
> Looks like the street price is $100-$130
>
> One of the advantages listed in the article is that you can set the
> cradle in a spot where your cell phone gets good reception instead of
> loosing reception as you move about the house with it.
>
> It also has the ability to have two additional cordless handsets (RCA
> 23210RE3 $50-60) attached to it so that you are not limited to one phone
> in the house.
>
> Not quite what I had envisioned but more flexible in some ways,
> especially if someone wants to have a mixed cell and land line system.
> I was thinking of one that would have a similar cell base but that would
> pretend that the cell phone is a standard phone line  (ie disconnect the
> phone wire from the outside and plug into the system that is already
> there) but this is probably more useful to more people.
>
> --
> Bill Fuhrmann

less expensive than this one
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,35150,00.asp