One more step away from landlines

Although seemingly a bit pricey, Verizon's Wireless Network Extender will make a big difference in the viability of cell phones as the only phones in an household. In brief,  this gadget, called a femtocell, is a mini-cell tower that hooks up to your broadband service, such cable Internet, and routes calls over the Internet. You get the benefit of a very strong cell phone signal in your house. For folks who have broadband but have marginal cell phone coverage in their homes, such as yours truly, this is a big deal. It will cost about $250, but you'd make that back in savings on land line service in a few months. The network extender will be available starting this weekend.


via Boy Genius Report.