Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard Reviews

- You want to use Skype, but can't be bothered to use one of those dorky looking headsets that makes you look like an employee of a Indian call centre. What's the solution? According to Actiontec, its USB powered adapter that converts your telephone into

Simplicity, functionality, value

PC needs to be on and Skype running for internet calls

Gives you an Internet phone handset that doesn't look, feel and sound like it came from the pound shop

Like it or not, making telephone calls over the internet is the future. If you're content to use your old-fashioned BT line to get in touch with cousin Mabel in Sydney, fine. But you're paying too much.

Simple to set up and works exactly as it should - who can argue with that? We reckon someone will knock one out for less, but in the meantime, this is a good buy.

If you're a Skype user, you know how annoying it can be to fumble around for your headset when you receive an incoming Skype call. The Internet Phone Wizard from Actiontec solves this problem. At just under $70, this small (1.1 by 4.6 by 3.4 inches, HWD)

Easy installation. True telephone-call experience for Skype users.

No support for Linux, Mac OS X, or legacy Windows clients.

This USB-powered appliance lets Skype members use a traditional telephone to make and receive free Internet calls to other Skype users, as well as to make landline calls to non-Skype users at a reasonable rate.