On 03/30/2011 08:55 AM Les Mikesell wrote: > On 3/30/11 6:04 AM, ken wrote: >> >> On 03/29/2011 05:23 PM Les Mikesell wrote: >>> .... >>> >>>> What tames my enthusiasm about bluetooth though is its maximum range is >>>> said to be 20'. Gimme a wifi phone. >>> That was the point of the base station with wireless handsets. I've >>> seen those with 3 or 4 handsets for well under $100. They are intended >>> to be used as house extensions while your cell phone is charging near >>> the base. And at least some take a landline too. >> Les, >> >> I'm not understanding the role your cellular phone is playing here. > > That's just what the base station with remote extensions are designed to use > because they are common. > http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG7623B-Bluetooth-Cordless-3-Handset/dp/tech-data/B004N4MH14/ref=de_a_smtd Okay, when you said "cell phone" you were talking about bluetooth. I was taking you too literally, thinking you knew some way to connect an actual cell phone, like an iPhone or Blackberry, into the system. Okay, I think we're in sync now. > > Maybe I misunderstood - I thought they could use the cell phone's connection for > calls, and you could possibly replace that with a GV->asterisk-bluetooth path > but maybe these go the other way and use the cell phones as extensions. > > This description does sound like it uses the cell's in/outbound connection: > http://www.frys.com/product/5916034 > Again, I remember reading that bluetooth's range was 20 feet max. That's not much. It'd be cheaper and easier and better just to get a cordless phone... or?