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I know some of you use Skype!


New Skype handset doesn't require a PC

By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service, 11/23/06

A Danish company has begun selling a cordless telephone handset that works with Skype and doesn't require a personal computer.

The DualPhone 3088's base station connects to both a broadband Internet connection for Skype calls and a traditional analog landline connection for making calls over the PSTN (public switched telephone network).

The maker, RTX Products A/S, says its the first such handset that can connect with Skype without the need for a personal computer to manage the calls. The only requirement for use is that the Internet connection is "always on." Connections that time-out after a period of no use are unsuitable, said RTX.

The handset has a color display on which the current Skype status of contacts is displayed. Users have the option of making a Skype call or landline call to the party when their name is selected. It supports Skype PC calls, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and Voicemail. Full technical specifications can be found at www.dualphone.net.

The phone will be available in Europe through retailers that distribute RTX products and from Dec. 1 at the company's online store. It costs €159 (US$206).

RTX already sells a Skype-compatible cordless phone that requires a PC and a model that doesn't require a PC and works with voice over IP services that conform to the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) standard but not Skype.

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wouldn't you just use the land line phone if you needed the connection to use skype?


maybe I read it wrong....  



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I could be wrong, but I think there is no fee to use Skype- long distance or local, where with a landline there is. Where's Web?

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You are correct, Ruby.

Late this summer, Skype started a promotion to give free calls to US and Canada until the end of the year. At the end of the year, I don't know what they will do. I used Skype before they went free and paid about 2 cents/minute for long distance. That is still a pretty good deal. The way the paid service works is that you pre-fund an account then your minutes are used out of that account.



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Thank you sir!

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