bluetooth 2 cordless phones FTW (Score 1)

I saw a two-phone cordless system on sale today at Office Depot. It mimics an ordinary household phone. But you don't plug it into a landline. Instead a base station, linked to one of your cellphones via BlueTooth, ferries voice (phone calls) between the cordless house phones and your cellphone (wherever it is within range of Bluetooth). And yes, you will use your existing household wiring. While the base station is linked to your cellphones, the cordless home phones plug into the househould phone jacks just like any phone. In effect, the Bluetooth base station simulates a landline hooked into your household phone wiring and jacks.

Of course it offers none of the other advantages of a real landline (mentioned above including operating during power failures, reliable 911 service, ability to fax, etc.) but at least it lets you use your household phone wiring and enjoy the better ergonomic comfort of a full-size cordless phone.