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Comment Re:This is neat (Score 1) 635

For something like that you would need a dual-mode cellphone (something that does GSM/CDMA,etc on one side, and 802.11g w/ SIP on the other side). Then, when you're in your house, your phone would join the wifi network and register to a SIP controller (ala Asterisk). Then, when your landline rings, your cellphone would ring as well. The key is you need a handset that supports both GSM/CDMA, as well as 802.11g & SIP.

Have a look at this.

Comment Xlink (Score 5, Informative) 635

Get one of these:

http://www.myxlink.com/index.aspx

And keep the legacy landline handsets in the house. This way, no matter where you are in the house, whether or not the cellphone is with you, you can still make/receive calls - leveraging your cell minutes.

You can probably integrate that with an Asterisk VoIP system and get additional things like intercom, room-to-room dialing, etc.

Comment Make it a game - waste their time! (Score 1) 361

My friends and I have a running game where we see how long we can keep them on the phone line. Play along, come up with funny objections, etc. The goal is to see how long you can keep them on the phone. I've only been able to get 20 minutes down - my wife's record is 26. Think of it as a honeypot - let them waste their time on opportunities that don't really exist.

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