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| Belkin F1PP010EN-SK Desktop Internet Phone for Skype (Black) |
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| Manufacturer: Belkin Components |
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| List Price: $79.99 |
| Sale Price: $79.99 |
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Product Description |
| Amazon.com Product Description The Belkin Desktop Internet Phone for Skype lets you make and receive Skype phone calls as long as you are connected to a wired local area network, without the need for a computer. With a compact and elegant design, exceptional sound quality, and an affordable price, it is the perfect VoIP solution for your home, work, or in a dorm room.  | The Belkin Desktop Internet Phone for Skype offers: - Unlimited Skype calling without the need for a computer.
- 1.8-inch color LCD display.
- Phonebook that supports over 500 sets of phone numbers.
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Make Skype calls without the need for a computer, or inputting security keys. View larger. View diagram of features. | No-hassle Setup
Unlike many other Skype phones that use a WiFi connection and require additional SSID or security-key input, the Belkin Desktop Internet Phone is a plug-and-play device that connects automatically to the Internet and signs in to Skype on boot up. And best of all, you don't need a computer to make your Skype phone calls. As long as you're connected to a wired local network, you're all set. Large Full-Color LCD
The Desktop Internet Phone features a large 1.8-inch TFT LCD display, making menu navigation and accessing other phone features a cinch. The phone features a phonebook that supports over 500 sets of phone numbers. Other features include phone-book dialing, mute, redial, hold, a call-timer display, and a speakerphone. The Advantages of Skype VoIP Service
Skype is free software that lets you talk to anyone else who has Skype, wherever they are in the world, for free. There are no contracts, monthly fees, set-up charges, or hidden costs. With Skype you can also call non-Skype users at a much reduced rate than what traditional phone companies charge. The Belkin Desktop Internet Phone phone supports all key Skype features including: Skype-to-Skype calling, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Voicemail, Skype search directory, Skype contact list, Skype Presence, call waiting, conference call (guest only), call history, and user profiles. What's in the Box
Desktop Internet Phone, quick installation guide, RJ45 Ethernet cable (6 feet), power adapter, user manual on CD.
Setting up the Belkin Desktop Internet Phone is as easy as 1-2-3. | |
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Product Details |
- Desktop phone lets you make Skype calls without a computer
- 1.8-inch full-color display provides detailed information
- Features phone-book dialing, mute, redial, hold, a call-timer display, and a speakerphone
- Plug-and-play installation doesn't require SSID or security-key input
- Supports all key Skype features
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Customer Reviews |
 Better than expected |
| Review Date: October 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Matt, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
I bought this product with caution, aware that not all of the reviews for it were positive.
To me, the major complaints seemed exaggerated.
Some reviews complained of cheap plastic, but it seems sturdy to me, even if it's not solid polycarbonate.
Other reviews complained of problems with the handset being hard to place on the unit. This also seems unsubstantiated to me; I have had no such difficulties.
I called my mom on speaker phone, and I had a 15 minute conversations at varying distances from the phone (up to 10 feet away) without any loss of clarity for her. So, I'm not sure why some complained about the speaker phone experience.
You do have to press 00 before every call, unless you're dialing a contact, but this wasn't a major drawback in my opinion.
In summary, this phone does exactly what I wanted it to do: it acts as a simple, cheap land-line replacement that doesn't need to be connected to my computer. |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTING THIS PHONE!!!
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| Review Date: March 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael E. Paust, New Jersey |
The phone is a great value, once you finally get it configured!!!
HERE'S THE SOLUTION THAT BELKIN TECH SUPPORT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT A WEEK OF TRIAL AND ERROR, BUT I FINALLY GOT MY BELKIN PHONE TO WORK. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME.
1. Log into your router by entering its IP address in the URL field of Internet Explorer. You can goto the command prompt (Start > Run > CMD) and type IPCONFIG to find out your IP address. Once you have this address, you can enter it in the URL area of Internet Explorer to get to your router's log-in page. Assuming that you haven't set a password on your router, try logging in with the username "Admin" and the password "password." Once logged into your router, browse the menus to find the area that allows you to configure a "static IP Address." Here's how this works - you can assign a static IP address to any item attached to your router, and the way this is done is by assigning an IP address to the MAC address of the piece of equipment that you want it to be assigned to. In the space requesting "MAC Address," you will need to enter your phone's MAC address which is on a sticker under your phone (note, more likely than not, 0's in the address are the number 0 and not the letter o). In the space for Static IP Address, use the same first three sets of numbers as your computer's IP address and the number 132 for the 4th and last set of numbers in the static IP address.
2. On the Belkin phone, go into "settings" and then "network" and select "static IP" note, this is NOT DHCP - it is below the DHCP option.
3. YOU MUST ENTER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING on the "NETWORK" Menu which is a sub-menu off of the "SETTINGS" menu on your Belkin phone.
a. Network Type: Static IP
b. IP Address (ENTER THE STATIC IP ADDRESS THAT YOU CREATED IN #1. this address will end in .132)
c. Subnet Mask (see below)
d. Default Gateway (see below)
NOTE: b. and c. can be found by doing a START > RUN in windows and typing "CMD" to get to the command prompt. From there, type IPCONFIG and this will give you the numbers for your subnet mask and default gateway.
