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Thread ID: 103341 2009-09-19 05:55:00 Need Skype Phone learning (5137) PC World Chat
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811857 2009-09-19 05:55:00 I need a good Skype Phone.

Can you suggest a good quality Skype phone. Also are the voice calls over skype clear quality wise.

Also if someone has had experiences with a wireless skype phone please share any issues.

I wanted to buy a wireless Skype phone but they are bit expensive and also i am afraid connection maybe frequently lost over wifi so i am going with corded one
learning (5137)
811858 2009-09-19 06:42:00 Skype phones are just microphones made into a regular telephone, therefore the quality should be the same as any computer microphones.

The call quality largely depends on the Internet speed.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
811859 2009-09-19 07:37:00 Skype should be fine over wireless, but what is your internet speed?

Skype doesn't require a very fast BB connection, but it shouldn't be *too* slow..

There is a philips one that has had pretty good review, search on google;)

Blam
Blam (54)
811860 2009-09-19 09:47:00 I need a good Skype Phone .

Can you suggest a good quality Skype phone . Also are the voice calls over skype clear quality wise .

Also if someone has had experiences with a wireless skype phone please share any issues .

I wanted to buy a wireless Skype phone but they are bit expensive and also i am afraid connection maybe frequently lost over wifi so i am going with corded one

I bought a used Belkin cordless Skype phone that works without a computer . They can be picky to get a connection so you need to learn that when you get it . SMC also makes them I think, pretty much dissapeared off the shops thou, they used to have them but not anymore .

Quality I see no difference to Skype on my computer . People have said that Skype is clearer than standard telephone . I recently tried video to video calling Vodafone to Vodafone after getting a new phone, that is disgusting, no lighting, pixelated, also slow - jittery . Skype video is awesome . Not sure if you can get video on the phones that work without a computer thou, might be top end thou .

Audio only, I am on 256k speed and it is fine .
Nomad (952)
811861 2009-09-20 21:41:00 The Upload speed will largely determine the quality of the call. Having 128k upload will mean that if you're doing other browsing whilst on a call, the quality may quickly deteriorate. Technically speaking I believe it's possible to make a call whilst on 64k capped upload speed, but if somebody even so much as farts near your modem, you'll probably suffer loss of packets / quality ;)

Seriously though, why not just get yourself a bluetooth headset & receiver? Quite often they're cheaper than even the corded phones (Both for <$100), and it's a much nicer overall solution too :)
Chilling_Silence (9)
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