Multimedia Phone Reviews

Trusted Reviews have reviewed the SMC WSKP100 Skype Phone intended for users who need mobility and cost effective voice calls over the Internet. 'SMC’s is one of the first to market and its WSKP100 looks smart enough with its Apple-style white plastic front cover. Build quality is reassuringly solid although it would have been nice if the kit included a pouch to protect its good looks.

A review of the Skype WiFi Phone SPH101 from Netgear has been posted at PC Magazine. ‘Once you're able to connect to Skype on a Wi-Fi network, the Netgear phone works well—if only for a little over an hour and a half. It took me only 5 minutes to get it to work on my home network—and that includes entering the requisite WEP key (sadly, that's all my vintage D-Link 802.11g router supports), though the phone also supports the far more secure WPA-PSK wireless security technology. The phone also had no trouble remembering my settings: After being turned off, it reconnected to the network automatically, and it managed the same feat after being connected to another network (the phone supports multiple preferred-networks profiles).’

Trusted Reviews have posted their review of the RTX Dualphone 3088. 'The RTX Dualphone 3088 doesn't require a PC, doesn't require wireless, and gives you a cordless phone that will place Skype calls as well as standard land line calls. The base unit is where most of the action happens. Into this, you plug in an Ethernet cable which connects to a switch or modern combination router. A telephone cable can also be plugged in (although of course, not mandatory), for land line use.

Trusted Reviews have published a review of the 3 Skypephone S2 handset. 'As its name clearly indicates, the Skypephone is intended to help you make use of Skype’s free VoIP calling. Now, you can plonk a Skype client onto other wirelessly enabled mobile devices. Laptops (PC, Mac and Linux), Windows Mobile devices, Nokia’s N800 and N810, and even the PSP. In some cases, it comes pre-installed. But none actually market themselves as made for Skype in the same way as the Skypephone and none have the Skype idea quite so fully integrated. So, for example, when you switch this handset on, a rolling menu along the bottom of the screen offers you access to various apps including Skype. Choose it and you can sign in or create a new account. If you are already an account holder slapping in your Skype name and password is enough to get you going.'