Simplified mobile communication device

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory element to store user authentication data;
• a short-range wireless network adapter;
• a cellular adapter to communicate with a cellular base station;
• and
• a processor to:
• send authentication data to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the apparatus to the first communication device;
• receive input data from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network;
• initiate a communication session with the cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device;
• and
• send data received during the communication session from the cellular base station at the apparatus to the first communication device for display by the first communication device.

A method comprising:

• sending authentication data from a wireless headset device to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the wireless headset device to the first communication device;
• receiving input data at the wireless headset device from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network;
• initiating a communication session between the wireless headset device and a cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device;
• and
• sending, by the wireless headset device, data received during the communication session from the cellular base station to the first communication device for display by the first communication device.