Abstract: Now this phone is sexy. And its tiny candy-bar formfactor, shiny, white fascia, and knobby plastic buttons make it not only attractive, but easy to use—plus its sound quality was noticeably better than the SMC phone’s. Battery life is roughly the same...
Attractive iPod-like design. Good audio quality. Easy to set up and configure. Works well on personal home or small-office Wi-Fi networks where you have access to the configuration and/or security settings. Clear, bright color screen. Intuitive Skype inte...
Expensive. Poor battery life. Network must be completely open and not require browser authentication to work with a public Wi-Fi network (a rarity). Difficult to enter passwords and WEP keys using phone keypad. Lacks USB-to-PC connectivity.
This attractive Skype WiFi Phone from Netgear is a nifty toy for the gadget fiend who has plenty of disposable income and doesnt mind a very short battery life and limited connectivity options. Everyone else should hold off until the next release....
If you're in the market for a Skype phone then the SPH101 warrants closer inspection as Netgear scores highly on build quality, design and call clarity. However, it does have a few niggling faults and the level of call related features on offer simply don...
Abstract: Even though the Skype Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service lets you talk to other people just like you would on the telephone, it still requires a computer to make it work. However, a new generation of Skype handsets is changing all that. The Netgear Skype WiF...
Abstract: At last Skype without having to keep the PC switched on and its wireless too. The brand new Netgear Skype phone uses 802.11 WiFi to keep you connected to your Skype buddies without having to have a PC or server humming away 24/7, cool.
Abstract: While Netgear was the first to announce its Wi-Fi Skype phone with much hoopla at this Januarys Consumer Electronics Show, it wasnt able to get me a phone for test until after SMCs phone had been and gone [reviewed here]. So since the products are s...
Abstract: Before it was purchased by eBay last year, relatively few people (at least in this country) had heard of Skype, the Luxembourg-based Internet telephony provider. But after about a year of heavy marketing on this side of the Atlantic, more and more peop...
