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Base-stations that re-route calls made from your landline phones over your cellphone (making the most of your inclusive minutes) aren’t new, but they tend to be expensive. The XLink BT Cellular Bluetooth Gateway actually comes in under a ton, however (by a wide margin no less) and can wirelessly connect to three different cellphones at once.
Both incoming and outgoing calls are supported, and if you get a better rate on one cellphone contract than the other (such as unlimited weekend calls) you can specify which line to call out from. The XLink automatically reconnects to handsets when they come into range, and can be linked to as many landline phones as you want. It also supports call-waiting (if, say, a second cellphone rings when you’re on a call through the first) together with Caller ID.
Frankly, for $79.99 it seems a bargain. XLink also sell the BTTN gateway, which can connect to up to three cellphones plus a landline (or VoIP line), for $109.99.
[via Red Ferret Journal]
4 Responses to “XLink BT Cellular Bluetooth Gateway: bargain way to dump your landline”
Count Kiranov November 26, 2008
Don’t waste your money, IMO. Very iffy, had trouble hearing people, sometimes it would ring, sometimes not. Had to resync every time I left the house and came back.
-1Dave November 26, 2008
Works very well for me! Had mine for over a year now. Using it with Motorola Razor V3M. No problems with sync, worked automatically for me. Location of the unit is very important, my first choice did not wok well. Also need to place your cell phone next to the unit, say within a meter or so. If your cell phone is far away from the unit then you may have problems with disconnects and call quality.
NeutralDave B November 26, 2008
I have had mine for about 9 months. I used it with an HTC 8525 and now with an AT&T Fuze. This is a great device. Setup quickly. And works as advertised. I connected it to the Nortel phone system in my house and it works well. Caller ID is a bit random. But call quality is great. Also in my house I get about a 30ft blue tooth range, between the base and the cell phone. Transition between handset and phone system is flawless.
NeutralPhone King December 3, 2008
This works awesome. I cant believe I do not have a landline anymore but can still use all my telephones. Nobody even notices any difference. All the phones work the same but NO LANDLINE!!!!! AMAZING.
Neutral