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Use A Regular Phone For Cellphone Calls
nizo writes "Not too long ago I decided to get rid of my landline, however I miss being able to make a call with a regular phone, especially long calls that might drain my battery. It would also be nice if I didn't have to hunt for my cellphone at home when it rings. Well, it looks like there is a simple solution with a Cell Socket, a cradle for your cellphone that can be used to attach your cell line to one or more regular phones." Even better, for those with a landline or VoIP phone, would be a system that automatically picks the cheapest route out for any given call.
One of the things that sometimes bothers me about slashdot is that when someone points out some new product and how it solves problem XYZ and makes their life easier/better, then a bunch of people jump in to say that you could have had the same thing for free/cheaper by simply doing something less-simple/intuitive/elegant. The same thing has been going round and round with the mac mini. Everyone says just get a Dell custom configured this way and that and you'll save $50 bucks and have a low-end LCD. When will people realize that ISN'T what everyone wants. Sometimes its worth some extra money for the thing you like better. Whether it allows you to use the ol' corded phone that you always liked or have a whisper quite unix system, if you feel its worth it, SPEND the money - that's what its for!
Sorry, rant over. It just gets frustrating when people find neat things and then they get told that their preferences should be different. And it always seems to lean towards not spending anything...