VOIP cell phone and home phone service

[BadNewsBears]

Hi everyone.
Me and my wife are getting ready to move, and I am preparing to network the new house, set up new cell phones etc .

I like voip.

I want home phones

I like 802.11N

I want seperate cell phones. Like my lg 8600 etc

Im new to VOIP, so bear with me.

Can I sue the linksys new 802.11n router to distribute VOIP.
And is there a way to use my cell phones voip when @ home?

I like the t-mobile hotspot@home concept. Although I would like my own router, and such.

Basically I am trying to put a cable internet, VOIP home phone and possibly cell phone, wired computer, wireless computer package together. I want to do it smartly.

Where do I begin?

 

[intogamer]

First of all, 802.11N is not on any Cellphone I believe. That spec is not widely adopted in many areas.

I don't understand when you say "separate cell phones" Are you talking about VOIP Handsets for home which are pretty close to cell phones?

Then you say "VOIP home phone and possibly cell phone" You can get a Windows Mobile / Smartphone with Wifi and install VOIP software such as Skype. With T-Mobile hotspot@home you pay an additional $9.99 plus I believe it is limited to two phones and using their modified routers. This is pretty beta for T-Mobile right now, but things will change overtime with firmware updates on more phones.

With a Windows Mobile / Smartphone you can combine VOIP and your phone Carrier. What you can do is sign up for skype (pay $3-$4?) and get a number. If not then you can make only VOIP to VOIP calls. You can foward it to your T-Mobile Number if you are not at home connected via VOIP. When you are at home or if possible where WIFI is available you can use your SKYPE number to call out.

That is a pretty good solution if you want everything together. You can get separate VOIP handsets and still forward calls to your cellphone... but are VERY costly and the are cell phones basically(which is what you are referring to) and run Windows Mobile basically with no GSM/CDMA connection.

Looks like you're interested in T-Mobile... if you're willing to switch to GSM.. you have a wider selection of Windows Mobile phones. Check out Cingular's 3125 and 2125. I have the T-Mobile MDA or Cingular's 8125

I would recommend a very good stable router... perhaps a Linksys WRT54G?