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Product Category: Phones

Manufacturer: GE (Thompson Consumer Electronics)

Where to Buy: Amazon

Price: $59.99

System Requirements: Standard landline phone or Bluetooth enabled cell phone (comes with two handsets.)

Specifications: 120Vac/ 60Hz; Cell Unit 4.772x2.1122x5.2717;Handset in cradle 3.945x5.0449x5.5709; Ni-MH batteries; headset optional

Pros:

• Easy set up;

• Great features;

• Inexpensive;

• Great coverage.

Cons:

• Bright charging lights;

• Cannot use handset while charging;

• No digital answering capability (GE 28128EE2 has digital answering).

Summary:

The Cell Fusion phone system is a great way to stay in touch when at home while your mobiles are charging. You can also add a landline to the base unit. It is a great way to intercom from room to room as well as monitor a room if you need to track a sleeping child. Like all DECT 6.0 solutions I have seen, up to 6 handsets can be added. The design is clean and fits into most decors.

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"On the day of the collision last month, visibility was good. The sidewalk was not under repair. As she walked, Tiffany Briggs, 25, was talking to her grandmother on her cellphone, lost in conversation. Very lost. “I ran into a truck,” Ms. Briggs said. It was parked in a driveway."

It is becoming illegal in more places to use your phone while driving, without at least using hands-free and overall, I agree with the movement. I see driving as a privilege, and I see people holding a handset, let alone texting, as very dangerous. However, the war between drivers and pedestrians rages on, and pedestrians are far from innocent. People not using crosswalks and paying attention to the traffic signs is bad enough, but then there are those that are completely oblivious to the world around them which makes them just as much a danger as distracted drivers. If only there was a way we could impose or enforce the laws we currently have to encourage people to pay attention to the world around them, at least where safety is concerned.

"The XLink family of products makes it possible to send and receive cell phones calls using regular telephones. No more searching for your cell phones, just use regular phones at home or in the office. The XLink can simultaneously connect to three different cell phones, one for each family member! As many regular telephones as desired can be plugged into the back of the XLink. Whenever any of the connected cell phones ring, all the telephones ring also! XLink can be used with or without landline phone service. Now you can decide whether or not to keep your landline. Either way - all your telephones can keep functioning!"

I can't wait for the day that I can finally get rid of my land line, but alas that is not in the foreseeable future. But once that does happen, devices like this are a great way of maintaining the convenience and utility of the phones already in your home. At $120 for the multi-line model, this device would pay for itself in a little more than 4 months of eliminated local phone service.