Logitech Cordless Internet Handset - USB VoIP wireless phone - DECT\GAP - Skype

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GU77G4
• Item model number: 980590 0914 Cordless Internet Handset
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,168 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 20, 2007

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good - Almost but not yet perfect, April 3, 2008

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Peter Dykhuis (Grandville, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Internet Handset - USB VoIP wireless phone - DECT\GAP - Skype (Electronics)

This is a really good effort by Logitech and Skype. The hardware is very nice. The phone is attractive, easy to use, good sound, pretty good range. The only real negative for the phone is that the battery life is fairly poor. Poor though is in comparison to what you expect. You can still talk for a couple of hours on one charge. The charging station is nice and small and the phone plays a little tone when set on the station.

The interface with Skype is good. All your contacts are listed and work well. The only part of the phone usage I did not like is the phone works just like Skype meaning you have to press country code etc just as if making an international call on every call out. I would think the phone could convert for you to remove that quark so maybe all you do is deal like normal once you enter your home area code into the phone. I am not sure but it is a minor gripe.

Very good device that has mad our Skype experience far more pleasurable and functional.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, June 3, 2010

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J. Combel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Internet Handset - USB VoIP wireless phone - DECT\GAP - Skype (Electronics)

not a lot to say; with skype installed on my PC, and the base plugged into USB, i honestly cannot tell the difference in call quality between this and a cordless home land line. i have the skype account that allows you to call any number in US/Canada for free ($35 a year?), and use this to keep in touch with a friend north of the border.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, November 6, 2010

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B. Krebs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Internet Handset - USB VoIP wireless phone - DECT\GAP - Skype (Electronics)

This phone works well for the most part. The interface on the phone itself is not very intuitive, and it takes quite a bit of practice to find the sequence of keypresses needed for some pretty common tasks. The range on this thing is pretty impressive: I have my skype setup in my office in the front part of the house on the 3rd floor, and it works without static when I'm on the other side of the house on the 1st floor deck. I've even walked out to the mailbox about 50 meters away and it still worked although with some static.

The sound through the phone itself is not so great, but the speakerphone built in seems much clearer. I found that using a small 1/8-inch jack earphone (not included) with this worked best. I couldn't figure out how to attach the belt clip, even with the instructions.

Overall, this is a pretty decent phone that more or less met all of my expectations.