A wireless voice over Internet Protocol telephone, comprising: a wireless handset comprising a wireless personal area network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless personal area network, a wireless local area network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless local area network, and a selecting device for selecting between the wireless personal area network transceiver and the wireless local area network transceiver; and a base station comprising a wireless personal area network transceiver configured to communicate with the wireless personal area network transceiver of the wireless handset via the wireless personal area network; wherein the wireless handset is configured to send and receive voice over Internet Protocol packets to and from a caller via a telephone controller, the telephone controller being configured to communicate with the base station and an access point, the access point being configured to communicate with the wireless handset via the wireless local area network; wherein the selecting device is configured to select the wireless personal area network transceiver for routing the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless personal area network when the wireless personal area network transceiver detects a wireless personal area network connection, otherwise the selecting device is configured to select the wireless local area network transceiver; wherein, when the wireless personal area network transceiver is unable to detect a wireless personal area network connection, the wireless handset is configured to establish a connection with the telephone controller via the wireless local area network transceiver to route the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless local area network; and wherein, when the wireless personal area network transceiver is able to detect a wireless personal area network connection, the wireless handset is configured to notify the telephone controller to route the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless personal area network. a wireless handset comprising a wireless personal area network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless personal area network, a wireless local area network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless local area network, and a selecting device for selecting between the wireless personal area network transceiver and the wireless local area network transceiver; and a base station comprising a wireless personal area network transceiver configured to communicate with the wireless personal area network transceiver of the wireless handset via the wireless personal area network; wherein the wireless handset is configured to send and receive voice over Internet Protocol packets to and from a caller via a telephone controller, the telephone controller being configured to communicate with the base station and an access point, the access point being configured to communicate with the wireless handset via the wireless local area network; wherein the selecting device is configured to select the wireless personal area network transceiver for routing the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless personal area network when the wireless personal area network transceiver detects a wireless personal area network connection, otherwise the selecting device is configured to select the wireless local area network transceiver; wherein, when the wireless personal area network transceiver is unable to detect a wireless personal area network connection, the wireless handset is configured to establish a connection with the telephone controller via the wireless local area network transceiver to route the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless local area network; and wherein, when the wireless personal area network transceiver is able to detect a wireless personal area network connection, the wireless handset is configured to notify the telephone controller to route the voice over Internet Protocol packets through the wireless personal area network.