Making cheap internet phone calls without your computer

Makes cheap Skype calls without using the computer ; Convenient hands-free speakerphone mode

Users need to manually add country dialing codes for domestic numbers

We still think the Desktop Internet Phone is a little pricey - you need to use Skype quite a lot to justify the price. However the convenience of the Desktop Phone makes it worthwhile for home users and small businesses who rely on Skype to keep phone ...

A Dect phone with support for multiple VoIP call providers

Skype handset that works with a landline

Easily switches between Skype and ordinary landline calls, Easily switches between Skype and ordinary landline calls

PC has to be close to telephone socket, PC has to be close to telephone socket, No printed manual

Being able to switch between Skype and landline calls is really useful but if the PC and telephone socket are in the same room.

Make Skype calls without a computer

Makes Skype calling more convenient, Makes Skype calling more convenient, Excellent sound quality, Comfortable handset

Expensive compared with wired phones, Expensive compared with wired phones

The Dualphone 3088 is an excellent PC-less Skype phone. The base station means it's not fully Wifi, but is that such a bad thing considering the current state of the technology? We think not.

A simple but effective way to make phone calls over your broadband connection

Vonage touts its V-phone as the world's smallest phone, measuring roughly the size of a stick of chewing gum. In reality this is simply a USB drive with a headphone socket and pre-installed software to allow you to make calls over the internet.

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Is there more to this cordless phone than meets the eye?

SMS ; choice of ring tones ; sleek looks.Bad points: Expensive for a home phone ; subscription costs

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Get digital call quality and send text messages from home.