killing my home land line

OK ---- so this is directed to people who have DONE this, are thinking of DOING this, or have read about a solution for this. (NO, I am not getting rid of my old phones, a cell phone meets NONE of my actual home requirements)

I am trying to replace my land line with my cellular-based solution.  BUT, I work from home, on the PHONE A LOT and a cell phone is NOT the solution, no matter what headset is used.  I crack up when people suggest something that works for them. I have tried everything. NONE of them come even close to working.

A short list of a couple of the infinite number of reasons why I can not use my cell phone:

• battery life is infinitely too short - I am on the phone for hours, few batteries last for hours and hours.(my fully charged phone claims that it would last 5 hours ...)

• well just plug it in - UM NO ... if I wanted to have a corded phone, why would we even be talking here?

• well use a headset!! - hahah ahahahha hahahahaha - while I am certain that whatever you use is perfect for you, I already have 4 headsets which I use with my cordless home phones. They are perfect. I tried them and other headsets for my cell phone and stopped after 3 seconds. They met zero of my needs, biggest one being actually working at least as good as my current set up.

• One phone number - Less subtle but just as important, people always seem to call the wrong phone number. They call my cell when it is on the couch in the other room. No, I am NOT carrying it everywhere, nor can I hear it everywhere in the house. DUH. They call my home phone on the 4 times I actually leave the house each week. And it is always important when they do. HAHAHAHAH
  (Having one number makes most of these problems go away!)

Minimal list of requirements:

• works with my current cordless headsets
• uses my existing phone number - one number to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them
• let me cancel my current land-line service

There are different approaches and I have just begun looking and not every solution fits everyone's needs.

AT&T Wireless Home Phone - free with 2 year contract - http://tinyurl.com/c8cfgw8
It is a cell phone for your house.  This type solution is a possibility for some people. It replaces your physical phone service, with a cell based service. Basically converting your existing home phone into "cell" phone.

PROS
This would allow you to use your existing home cordless phones.
Use your existing home phone number.

CONS
monthly service with the provider.


Phonelabs - 100-200ish - http://tinyurl.com/6ppr6 - uses your actual cell phone - but you can use your regular cordless home phones

PROS
This would allow you to use your existing home cordless phones.

CONS
Would require that you transfer your home phone number to your cell phone. This isnt really a con. Except for people who only know my cell number needing to learn my new number. Not really a problem at all.
(Why not keep my cell number and dump my old number? I LOVE MY OLD NUMBER!! I have had it for 30+ years. It is like a child to me!!)

xtreme xlink - http://tinyurl.com/bjtyfn5 - 

cheap ...
looks like I might buy one just to do a test run ... LOL





Now to find out if either doesnt completely suck.