Voip Skype Phone Kit Clearsky W Bluetooth Adapter Msn Yahoo

by TRENDnet

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FCPL6G
• Item model number: TVP-SP1BK
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,687 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

The ClearSky Bluetooth VoIp Phone provides a cost effective solution that allows you to make phone calls anywhere around the world. Streamline calling procedures by taking advantage of Skype features such as Contacts Call List SkypeOut and Conference Call. The rechargeable Lithium-ion battery can also sustain 6 hours of conversation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Difficult setup very limited features, June 4, 2006

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Niloufer Tamboly - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voip Skype Phone Kit Clearsky W Bluetooth Adapter Msn Yahoo (Wireless Phone Accessory)

TRENDNET TVP-SP1BK ClearSky Bluetooth VoIP Phone Kit (for Skype)

I already have a Cordless Internet Telephone Kit from another vendor and bought this as it does not need a power adapter and I can charge it right out of my Laptop.

I have a COMPAQ Presario 2700 and the Bluetooth adapter could not connect physically with the USB port.

Then I tried it with my COMPAQ Evo N600c as that Laptop has a USB port on the left side so the Bluetooth adapter could connect.

The printed user guide is translated in many languages but useless to all readers as it describes only how to setup and install the drivers which most of us know anyway. The features of the phone are not described in the printed user manual.

I copied the driver and bluetooth adapter utility from the CD but it did not connect with the handset. After uninstalling it re-installing same problem.

Then I called up the TRENDNET 24/7 customer service where a representative took my Phone number and Name and model number of the hardware and said that someone would call on Monday (I called them on saturday). I was very certain that if I could not get this device to work in another one hour I would surely send it back first thing Monday morning.

I downloaded the driver from the TRENDNET website and decided to give it another shot. This time it worked.

The handset is very basic with 4 ringtones and no way to add more.

Can't do anything with the display either.

It does not have a phonebook or any other utilites which one would except from a phone. Like one touch dialling, Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, Auto Answer etc.

When using Skypeout I can't disconnect the phone by pressing the red disconnect button on the handset, I have to open the skype application and the disconnect it. So one needs to be near the computer to do this.

On the whole a dissapointment not worth the price.

Niloufer Tamboly, CISSP

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good phone for Skype, May 20, 2006

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D. Coleman (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voip Skype Phone Kit Clearsky W Bluetooth Adapter Msn Yahoo (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I agree with the other review that setup is a little confusing. But the phone works great with Skype once it's setup properly. The range is incredible! I have a three story house and my computer is all the way upstairs jammed in the far corner of the house. The signal is excellent all the way down to the bottom level of my home, and to the other end. I may save some a little confusion by letting you know that the phone takes over as your pc speaker while the phone is in use. So if you end a call, and then sign onto AOL or start playing a song, the audio plays in the phone, and not on the PC speakers. I finally figured out that the phone goes into "sleep" mode 3 minutes after you stop using it, and the audio is restored to the PC speakers. For those who want to fidget with the audio settings, there are settings in both Windows XP as well as the Skype settings. I just left my settings "as is". Seems to get the job done! I also might mention that I have Linksys Wireless SRX Router downstairs in my office. When I'm very close to the router, it does cause a little static/hiss with the phone reception. But otherwise, the phone reception is CRYSTAL CLEAR! I give it two thumbs up !!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice piece of equipment, despite its quirks., June 3, 2006

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P. Seibel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voip Skype Phone Kit Clearsky W Bluetooth Adapter Msn Yahoo (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Overall, this phone works very well. The voice quality is clear, the range is fantastic for a bluetooth device, it syncs pretty well with Skype, and it's relatively easy to use. The only complaints that I have for the phone are as follows:

1) The phone sometimes requires more than one attempt to sync up with Skype when you first turn it on, and

2) Whenever you turn the phone on, the device automatically becomes your default audio device for the computer, which means that you'll hear all the rest of you computer's sounds when you are in the middle of your conversation, and in order to change the default audio device back to your regular speakers, you frequently have to do so manually, or wait for the phone to go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity.