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Congratulations |
April 25, 2007 |
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jyden
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Hi NY's
Congratulations with another site for the Dualphone! I have been using the Dualphone since November and am very happy with it.
Landline calls are amongst the best you get cordless and via Skype the very best when both are having good connections and audio equipment. SkypeOut is getting better all the time and SkypeIn is always good.
Best wishes jyden
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As the name implies, this phone works with both |
April 25, 2007 |
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engadget
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As the name implies, this phone works with both Skype (via a USB connection from the phone's base to your PC) and your landline (via, you know). Tom's Networking gave one a workout, and found it performed as promised; easily making and receiving both landline and Skype calls, without interfering with a home network or other equipment.
"if you're a heavy Skype user, the DualPhone is something you'll definitely want to check out."
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Good voice quality and multi-user support |
April 25, 2007 |
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Mobilemag (US)
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The DUAL phone is a certified DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication) device and has already been selling like hot cakes in more than 45 other DECT markets in Europe, Africa and Asia. It allows a person to use both Skype as well as standard PSTN line.
Like all new telephony and mobile audio video devices, the product has its fair share of pros and cons. Good voice quality and multi-user support is one of the best qualities of the DualPhone
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freeing yourself from your desk |
April 25, 2007 |
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IP Inferno
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At $139.99 this may seem like a lot to pay for a cordless phone, but if you are finding, as we are, that Skype is an increasingly important part of your communications - freeing yourself from your desk is definitely worth the investment.
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Free yourself from Skyping on the PC |
April 25, 2007 |
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Skype Journal
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Free yourself from Skyping on the PC. I like going cordless with Skype. I've used a bluetooth headset with limited range, and more recently the DUALphone now finally available in the US. This is one of the most sophisticated cordless / combination internet and standard landline phones on the market today. The DUALphone lets you take and make those important Skype calls from a regular handset. For many that's really cool. It's been customized to provide ready integration of Skype features into the handset.
In my case it is good to get up from the PC from time to time. Plus not everyone or every call requires you to be tied to a desktop session of chat and screen sharing. Sometimes it's easier to walk around.
So what do I like best about the DUALphone? It's not the sound - that is very good. Not the changes in presence status or buddylist on the handset; it is more basic than that. I can still answer my PC with my headset without resetting anything. The DUALphone is smart enough to know when it should change the sound settings and point the internet call to the handset. Thus pick it up and it becomes active. Decide on the next call - to take it on your PC, no problem.
In my experience that is pretty unique. Communication is becoming multi-modal and devices must know when they are desired and when they aren't. Plus everytime I get a Skype call now, the phone rings. That gets over the missed calls I have when I leave a headset plugged in and can't hear it ringing.
Installation
Installing it and getting it to work requires a Windows (Currently) PC with Skype installed and a USB socket. Naturally you have to keep the PC running.
Plug in the USB cable, load the software, let it sit for a few minutes and all your Skype buddies will appear on the handset.
After that you can scroll though them, watch the frequent updates as online status changes are reported (I turned the beep for that off quickly and would quite happily turn that feature off altogether).
I quickly found that scolling though the whole list to make a call was not effective. I have 268 buddies currently. However pushing a number provided alpha proximity very quickly and it was then just click to call.
You can also do simple things from the handset like setting your Skype Status.
The rest of the functionality? It sits well in your hand. It's got good range and it looks and acts like the phone you are used to. You can set Internet dialing to remember country codes, etc. As with all new devices it takes a little time to work out all the features. It's worth the time.
In the 'it could be handy department', you can add additional handsets to the initial basestation
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