Abstract: A cordless phone system 100 for performing data retrieval from a wireless network through a wireless phone is disclosed. The cordless phone system 100 comprises a phone base apparatus 110 and a handset apparatus 140. The phone base apparatus 110 comprises a communication interface 111 for coupling to a PSTN, a communication interface 122 for wirelessly communicating data through a communications network using a wireless network protocol, a communication interface 132 for wirelessly communicating with the handset apparatus 140 using a cordless telecommunications protocol, and a processing means 124, 134 or 180 coupled to the PSTN communication interface 111, the wireless network communication interface 122, and the cordless-telecommunications communication interface 132 for processing data communicated between the wireless network communication interface 122 and the cordless-telecommunications communication interface 132.