A personal communications and control system (PCCS) is disclosed. This PCCS includes a set top box communicating streams of signals to a remote control device. The streams of signals include television signals, telephone signals, and control signals, as well as other video, audio, or graphical content. The television signals are displayed on a display of the remote control device, and the telephony signals are audibly presented at the remote control device as a telephone call. The remote control device also sends the control signal to remotely control a device. This remote control device thus has video capabilities, wireless control capabilities, and wireless communications capabilities. The personal communications and control device may remotely select Internet Protocol television, websites, photos, music, videos, and other content from local storage or from remote storage.