My phone worked instantly upon entering this information, and I absolutely love the way it works! |
Great phone - I bought two!
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| Review Date: March 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jon Almada, Shingle Springs, CA USA |
I own two of these phones. They work beautifully and are excellent for using when doing BlogTalkRadio shows and the like. I use one of them regularly to start my radio show and then tie in my broadcast computer from another Skype account to allow for free phone calls to BlogTalkRadio. The Skype Desktop phone is the emergency backup and has been used a number of times when the broadcast computer is down for whatever reason.
I have the other desktop phone in my house and it's a great phone for day-to-day use as my regular phone.
As for features, it works simply and easily. Getting used to dialing out on SkypeOut is a bit odd, but hitting + and then entering the number does great, but most times I use Skype on my PC to add the number to the call list and it just shows up on the desktop phone from that point on.
I've had two phone calls drop in a year of using these phones, that's it... So the reliability is great, the call quality is awesome and I have no complaints. This is the future of long-distance calling and kudos to Belkin and Skype for making a well-priced and great phone.
Best feature is the speakerphone! I love the quality of it and it allows me freedom of movement and the callers all say they have no problem understanding me.
I'm really glad to have two of these phones and highly recommend them! |
Highly recommended
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| Review Date: March 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bilal El Ghali, BG |
First of all it does the job without any problem.
I bought the linksys cit300 I had really tough time to configure it, and their customer support is HORRIBLE; however this Belkin is really simple and you don't need any computer skill to run it.
It's been a while since I ordered it from amazon and used it, I'm really satisfied with this IP phone. |
Amazing call quality cf to POTS phone, OOma , Voksy, Vonage & Yealink.
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| Review Date: December 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Md Islam, CA USA |
*** The call quality is amazing ***
My review is basically a qualitative and subjective comparison of audio quality of regular POTS phone , vonage/ooma and Skype modems(Vosky Call Center and Yealink B3G and B2K)
My setup:
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a) I have charter cable connection with 5mb download and 1mb(bits?) upload speed; the upload speed really slows down during the evenings and using my Linksys router's graph, it is sometimes less than 56kbytes/sec which is close to dial-up connection. Qos enabled for the VOIP and skype using the MAC address of the devices.
b) I have Vonage which I am porting to Ooma VOIP. Vonage calls get broken, specially during the evening hours, despite setting to 64kb upload speed. But Ooma just works great with 64kb upload speed(upload speed can be set by accessing the vonage and ooma hub/router).
c)I have a very basic SBC/AT&T POTS telephone service - best call quality.
d)I have Vosky Call center v2.2 and Yealink (B3G and B2K - very low but constant hum) skype modems. Vosky, US product, in XP is much superior than Yealink.
Findings:
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I must say the audio quality of Belkin F1PP is EXCELLENT ! Followed by Ooma, Vosky,Vonage and Yealink. When my friends complained that my voice was breaking in Vonage, I called them using Belkin phone(this phone), they said call quality was excellent almost like my SBC. No echo. No extra sound, hum etc.
I also have Skype outgoing unlimited call ($3/month) to USA-Canada and was able to call 1-800 of my Bank,Credit card,etc and was able to input my CC numbers, account number, etc using the keypads. So the touch tone feature works great.
My mother, who lives abroad(Indian sub-continent) said it seemed I was talking from the next door.
The speaker phone is equally great.
Belkin used around 5~8kbytes/sec and Ooma around 52kbytes/sec and Vonage more than 68kbytes/sec when I called to my SBC-ATT POTS phone. This is from my router's graph.
[Is there a way to post the graphs ?]
My understanding is that the algorithm that Belkin aka skype uses is extremely robust(G729 ~ 6.4kb) and can fall back to slow speeds. I doubt if vonage can use G729 at all, seems to stuck at G726. Ooma is much better than vonage. And using the graphs from my Linksys router (WRT54G on dd-wrt v24 firmware,Qos enabled), the bandwidth requirement of Belkin 1FFP is much much smaller than Vonage.
I do run another test which most user will not find very useful -- coupling my Pocketmail Composer(PM33)'s acoustic modem to check the delays in transmission(TX,RX),audio compression, etc(gives a very basic idea). SBC works the best, more than 95% of the time. Ooma half of the time. And Belkin F1PP did not work at all.
My conclusion:
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After SBC/Att aka POTS this is the best one for 24 hours outgoing call when the outgoing Bandwidth of cable connection varies. Please note that DSL is a dedicated connection and if (if, because distance from phone company exchange, line quality, etc.) you have a good upload speed, it should work equally well in DSL connection. Once I have DSL, I shall add my experience here.
In order of my preference for call quality:
POTS phone > Belkin 1FPP > Ooma > Vosky > Vonage > Yealink B3G-B2K
This is a subjective,qualitative preference. Only quantitative data is from graph
Other findings:
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It hanged couple of times in the last one month, re-booted itself most of the time. The handset is awkward and very light. I am not into conference call using skype, using Google voice one can use SBC-ATT land phone (POTS) to connect to a conference call within USA with no long distance charge at all.
And you also get the source code in tarball format on the CD.
This is a great product at this price with EXCELLENT audio quality. |
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