home phones via cellular RJ-11

We have the usual landline,
and are now contemplating making the switch
to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.

I was wondering, if there was any effort
to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
I don't think the femtocells do this ?
Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
and are strictly cellular - even at home.

But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm tinkering
in the basement.
SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
VoIP,
was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
house wiring
and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type phones..

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On 10/18/2010 1:33 PM, ps56k wrote:
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?
> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.

Several of those devices have come and gone.

"http://www.phonelabs.com/" may still be around.

In <[email protected]> "ps56k" <[email protected]> writes:

>I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm tinkering
>in the basement.
>SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
>VoIP,
>was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
>house wiring
>and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type phones..

The kind folk over at Centennial Wireless in Mid Michigan, which
has now, alas, been taken over by AT&T, had (don't know if they
still do), a "cellular -> phone jack" magic box.

You just placed it anywhere within their cellular footprint (and their
roaming partners), and you had a "regular" phone jack coming out
the back. I saw it in their store with a standard cordless behind it.

They claimed it would work with faxen and modems. Don't know if they
were optimistic...

Again, I don't know if it's still around. Hmmmm... their (rebranded)
store is still nearby. Maybe I'll swing by.


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"ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?
> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
> I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm tinkering
> in the basement.
> SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
> VoIP,
> was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
> house wiring
> and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type phones..

"ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?

Been around for awhile. Before Bluetooth they were cradles for specific
phones. Now with Bluetooth any (bluetooth equipped) phone will work. See
the first 2 items on this web page for example...
http://www.smithgear.com/bluetooth-landline.html

"ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?

Correct. "Femtocells" are base stations that connect to ETHERNET. If
one's Internet connection is via DSL, it eventually connects to RJ-11
wiring, but not as POTS.

> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
> I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm
tinkering
> in the basement.
> SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
VoIP,
> was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
house wiring
> and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type
phones..

Did you try searching for one?

"ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?

Correct. "Femtocells" are base stations that connect to ETHERNET. If
one's Internet connection is via DSL, it eventually connects to RJ-11
wiring, but not as POTS.

> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
> I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm
tinkering
> in the basement.
> SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
VoIP,
> was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
house wiring
> and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type
phones..

Did you try searching for one?

"ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?

Correct. "Femtocells" are base stations that connect to ETHERNET. If
one's Internet connection is via DSL, it eventually connects to RJ-11
wiring, but not as POTS.

> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
> I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm
tinkering
> in the basement.
> SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
VoIP,
> was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
house wiring
> and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type
phones..

Did you try searching for one?

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> On 10/18/2010 1:33 PM, ps56k wrote:
> > We have the usual landline,
> > and are now contemplating making the switch
> > to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
> >
> > I was wondering, if there was any effort
> > to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> > I don't think the femtocells do this ?
> > Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> > and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> Several of those devices have come and gone.
>
> "http://www.phonelabs.com/" may still be around.


It is. Just don't cut and paste the quotes, like I did.


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On 10/18/2010 11:32 PM, Steve Sobol wrote:
> In article<[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> On 10/18/2010 1:33 PM, ps56k wrote:
>>> We have the usual landline,
>>> and are now contemplating making the switch
>>> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>>>
>>> I was wondering, if there was any effort
>>> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
>>> I don't think the femtocells do this ?
>>> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
>>> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>>
>> Several of those devices have come and gone.
>>
>> "http://www.phonelabs.com/" may still be around.
>
>
> It is. Just don't cut and paste the quotes, like I did.

You shouldn't have to cut and paste, just click the URL in the message.
The quotes keep long URLs from breaking.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...


> You shouldn't have to cut and paste, just click the URL in the message.
> The quotes keep long URLs from breaking.

YMMV. When I clicked the link I got the trailing quote.

(I'm using MicroPlanet Gravity on Windows Vista SP2)


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On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:43:01 -0700, Steve Sobol <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] says...
>
>
>> You shouldn't have to cut and paste, just click the URL in the message.
>> The quotes keep long URLs from breaking.
>
>YMMV. When I clicked the link I got the trailing quote.
>
>(I'm using MicroPlanet Gravity on Windows Vista SP2)

The < and > brackets work universally, I'm told.

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Seth, wrote the following at or about 10/18/2010 6:45 PM:
>
> "ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> We have the usual landline,
>> and are now contemplating making the switch
>> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>>
>> I was wondering, if there was any effort
>> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
>
> Been around for awhile. Before Bluetooth they were cradles for specific
> phones. Now with Bluetooth any (bluetooth equipped) phone will work. See
> the first 2 items on this web page for example...
> http://www.smithgear.com/bluetooth-landline.html
>
>

This thread, yesterday, got me doing some research as we just abandoned
our landline and have gone strictly cellular. There are a fair number
of Bluetooth enabled gateways out there that will do what the OP wanted.

I settled on and ordered the Siemens Gigaset Gateway which happens to be
the first product listed at the smithgear website posted by Seth.

Siemens unit is the same as the xLink BT unit but I saw some complaints
- by one of their retailers of all things - that turned me off. That
same retailer suggested going with the Siemens which is the same unit
basically but allegedly has better service and support through Siemens.

Even GE has a relatively cheap unit ~$30 but I liked what I saw with the
Siemens/xLink unit. Do your homework and I think you'll agree.

Hopefully, I will be able to report back to everyone that the Gigaset
gateway is the greatest thing since sliced bread after I receive it and
get it up and running.

Getting rid of the landline was/is still a smart move in our case but
then we started thinking about where's the damn phone when you need it?
In the kitchen when you're in the bedroom? In the bedroom when you're
in the family room? In the family room when you're in the detached
garage and workshop, etc?

We have a great cordless phone setup that covered all those bases for us
so this item should work out just fine. What I liked about Gigaset unit
is that you can, from your cordless phone, select which one of up to
three cellular phones you call out on and do so on a call by call basis
right from the cordless handset. You can also assign variable ring
tones to your phone vs. your wife's phone vs. sonny boy's phone.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected]d says...

> >YMMV. When I clicked the link I got the trailing quote.
> >
> >(I'm using MicroPlanet Gravity on Windows Vista SP2)
>
> The < and > brackets work universally, I'm told.


Yes, use of < and > is a better bet.



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[email protected]

On Oct 18, 1:33*pm, "ps56k" <[email protected]> wrote:
> We have the usual landline,
> and are now contemplating making the switch
> to Comcast Voice or Vonage.... but this is not about that.
>
> I was wondering, if there was any effort
> to create a cellular basestation to connect to the house RJ-11 wiring ?
> I don't think the femtocells do this ?
> Yeah, a lot of folks have dropped their landlines,
> and are strictly cellular - even at home.
>
> But with our various cordless extensions around the house,
> I don't feel like running upstairs to find my cellphone when I'm tinkering
> in the basement.
> SO - as another alternative to the landline migration to cable/internet
> VoIP,
> was wondering if there was a celluar basestation that could plug into the
> house wiring
> and provide service that way - using the existing home RJ-11 type phones...
>
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> ----------------------------------
> "If everything seems to be going well,
> you have obviously overlooked something." - Steven Wright

I've been using the Xlink BT a cellular to traditional phone gateway
for months. I got mine at Amazon for ~$80. Link:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ink+BT&x=0&y=0
orhttp://goo.gl/v0bz It will work with any Bluetooth capable
cellphone. It works great as long as you keep the cellphone near to
the Xlink base station. The reception can get staticky if you go too
far from the base station.

Before that I used a "Cellsocket" that had a "dock" which required a
specific brand of cellphone.