AndyKent
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Need a home phone for my new place, but everything I've seen looks rubbish and doesn't do as much as my desire.
What I want is to have a base-station that my desire can link up with, so if someone dials my home number it rings my mobile (if I'm at home), otherwise takes a message or something. So basically a cordless DECT set-up but using my mobile rather than some cheap plasticy handset.
Tried searching, but no idea what I should be searching for 
Any ideas people?
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AuroraSport
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Can you forward calls to your mobile?
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AndyKent
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Don't know. Don't want the calls permantely forwarded though, only when I'm near the base.
Probably asking for too much tbh.
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Ryan_G1
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But surley if you forward them to your mobile. your mobile will take all your incoming calls to the house when your not at home.
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dannymccann
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There are Android home phones now but they are quite pricey
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AuroraSport
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Ive had a quick look, there are some products but mainly for business users e.g Burnside
Speaking to your service provider for your home phone would probably be best.
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Ryan_G1
But surley if you forward them to your mobile. your mobile will take all your incoming calls to the house when your not at home.
Might sound odd but thats I want to keep it separate if I can.
I'm hoping to give out my home number for my photography work so I'd rather people leave a message at home and I get back to them later rather than them getting straight through to my mobile and I sound miserable cos I'm busy or something
Cheers Aurora, I'll give them a ring 
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Ryan_G1
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I know where your coming from mate, i was referring to aurora saying about forwarding calls to your mobile
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Dom
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Just get everyone to ring your mobile? Or use skype/voip and get another number for that?
Or Binatone's iHome should be out sometime next month, early next year. There's also the Glass by Cloud Telecomputers which is out soon, but it's not cordless.
[Edited on 27-11-2010 by Dom]
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Just get everyone to ring your mobile? Or use skype/voip and get another number for that?
Or Binatone's iHome should be out sometime next month, early next year. There's also the Glass by Cloud Telecomputers which is out soon, but it's not cordless.
[Edited on 27-11-2010 by Dom]
I've got to take out the home phone to get broadband so might as well use it.
Handy to split personal from photography whilst I'm at it. Not strictly necessary, but handy.
I'll look into those two options 
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Ryan_G1
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why dont you just use a normal house phone
Its not as is anyone is going to be judging you by your house phone 
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AndyKent
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Hush, that'd be far too easy
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Ryan_G1
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LeeM
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http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5528051.htm ??
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5528051.htm ??
Yeah that's the Binatone iHome, didn't realise it had been released. Although it's only runs Donut 1.6  - Be interesting to see if it can be rooted though
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ed
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If it's like any other iDect stuff then it's probably best to avoid it 
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LeeM
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was just throwin it out as an option, i know its not quite what hes after.
from what i remember bt used to offer a mobile that acted as the home phone when it was within the home postcode. i dont know if something similar is still available from them
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