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I bought this phone for my business, and it worked great for about a week. It no longer rings when a call comes through, and it's constantly popping up errors on the screen. Then Skype updated and the phone didn't. Ever since then, we have had about 70% of our calls not have audio (in or out, depending on what it wants). Might be good for some people, but not for people with more than light use. We paid $20 for it at Walmart, and I guess you get what you pay for.
As of 11/15/09 Whats with the price HIKE. .finding the update driver that complies with my skype 4.xxx,,almost DROVE me crazy.Philips,,PLEASE make finding drivers easier(PLEASE).I gave this a 5 star rating because after finding the updated driver,,it was WELL worth searching the Philips Files for.lol This driver for this phone is "So good its unreal".Echo>>>no no.Very Clear transmition(people finally understand what I'm saying) and reception(I hear you too). I was gonna get a nice priced headset but still the mics on headsets are iffy(making me sound muddy, muffeled, and too bassy.Drivers and soundcards are key when it comes to these types of devices(VoIP) Philips made a top notch key "DRIVER" that truly drives this phone.Had to give it a 5.Make sure you have Highspeed Broadband or DSL and a skype acct. $100+. Got mine for $29.MUST BE THA TOP NOTCH land line quality "DRIVER" LOL
The ring tones are so shrill that my ears nearly bled. Doesn't work properly with new versions of Skype in Windows Vista. The handset has no volume control, you must open the Phillips Voip0801 driver to adjust volume.Other than that.If Phillips would provide better driver support it could be a 4*. It required me to use the Skype ver.3 that comes on the CD-Rom. When I upgraded to version 4.1 the sound turned garbled and the buttons stopped function properly. I give it a 2* only because I got mine for $20 with shipping. If I had paid full price I would have rated 0 and returned it.
As a fairly regular SKYPE user, I was searching for a suitable U.S.B. phone to use on my Mac G-4 laptop.This unit, which comes with instructions written clearly, and NOT FOR ENGINEERS ONLY, was easy to set up, and use in a matter of a couple of minutes. The software, which installed rapidly, had no glitches, and guided me through the instructions with no problems.As far as use, it works extremely well, with a nicely lit keyboard, and easy to read keys, both numeric, and those for the various functions.Audio quality is very good, and I actually prefer using this phone, over the often-used USB Headset, with microphone, which obviously is somewhat limiting.It is a well engineered and well made item, that should serve you well, for a very reasonable price.
Simple, inexpensive and works well. I make long distance calls form my laptop where ever I have a network.
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