USB VOIP Skype Phone
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of USB VOIP Skype Phone
Customer Review: Sort of works with SIP VOIP
Summary: 3 Stars
This review is for people wanting to use this phone for SIP VOIP providers other than SKYPE and free third-party softphones. I am using it with SIPGATE but I think just about any other SIP provider would also work. I was wanting to use it with the excellent free X-Lite softphone. I was able to make that work great on my old office computer running Microsoft XP. Basically all of the buttons, keypad, microphone and speaker work. I'll probably get a year's worth of use out of this phone before I put that old 'puter out to pasture.
On my laptop running Microsoft Vista, it was a different story. With the USB phone plugged in the X-Lite software immediately died with a fatal error. I installed the X-Tenn driver that is supposed to make this phone work with X-Lite and the driver immediately died when the USB phone was plugged into the USB Port. I finally abandoned X-Lite and started using a rather inferior and very simple softphone provided by my SIP provider SIPGATE. I was able to get the speaker and microphone to work but not the keypad. Basically, as another reviewer noted, this product is not VISTA compatible. It is kind of pathetic that they are still marketing a product that is at least 5 years out of date and not providing updated drivers. I wish I had just bought a headset. This phone was not very expensive but it is kind of a waste of money unless you have an antique computer and plan to keep using it for a few more years.
Customer Review: DO NOT PURCHASE!
Summary: 1 Stars
DO NOT PURCHASE SKYPE « COMPATIBLE » PHONES ANYMORE. THE RECENT CHANGES MADE BY SKYPE MAKE THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE. DON'T THROW YOUR MONEY AWAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM THEM BECAUSE MY 150,00 EURO PHONE IS NOW OBSOLETE: "Hello Victoria,
Thank you for contacting Skype Customer Service.
We understand your concerns regarding your feedback.
We appreciate your feedback and will definitely look into it.
However, implementing changes and creating new features can take time, which means that the suggestions you make today might not be available in the near future.
Please be patient while we work to make Skype even better.
Should you need more assistance, feel free to contact us again.
Regards ,
Samir H .
Skype Customer Service .
Customer Review: Great inexpensive USB phone
Summary: 4 Stars
Received this phone very quickly and plugged right in. No hardware drivers required (just a reboot).
I skipped the manufacturers install instructions and installed X-Lite 3.0 for Windows [...]and X-TenMate for windows [...]. Apparently this phone shares the same hardware as the Yealink P1K.
After installing, required a reboot and setup of a SIP account to interface with our IP PBX (Asterisk based). Made outbound and inbound calls and phone performed well. While the audio quality was not as fine as those of our Polycom IP phones, it was more than adequate for this type of device. We're very happy with it so far and hope to use it more.
Customer Review: Great Product.
Summary: 5 Stars
The VONDOO phone is a great product! I received it fast and it was very simple to get going. The user guide was on the CD that was included. It is very well written and easy to understand.
The phone is the size of a small cell phone and works well with Skype, via included VonMate software. Left/right and up/down buttons on the phone allow for complete navigation in Skype. Starting and ending a call is the same as a cell phone so it is easy to use. It works great!
I give it my highest recommendation.
Customer Review: Great Simple Little Phone
Summary: 4 Stars
This phone was very easy to install. I had to make a slight adjustment to the sound system settings in my computer but I was up and running within about 5 minutes. Plugs into the USB port and is very handy. The size of a cell phone. The only negative I would say about this phone is that the ringer is not loud enough for me. I wish it rang louder. But otherwise I am very pleased with this phone. It was inexpensive, so I really didn't expect much. To my surprise it is a great little phone for the price.