- Make Skype calls easier and more intuitive
- Excellent sound quality with echo cancellation
- Numeric keypad with Skype-specific hotkeys
- LCD display with white backlight
- Recording button for one-touch recording (only for Windows)
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Product Description
IPEVO free.2 is a USB handset for Skype with the operational familiarity of the telephone. Free.2 translates the Skype interface into simple keypad and toggle operations. Derived from the less-gives-more concept of Skype, the opening on the mouthpiece is an anti-echo design, a unique form experience that also invites play through hooking, hanging or rocking. Backlit LCD display allows total integration of the Skype application in the palm of your hand.
Benefits
* Make Skype calls easier and more intuitive
* Excellent sound quality with echo cancellation
* Numeric keypad with Skype-specific hotkeys
* Toggle-scroll for easy contact list searches
* LCD display with white backlight
* Easy dialing without watching the computer screen
* Easy dialing of Skype-Out numbers
* Recording button for one-touch recording (only for Windows)
* Free recording software
* Slim and compact for comfortable grip and portability
* Available in black or white
* PC and Mac compatible
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
I started using Skype when I moved 6,000 miles away from home. Talking from my laptop is cool, but I developed a real bad neck tension from instinctively moving my mouth closer to the microphone. Also when I'm in a cafe, where it's busy in the background and there's a bunch of strangers listening in, I can't really make the phone calls. So I decided I'd shop for a USB phone.
I stumbled upon the Free1 on a review of the Skype journal. The reviewer said this best-selling USB phone gave the user a full Skype experience, meaning better voice quality than a regular telephone. I also explored the wireless phones. I tried one, the linksys, but phone calls kept getting dropped. After reading reviews on cordless/wireless phones for Skype, I found out that Skype just doesn't support wireless, so you shouldn't waste $100 on them.
I got this phone and was truly amazed. It's true, when you make Skype to Skype phone, the voice quality is crystal clear, and much better than using a phone card on a regular telephone. The phone itself is wideband, which means it's 6 times clearer than a good'olde rotary phone. Better than my cellphone, too.
I ended up liking it so much I bought another one a few weeks ago for my sister, so that we, too, could talk for free (she's so cheap she doesn't even have a cell phone...). Love it! Easy to use, great voice quality.
Oh, and bonus: mac compatible.
I stumbled upon the Free1 on a review of the Skype journal. The reviewer said this best-selling USB phone gave the user a full Skype experience, meaning better voice quality than a regular telephone. I also explored the wireless phones. I tried one, the linksys, but phone calls kept getting dropped. After reading reviews on cordless/wireless phones for Skype, I found out that Skype just doesn't support wireless, so you shouldn't waste $100 on them.
I got this phone and was truly amazed. It's true, when you make Skype to Skype phone, the voice quality is crystal clear, and much better than using a phone card on a regular telephone. The phone itself is wideband, which means it's 6 times clearer than a good'olde rotary phone. Better than my cellphone, too.
I ended up liking it so much I bought another one a few weeks ago for my sister, so that we, too, could talk for free (she's so cheap she doesn't even have a cell phone...). Love it! Easy to use, great voice quality.
Oh, and bonus: mac compatible.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I'm out on the road all the time, so I've tested quite a few Skype products. This is the best in voice quality and in echo cancelation I've seen. Great design, no problems with my mac. Love it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I was looking for an easy-to-use, inexpensive "Skype" phone for my PC, and this IPEVO fit the bill perfectly. At first I had some problems understanding how best to reconfigure my PC's audio defaults (the IPEVO was acting as my default speakers when I first installed it), but the manual and online help came to the rescue and now all is well.
I highly recommend this USB phone for anyone who uses SKYPE on a regular basis and who wants an inexpensive phone that delivers clear calls. There are certainly phones that deliver higher quality calls, but for this price, I have absolutely no complaints and would recommend this.
I highly recommend this USB phone for anyone who uses SKYPE on a regular basis and who wants an inexpensive phone that delivers clear calls. There are certainly phones that deliver higher quality calls, but for this price, I have absolutely no complaints and would recommend this.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Using It Daily With Skype
I have been using this to make Skype calls for more than 6 months and highly recommend it. It is easy to install and use and the sound quality is excellent. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kenneth R. Depree
A superior Skype (USB) phone
Sound quality is very important to me. I've used many Skype phones, including expensive portable phones. I find this phone just about perfect. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Susanna Hutcheson
Works Great for MAC + Skype! August 2010
UPDATE - I have written a Review on this Ipevo Black (with LCD Display) - Skype Certified USB VOIP Internet IP Phone in late 2008. Read more
Published 21 months ago by David Michael
No 64 bit drivers
It's a nice unit, except it does not have 64 bit drivers for Window 7. I got it to work with another driver (look for ICC_1.0.5.0.7_M. Read more
Published 21 months ago by cesusibo
If you have a Mac - DON'T BUY THIS
The product says that it works on Macs. I have an IMac and was able to download the driver and the phone worked for about 10 minutes. Read more
Published on April 7, 2010 by J. Keathley
their skype phone stopped working after 2 months. NO customer service
phone just stopped working after two months. I've been calling and emailing the customer service of IPEVO. They never replied back. Read more
Published on January 20, 2010 by RR
easy phone
I bought this IP phone quite a while ago and I recommend it. I carry it with my laptop everywhere I go(have a Velcro attached to my computer that keeps it in place) so I have a... Read more
Published on December 11, 2009 by Moe
quite dissapointing
The headset felt small and the holder just makes all like a toy phone.
The sound had a hissing background noise but i think the implantation of LCD screen to see if contacts... Read more
The sound had a hissing background noise but i think the implantation of LCD screen to see if contacts... Read more
Published on December 4, 2009 by K. Stenlund
Nice!
This thing is nice and slim, and sounds better than my mobile. Works seamlessly with Skype and has adequate cord-length to allow pacing range. Read more
Published on September 22, 2009 by Jesse H. Mellon
A must have for Skype users
Couldn't be happier. The installation process was straight forward. Very impressed with the call quality. Solid buy!
Published on August 10, 2009 by Saji Samuel
