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VTech’s new phone pairs with your cell and downloads your address book via Bluetooth

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM

I know I’m not the only person who has had to search for his mobile phone while it rang or missed a call because my cell phone was in another room.  For a lot of people, landlines have given way to cell phones, but there are still ways to get… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Guide: Life without a landline

by Iyaz Akhtar on May 22, 2009 at 09:15 PM

The landline telephone is on the way out.  20% of homes are now wireless only.  Maybe you’re part of the 80% who still has a landline.  What can you do to ditch that landline?  Keep reading. First off, unless you want to cut yourself off and try something very experimental,… Continue Reading »

New survey indicates a rise in mobile phone only households

by Heather Wood on May 11, 2009 at 01:50 PM

According to results just released from the National Health Interview Survey, more than 20 percent of United States households have only wireless phones.  The survey was conducted between July and December 2008 and showed an increase of almost 3 percent since the first half of 2008.  Additionally, one out of… Continue Reading »

90% of landline ditchers never go back; here is a gadget for them

by JG Mason on Nov 6, 2008 at 07:17 PM

Fun stats, right?  According to XLINK, it is accurate and 20% of US households are doing just that by the end of this year, jumping off the landline bandwagon.  But is going all cell going to work for your family?  XLINK happens to make a product that it believes will… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Review: Plantronics Calisto Pro Series

by Doug Berger on Apr 11, 2008 at 05:42 PM

I have used my share of VoIP phones out there, so when Plantronics sent me the newish Calisto Pro Series, I didn’t have too high of expectations.  However I became impressed quickly with the great Bluetooth integration, among other features.  There are three ways you can talk on the phone… Continue Reading »

A good Christmas stocking stuffer: the Netgear Skype phone

by XXMark Ryan on Dec 11, 2006 at 09:03 PM

For those of you that need to find a tech stocking stuffer this year, there is the newly released Netgear SPH101 Wifi Skype 802.11g phone. Nearly a year after the handset was announced, Netgear has released the SPH101 this week that would allow free calls to be made anywhere with… Continue Reading »

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