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So, we want some new phones for at home - the conventional portable type, with maybe 3-4 handsets. I've been looking around and I don't seem to see any which you can hook up to your computer and upload all your phone numbers. They seem to have limits of 5-200 numbers whereas I would like >1000 on there. Surely this is not beyond the wit of man?

With the exception of Skype phones, does anyone know of a home phone which has a USB interface or some other way of talking to my Mac (bluetooth?) or maybe has a slot for a memory card? All mobile phones can do this sort of stuff, so it seems boring old home phones are lagging in technology.

you call more than 1000 phone numbers? even if i count all my friends/relatives/work that i would call and add 3 contact numbers for them (home, work, cell) i don't come to even 200 numbers. and most, only have 2 contact numbers...work and cell, and 5 (if i was counted, that would be 6) only have 1...a work cell.

wow. 1000 + phone numbers. do you order a lot of take out?

Land lines... ew.

Well, I have 1,400 contacts in my Address Book. Some will just be e-mail addresses, but I probably have a few hundred phone numbers.

In any case, even if I only had 100, I don't relish the idea of tapping them into a new phone when I could just sync with my Mac.

Maybe we just abandon the landline. Maybe I'm too old for that.

just go with vonage or equivalent in your neck of the woods? i've not seen any limitations to phone book/address book with them.

What does your age have to do with whether you have a landline or not?

Most old people have landlines as they are scared of cellphones.

-t

Geez

Why can't you sync a landline to your mac?

Some people have landlines because they use dsl, and don't have a need / desire for a cellphone.

I'm older than the vast majority here, and I haven't had a landline since 2000. I also deal with the public daily, and I can assure you that most old folks have cell phones as well.

What ?

I didn't even report you...

-t

Honestly, the only calls I get on my land line are telemarketers.

Have you tried the do not call register?

I have. But somehow, my credit companies and charities still get through. I'm on a deal where the line is $10 a month all calls included for the next 4 months. I had DSL but switched to cable. I'll probably just cancel after that.

I had a Panasonic cordless phone that allowed USB upload from my computer, but not >1000 entries. How in the world would you scroll through that many? You'd need a touch screen with Apple's "flick" feature to flick the screen up and down. Oh wait, that's an iPhone.

I have a new GE ultra slim phone which is pretty cool. Very light and uses a lithium battery instead of that NiCd or NiMH crap.

I have a landline for my DSL. Does not mean I have a home phone though.

Of course, why not go with a Skype phone if you need a home phone? They work independently from your computer and you don't need Skype launched or even the computer on these days.

Did I mention how much cheaper calls are?

Ever had a power failure?