I am trying to buy a tiny cordless (not cellular) phone for use around
the house. It should be the size of a Startac cellular phone,
preferably with a flip up earpiece like the Startac, a headphone jack
and vibrate alert, if possible. Does this product exist or can it be
located?

Hi there,

I have found just what you are looking for:

Samsung SP-R6100 Cordless Phone
http://www.samsungelectronics.com/cordless_phone/sp_r6100_spec.html

Its dimensions are 4.5 inches x 1.8 inches x 0.8 inches and weighs 3.0
ounces, which makes it lighter, thinner and only a fraction longer
than the Startac (3.7 x 2.0 x 1.0 inches, 3.6 ounces). It has a
headset jack and a vibrate alert.

However, if you live in North America, it does not appear to be
available there - most of the online stores selling it are in the UK.

The smallest available in North America is the Southern Telecom Mini
Phone 900Mhz (3 ¾" long x 1 ¾" W):
http://www.phonemerchants.com/souttel90min.html

Or the 2.4GHz model (4¾" L x 2" W):
http://www.shoplifestyle.com/store/product.asp?pf%5Fid=3570&mscssid=JMS378WG2RW88NL9NSTXG0FSFWVU9CD4

Or the WHF-7000: 
http://www.ancocom.com/products/FeatureMini/WHF-7000.htm

Google searches used:

"cordless phone" flip
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22cordless+phone%22+flip

"world's smallest" cordless
://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22world%27s+smallest%22+cordless&spell=1

I trust that this answers your query. Feel free to request
clarifications on any aspect of my response.

Best wishes,
from robertskelton-ga

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Clarification of Answer by robertskelton-ga on 06 Jul 2002 21:05 PDT

There is also the VTech VT1421A 900MHz:
http://www.epinions.com/elec-Cordless_Phones-900_Megahertz-VTech-VTech_VTHJ_Product_Family-VTech_vt1421a/display_~overview

But when I visited the manufacturers home page I could not find it,
which probably means it is no longer available.

http://vtechphones.com

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Request for Answer Clarification by wsg-ga on 15 Jul 2002 11:04 PDT

Thank you for your excellent information. The Samsung is PERFECT, the
Southern Telecomm seems too thick and lacks CID, and although the WHF
is a nice unit, it is no longer available.

My question: these Samsung phones appear to be available only in
Europe. Is there any U.S. equivalent available now or expected in the
future? Also, if I purchased a UK Samsung, would it be possible to use
it within the U.S. or are U.S. and European phone systems
incompatible?

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Clarification of Answer by robertskelton-ga on 21 Jul 2002 04:36 PDT

Hi again,

I emailed Samsung UK and asked them if the Samsung SP-R6100 would ever
be available in the USA, and if the European model would work in the
USA, and the form email response said:

"Please call 800SAMSUNG"

It's a US number so you could try calling them.

So I emailed the USA site and they replied with a link to the product
page. Now I am awaiting a reply from their Korean headquarters.

The warranty for this model purchased in the UK is not valid for any
other countries.

It would require an adaptor for the electrical plug:
http://www.dvdoverseas.com/voltage_converters.htm

and a telephone jack converter:
http://www.globalsources.com/tradeshows/computextaipei/supplier/49/88000032/88023516/04/details.htm

Using the adaptor and convcerter it should work in the USA - I could
not find anything to the contrary on the Internet

Excellent! Very thorough and well-researched. This is what Google
Answers is all about. Thanks to you and another researcher, I have
purchased the Samsung phone you had located. Well done!