I do this too. It's very handy. I have nationwide free long distance
so I can just dial into the same number all the time when using
the cell phone.

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If you have one of the cell phones with the modem (mine is a Motorola V60)
built in, you can connect at around 19k and do the same thing. You need
a local (local to your cell phone number) dialup ISP service number.
You may also need a special USB cable for the phone and some extra
software. I've demonstrated this to a few pilots getting DUATS over
the net and supplemented with ADDS graphics though the graphics load
slow. It's a free call or counts as regular minutes since it is handled
the
same as any voice call.