Broadband communications access device

An integrated phone-based home gateway system providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:

• a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
• a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, wherein the communications interface includes a digital subscriber line (“DSL”) device and an analog modem;
• a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
• a removable display unit for displaying the information from the one or more networks for accessing and displaying voice, video or data messages;
• a key pad for entering alpha-numeric data;
• a home phone line network adapter (“HPNA”) module;
• a Bluetooth module for interfacing with wireless devices using the Bluetooth wireless protocol;
• a portable multi-function wireless handset for performing cordless phone, a mobile phone, a web phone, or walkie-talkie radio functions;
• one or more short-range or long-range wireless interfaces for interfacing with external wireless devices;
• one or more RJ-11 interface jacks;
• at least one modular plug-and-play interface for interfacing with other external devices;
• and
• an optional video camera for sending and receiving video data to and from the one or more networks.

In integrated phone-based home gateway system conversion system for connecting to existing phone systems, providing in-home and to-home networking, comprising in combination:

• a home gateway interface for initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions and for providing routing or bridging for networking communications;
• a communications interface for connecting to one or more networks, for providing data communications, for providing broadband communications and for providing narrow band communications including voice communications;
• a processor for processing information from the one or more networks;
• a wireless communications interface for connecting to external wireless devices;
• a home phone line network adapter (“HPNA”) module;
• and
• one or more RJ-11 interface jacks.

A method for initializing an integrated phone-based home gateway system, comprising:

• establishing one or more narrow-band communications channels with a public switched telephone network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
• establishing one or more broadband communications channels with a public switched telephone network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
• initializing a data communications interface for a data network from the integrated phone-based home gateway system;
• initializing routing or bridging tables on integrated phone-based home gateway system;
• and
• initializing broadband communications service configurations and provisions from the integrated phone-based home gateway system.