Posted by axxxr
Have you noticed how some of the new home phones on the market are starting to look like mobile phones in terms of shape/size/features..ect.
Here's one example:
Posted by DickySnapples
yeah,and it'll be good when you can take your home phone out and about with you too
Posted by Dj Boyi
U shud see my mums! i thought it was a mobile!
I'll get a pic of it if i remember
Posted by axxxr
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Thats actually not far off,BT are starting a new service in the new which will be able to do just that...I'll keep you updated.
Posted by BobaFett
http://www.ferra.ru/online/mobilis/22218/
Posted by DickySnapples
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yeah,I knew it was in the pipeline.but wasn't sure how far away it would be
Posted by Dj Boyi
That shud bring call costs down on regular cellphones if they ever made a homephone u can carry around,or maybe the landline costs would go up?
Posted by axxxr
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Well how it works is that when your handset is at home you pay normal landline rates and when your out and about you get charged the usual mobiles rates.
Posted by Dj Boyi
So how would they know you were out/in with it? Or am i missing something here?
Posted by WelshTom
at a rough guess i would say you have a 'base-station' in your house which can detect when you are in it's range and as such switches to the landline charges.
Posted by vanquish
Isnt it that BT thing? Bluephone?
Like your mobile phone turns into a landline when you are within 200 metres of the base station in your house, and back to PAYG or PAYM when you leave that area.
Posted by batesie
this ones nice, nearly got it myself but its £80...
Posted by methylated_spirit
I think its just a natural evolution, mobile phoens have always looked smarter, more "techy" while landline phones have just been formless lumps of plastic. Just getting with the times, thats all.
Posted by JK
We have one at home... ill post a pic..
not as sexy as that siemens though...
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Posted by masseur
we haven't used a home landline for a few years now and I believe its the way things will go
I've always suggested that star trek got it right and we'll all use some sort of communications device and it won't matter where we are. I have no idea how long that will take but it will happen
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Posted by Pradhika
Land lines have ofcourse to compete with mobiles for its other features. That is the plus point.
Posted by bigredend
The picture that axxxr posted has the Q + Z on the Number 1 button, that would cause me problems if it can be used for texting
Posted by Dj Boyi
Heres my mums homephone...
Its a Motocrap too
Posted by axxxr
Yep that def a contender....
Posted by fatreg
masseur doesnt have a landline? how does he access the net?
i though even cable needed a landline??
or am i being dim
Posted by Dj Boyi
Dont need a landline for Ntl broadband,maybe same with Masseur's isp?
Posted by axxxr
How about this Binatone,you can't get more mobile like than this...Its cheap aswell.
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Posted by masseur
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sorry, we do have a BT connection as its required for our Demon ADSL service. What I meant though was that we don't use a home phone, everyone now calls us on mobiles
Posted by fatreg
ahhhhh, that makes perfect sense now!
knew i wasnt being dim
hehe
shame you still have to pay the BT standing charge
fatreg