 "3 Unforgivable Problems" | 2009-06-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A38BVVN2T7K1DY |
It would be great if this worked well. The battery meter isn't accurate; it actually jumps around every so often, sometimes saying it's 3/4 full, sometimes 1/4, always "Full" when I try to charge it, and every so often it dies without warning.
The buttons aren't hard to push, but much too easy to enter too many; I often type too many of a letter, and end up deleting more than I wanted when I try to fix my mistake. It doesn't have any intelligent software to sense how many times I meant to push the button, I suppose.
I also can't get the screen to shut off. It has a screen shut off option in the settings, and I have it set to "1 minute", but after an hour it won't go into standby. This I expect is a problem unique to my phone, but it's very frustrating.
Otherwise, I like the actual working parts of this; I don't need my computer on, it feels nice in my hand, and I can go scouting the neighborhood looking at the names of people's wireless router networks. |
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| "Too many flows." | 2009-06-20 |
| - Reviewed By yannmartinez |
After been a long-time Skype user I was looking for a phone that would give me more comfort that using a headset on my PC. I have 3 major issues with this phone:
- I know it did not had a cradle, but the battery life is so bad that I keep it on charger all the time.
- The quality of the sound is good, but the volume is too low for People to ear me properly
- Most of all the wifi connection keeps breaking. Sometime during the call, sometimes without even using. and this with the phone resting 3 feet from my router... |
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 "Skype Phone by Belkin" | 2009-06-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BTQA1TZX9U87 |
This phone does exactly what it says it will do. It is simple to set up and super simple to use. Before I went to Mexico for vacation, I loaded my skype account with about $20. This would allow me to call home via Skype to landlines. ( Skype to Skype is always free). Whenever I wanted to call home, I would turn on the phone at the hotel. As soon as I turn on the phone, even from my room, the phone asks what network you would like to join. I joined the hotel network with one click and I could now make calls. The calls were crystal clear sounding, and might I add, very cheap. Calling from the Skype phone to a pc was even better...Free! And all the while, I could be in my hotel room, or lounging by the pool instead of being tied to a computer while I made calls. This is a great way to be able to use Skype without having to lug around an expensve laptop, microphones, and earpieces, which can be cumbersome.
I loved this product so much, I bought another one for my son who is doing volunteer work in Chile this summer. He has been able to use this phone successfully from hotels, restaurants, and anywhere there is wifi.
I would definitely recommend this product. |
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 "Expected much more" | 2009-05-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AXBVT2R5541WS |
I bought the phone because skype.com recommended it and I wanted to get a reliable phone. Sadly, I did not get a reliable one. First, the design of the phone is not that good. It look much better on the picture. Personally to me, it feels cheap. The worst thing is that it tends to disconnect once in 1-2 hours from my wi-fi network, which is almost in front of the phone and router has an antenna booster. I cannot disable the sound that is associated with the disconnect, so it becomes pretty annoying, especially during the night. Battery life is rather short -- 2 days without using, so I pretty much keep it plugged to the power all the time. The sound quality is not that good but I do not get any echoes. It has a plug for headphone/mic but I did not find any references on where to get a compatible set.
It is an OK phone but for $100+ I would not recommend it and would recommend to wait for the next generations of the phones. |
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 "HORRIBLE... get the NetGear one instead" | 2009-05-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1NEIXCMOG65P7 |
| This product is the worst. I should've read the reviews before getting it. Plug-n-play... not even close. Would not connect to my LinkSys router even with my settings as wide open as Lindsay Lohan. The user interface is clumsy and the tech support was a joke. When I started asking some tough questions about the device, the poor guy on the other line I think started to cry. Anyway, I bought the NetGear SPH200w and it worked right out of the box. Excellent job, nicely done. User interface was intuitive and setup was a piece of cake. I am an IT guy and I probably could've forced the Belkin device to work but that was not the point... the point was that Belkin represents this product as something my technophobiac parents could use and that is simply just not true. Again, get the NetGear. |
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| "Belkin Skype phone" | 2009-05-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1HQ28X3R2MPW1 |
| Good product. It does however drop the signal and lose the network constantly. Its very poor voice quality on international skype out calls, and I have to revert back to my computer and headset to make important calls - that kind of defeats the object of having the phone. |
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| "Works Great!" | 2009-05-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3C03ZISNGOO5L |
| Does Exactly what it suppose to do, i have the Unlimited Country USA Plan, and i currently live overseas, so its perfect when i go to WiFi spots, so that i can call back to the USA and receive calls as if i was back home. |
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| "Fabulous" | 2009-05-04 |
| - Reviewed By pattience |
Great to be wireless, I can walk around the house and talk on skype, When I'm away from home I just connect to an available network and call my friends, nice to be without my laptop to make skype calls!
R. |
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| "Frequent wireless disconnection, bad sound quality" | 2009-04-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A259LVQ0XJJG5S |
| I had this phone about almost a month, got a replacement by Amazon. But I am still having problems with it. First time, the volume adjustment dead screen made me replace the phone. I got the replacement, but it disconnects frequently that sometimes makes you feel like throwing it away. I am a loyal customer of Amazon. I think Amazon should not sell this kind of product to ruin its reputation. I would say, if you want to talk on skype, just buy $10 wire headset and enjoy your conversation. Don't waste money on this. I just got a replacement and don't want to degrade my amazon credit for this kind of product, but it is 100 bucks. I might return it. |
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 "100% WiFi Skype Phone - but nothing else" | 2009-04-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QYZET30IH2AI |
The Belkin Skype Phone does exactly what it claims; acts as a standalone Skype node when connected to a nearby WiFi hotspot. The calls are clear, the battery life is good, it can store your Skype contacts - all very handy. Don't expect it to do much else that mobile phones do, though - there's no camera, no audio or video players, no storage (other than the friends list etc. in RAM), no address book, extra wallpapers, ringtones...
The enclosed USB cable can't be used for syncing or to use it as a USB handset when WiFi is unavailable; it's only for recharging the handset from a USB socket when the charger's out of reach.
Perfectly capable item, but completely frill-free. |
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