Portable telephone interface for a laptop computer

An apparatus for providing wireless data transmission between a modem in a portable computer and a telephone land line, further comprising:

• a telephone, the telephone further comprising:
• means to attach to a land telephone line;
• and
• a telephone handset;
• an acoustic coupler, further comprising:
• means in the acoustic coupler to attach to the telephone handset such that data can be sent bidirectionally through the acoustic coupler to the telephone;
• and
• means to communicate wirelessly with a modem in a portable computer;
• whereby the portable computer can wirelessly communicate with the telephone land line via the acoustic coupler and the telephone.

A method of providing wireless data transmission between a modem in a portable computer and a telephone land line, including the steps of:

• attaching a wireless telephone having a base station and a wireless handset to a land line;
• and
• communicating between the wireless base station and the wireless handset;
• communicating between the wireless telephone and a modem in a portable computer;
• whereby a portable computer can communicate with a telephone land line via a wireless telephone.