Skype

tiny timy · 18-02-2011 02:31PM #1

Hi,
I think i have this sorted but i want to see what you guys have to say. My house has no landline, simply because i don't want another poxy bill around my neck. So what i'm trying to do is install a skype phone in my home, preferably without having to have the computer running to use it. I seen this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-Internet-VOIP-Skype-Adapter-Cordless-Home-Phone-/260720461044?pt=UK_Computing_Networking_SM&hash=item3cb42684f4 and i'm wondering if anyone else has used it. What i plan to do is connect it to my dovado router and use it with a phone, Just wondering if this is possible, can it be done with a normal phone or do i have to buy a skype phone with it to get the full benefits. All help greatly appreciated. Thanks

seamus · 18-02-2011 02:43PM

That will work with any standard phone.

If you're married to skype, then that's the way to go.

Alternatively any VoIP phone will do what you want. Blueface do a pay-as-you-go plan where the phone is €90 and works over your broadband connection. However most VoIP handsets don't support Skype.

tiny timy · 18-02-2011 03:43PM

seamus wrote: »

That will work with any standard phone.

If you're married to skype, then that's the way to go.

Alternatively any VoIP phone will do what you want. Blueface do a pay-as-you-go plan where the phone is €90 and works over your broadband connection. However most VoIP handsets don't support Skype.

That's great, thanks seamus. Just to clarify on what your saying before i buy, the product i was looking at, does not need the computer to be on and i do not need a landline? Thanks again

seamus · 18-02-2011 03:44PM

Nope, you don't need a landline for it. It basically connects into your internet line and logs onto skype for you, routing any calls to whatever handset you have connected to it.

tiny timy · 18-02-2011 03:54PM

Thanks very much. Appreciated.

seamus · 18-02-2011 03:56PM

Just to mention you do need a computer to configure the device, but given that you're posting online, I'll assume you have one of those contraptions

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