Philips VOIP 321 Skype Dual Phone Single Handset
With the VOIP 321 you can make free Skype calls as well as normal landline calls. You can make and take calls on both networks from one single handset, and you can see who is on-line without going to the PC, just by looking at the display.
Features
* Free calls worldwide via Skype to any other Skype users: With Skype you can enjoy making free calls all over the world to any other Skype users. Skype, SkypeOut are trademarks of Skype Limited. Windows XP/2000 through Broadband. PC should be switched on and Skype connected.
* Direct Skype key to access your contacts list: With a single press on the Skype key, you can directly access your Skype contacts list. The list of the users currently logged on to Skype is displayed and you can see their online status. This Skype key also enables you to take the line (once the contact selected) and to make a Skype call (Skype & SkypeOut).
* Skype conference calls with several friends
* Make or take calls via Skype
* Make or take calls via landline
* Low rate call cost on standard phone numbers via SkypeOut
* Skype contacts list accessible anywhere at home
* As easy to use as a standard cordless phone
Customer feedback:
1. Great sound quality and even better range this phone works much better than I imagined. The phone has a feel of quality. The only thing wrong with this phone is that the computer needs to be on for it to run Skype and there are phones out there than run independent of the computer but their not for me because they make Skype the default connection over the landline phone.
2. I’ve had this phone for about 2 months and use it daily as my substitute for a phone. I only have a pay-as-you-go phone for a ‘real phone’ so I spend about 15-120 minutes daily on this VOIP phone using Skype. It has been spectacular. After the brief installation, it was set to go. I simply activate the software each time I boot up my computer (double-click on the icon I placed on the desktop), let the software and Skype start up for about 15-30 seconds, and then I’m off to call whomever I want with SkypeOut. [For reference, I'm running on Windows XP SP2.]
Sound quality has been excellent on both my ends, which has been my main issue with hardware with Skype. I have had 3 different microphones and one USB Skype phone for over a year prior to getting this phone and they offered a range of sound quality with the most notable differences on the other end (could they understand me or not? I could always understand them). With this phone, there haven’t been sound issues. It isn’t the best but it is at the higher end of the spectrum of what I’ve used.