"ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam_me@interserv.com> wrote in message
news:i9iaup$k9d$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> 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?