USB VOIP Phone Adapter, Support SIP, Skype

by TangShop

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000A4XQR0
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • #91 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > VoIP > Phones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 6, 2005

Product Description

Plug-and-play installation,USB1.1 compatible, no need sound card PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone, Phone to Phone operation Driver built-in, no need addtional driver Echo cancellation, noise reduction Full duplex communication ACR(Auto Calling Router) function Complies with H.323, MGCP, SIP protocol Interface:One USB interface to PC One RJ11 interface to PSTN One RJ11 interface to fax or normal phone USB LED and PSTN line LED indicatorSystem Requirement:P2 with 200 MHz CPU or better with USB interface 64MB of RAM 10MB or more hard disk space Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Network: LAN, ADSL, ISDN, 33.6K modem or better.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works and works great, October 16, 2005

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LKR "LKR" (Israel) - See all my reviews

Great device and idea
allows you to make Skype calls from your regular phone and accept Skype calls on regualr phone.
Installation went easy and simple.

The only "problem" is that because of USB cable it has to be placed near your PC so it's sometimes a problem to connect all house phones to it (because home phone line entry point located usually far from PC).
But if you managed to do so or use only cordless phone set with several handsets it's not a problem.
Otherwise only one phone set can be connected and even if it cordless it's a bit unconvinient.
Another thing that missing is ability to "flash" (call waiting) between normal and Skype calls.

Also, after installation the software sometimes redefines your default Windows sound device making you think that your sound gone - just go to "Control Panel"->"Sound and Audio Devices" and set your old soundcard back to be default one.

P.S.: personally I would prefer simular device but the one that have Skype client "built-in" connected by network to router not USB to PC (or even better by WiFi) so you would not need you PC be turned on all the time. But since my PC is on 24/7/365 it's not a problem for me.

*Edited*: Aperently 2 revisions of the device exists "the old one" where you use "*" to switch to Skype dialing ane "new one" where you use "**".
The problem with old revision is that you can't use regular "*" services (like *72 and such) on regular line becouse it switches to Skype.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This thing works just as described with a land line, July 28, 2006

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M. Brogan "happyUser" (LA Ca) - See all my reviews
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Ive tried the dlink skype adapter and this skytone from radion technologies. They both worked well. This one is a little cheaper. P2P voice over internet protocal technology is here. I use a cordless phone plugged into the adapter, the phone line plugs into the adapter, then the adapter plugs into the pc through a usb port. It is usb powered. The dialing sequence is all you need to switch to voip. Asterisk, country code, area code, phone number, pound sign. Standard dailing, travels through the standard phone line. Super simple, super cheap,(or free) very clear phone calls.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great. No problems., December 11, 2005

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K.S. "[e-mail]" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

The adapter works great. The only problem, like LKR wrote, is that your phone needs to be plugged in to your USB port. This also means that your phone is essentially dead until you dial the number on SKYPE. You cannot dial a phone number using SKYPE using your regular phone (you have to purchase a SKYPE phone for this and be corded to your computer).

Once you dial the number from the computer, you can pick up your phone and walk away from it. I live in an apartment, so this isn't a problem for me. But, it I lived in a two- or three-story house and I want to be mobile, I would have to go to the room where the computer is, dial the phone number, and walk back to the room where I want to complete the phone call. This is an inherent problem with SKYPE being a P2P service rather than a VOIP service. IT IS NOT A PRODUCT PROBLEM.