Confessions of a Skype Phone

I purchased the cheap Skype phone with the LCD screen. Now, it isn't a linksys which means it isn't cordless with a big brand name. As a matter of fact, the only name I see on it is VOIP and USB Phone. However, it is a great phone. The phone does everything it is supposed to.

When I receive a call it rings to the phone directly. I answer from the phone itself and hang up through the phone. I dial numbers in the proper skype format from the phone. It is all in the phone. At the end of the day that is what you really want from a VOIP phone. You want to hear the person on the other end as they hear you. You don't want to have to stop everything you are doing on your PC to take a call- you just want to answer and continue with life. The Skype phone narrowly cost me $2900.00 to attain. It is a one time payment though- an investment in the overall savings of Skype.

I like it.

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I decided against getting the wireless amplifier. I just didn't secure the customer base to do so. However, I went as far as actually ordering the device then I cancelled my order. A website that seems to be king of amplifiers is Radiolabs. If you click on the link you will probably want to rub your eyes to see if the price is real. It is a 1W amplifier for cheaper than I was about to buy a 100mw for. I feel I ought to buy it if only in the name of science of consumerism. However, I am going to sit this one out. I am literally sitting on my hands to avoid reordering the item. If you ever wanted to extend the range of your wireless network- and you weren't shy to ask people to buy into it- then this amplifier looks like great value.