A system and method are presented for interfacing multiple plain old
telephone system (POTS) devices with multiple cellular devices in
communication with a cellular network to enable efficient communication
among these devices. In a broad sense, the system includes an interface
configured to function as a bridge between the POTS devices and the
cellular devices. The interface selectively routes call attempts from a
POTS device to one of a group of cellular devices which connect the calls
from the POTS device over the cellular network. The interface may be
configured to detect a key sequence for selecting a particular cellular
device in the group during an outgoing call attempt from the POTS device.
The interface then routes the outgoing call to the selected cellular
device. The interface may also be configured to detect a telephone number
entered into the POTS device during an outgoing call attempt and route
the outgoing call to a particular cellular device based on criteria
pre-programmed in the interface. The interface may also be configured to
generate distinctive signaling, such as ring tones, for the POTS devices
to distinguish incoming calls to the group of cellular devices.