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Netgear SPH101 Reviews

Wireless VoIP phone - IEEE 802.11g (Wi-Fi) - Skype More product details

$270.00

Attractive iPod-like design. Good audio quality. Easy to set up and configure. Works well on... (pcmag.com)

Now this phone is sexy. And its tiny candy-bar formfactor, shiny, white fascia, and knobby... (maximumpc.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Netgear SPH101

We have collected and analyzed 23 expert reviews and 215 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 66/100 and users rate it 54/100. The average review date is June 23, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 4003 reviews from other IP Telephony. The alaScore™ for this product is 78/100 = Good. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 78

780100

238 reviews

November, 2009

66 / 100

23 Experts

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54 / 100

215 Users

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Rank  23

$270.00

Expert Reviews (23)

US

Internet Telephony & VoIP: Netgear Skype WiFi Phone SPH101

By Davis D. Janowski (pcmag.com)

This attractive Skype WiFi Phone from Netgear is okay for the gadget fiend who has plenty of disposable income and doesn't mind a very short battery life and limited connectivity options.

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 ...

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 doesn't mind a very short battery life and limited connectivity options. Everyone else should hold off until the next release.

I wanted to fall in love with the Netgear Skype WiFi Phone SPH101. The first...

Rating

40100

pcmag.com
US

Netgear SPH101

By Will Smith (maximumpc.com)

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 ...

The only problem we had with the SPH101 was in compatibility with certain post-802.11g Wi-Fi hardware. Despite our best efforts, we just couldn't get the phone to connect to a Linksys WRT54GX4-a router that was eventually deemed incompatible by ...

The SPH101 uses the same interface as the SMC phone, which should be familiar...

No rating

maximumpc.com
US

Netgear SPH101 Skype WiFi Phone vs. Belkin Skype WiFi Phone In Gizmodo's Fall Skype-off!

By Jason Chen (gizmodo.com)

It may not be Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! but the big showdown between Netgear and Belkin is going down today, via their respective WiFi Skype phones. Who will walk out of the arena bloodied, but victorious? And who will lie there, clutching their gonads ...

No rating

gizmodo.com

User Reviews (215)

US

great phone

By mactech101 (bestbuy.com)

"The phone is easy to setup and use and make sure you have a good router and good 1.5bps or greater for clear service"

Phone for 60 dollars a year

I wish it was a little bit bigger

US

Needs Improvements...

By TNT951 (bestbuy.com)

"The intention of the product is good but there is a lot to be desired for. For example, you can only use a very specific headset for this device. I have about 5 different headsets (cellular, wireless home phone, etc) and none of them work. Also, the key...

It's small and very easy to use.

No headset compatibility and DTMF tones are too short for auto attendant menus.

US

Great Quality good service

By toddly (bestbuy.com)

"I purchased the phone one month ago not sure if it was going to be worth the investment. I have only had to restart the phone one time after installing the new firmware(through the website, not through the phones internal update process). I very rarely h...

The phone is really light and has loud volume and a great speakerphone and voice quality.

no 911 calling, or alarm monitoring capabilities

Manufacturer's Description

NETGEAR's Skype WiFi Phone is the world's first wireless Internet phone that can make free calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world, anytime you have WiFi access, without a PC. All of your contacts are shown right on the phone's color display so you will know exactly who is on-line. You will also be more available for your friends to call, because you no longer have to be on your PC to be connected. You can even make calls to ordinary phones using Skype-Out for just pennies a minute...

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