Disconnecting with voice over internet protocol telephony

The Arc 7 cordless VoIP phone, from Doro I am getting a VoIP subscription from Norwegian broadband provider Telenor, and a Doro Arc 7 cordless phone for my home. The idea is to try and disconnect more and more from the annoying mobile phone phenomena and the need to always be available.

Telenor lets me forward my mobile phone calls to the VoIP phone at home for free. So I can turn off my mobile phone and then I am only available when I have got the time to be available; when I am at home. It is good to let go of the connected world sometime. Most you will hear is just nonsense anyways.

I will get the VoIP service plan and the phone up and running in the beginning of May, along with a faster 8 mbps. broadband connection. But before that I will get another gadget… Ironically enought, this is also the time when I choose to buy a new and much more fancy mobile phone!

The 6500 classic mobile phone, from Nokia The new Nokia 6500 classic is beautiful. It has got everything: email client, web browser, Bluetooth, 3G, 2 megapixel digital camera, … I cannot wait to start planing with it!

I picked this mobile phone because of it connectivity features (Bluetooth and 3G) and professional/business look. I dislike all the toy-like mobile phones on the market. I wanted something sleek and elegant. I also have had pleasant experiences with phones from Nokia in the past.

…but I am sure you, as well as I, am wondering how my disconnecting from the mobile phone world with a fallback to a home based VoIP phone-project will co-exist with my new and beautiful mobile phone? Well, I guess the mobile phone will win the first two months before I get tired of it and want to disconnect again. Time will show.

Do you feel like turning off your mobile phone and disconnecting sometimes? Then why do you not do it more often?

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