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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Style Name:Single
I dropped the rating one star because the instructions could have been clearer - however if one perseveres then one is getting a single cordless internet phone for a bargain price. I bought it to make cheap international calls and use the Skype features. It looks good, feels good, the base is attractive and sturdy and the quality of the calls is without fault. I have used it in various parts of the house (we have solid brick walls)and have not had any degradation. My wife made an international call last night and I asked her about the sound quality - she just thought that it was a regular phone - that says it all. Other than that - I am lucky enough to get 7Mbps broadband speed, am using a new PC and have downloaded Skype's very latest release (last night)which improves sound quality.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Style Name:Single
I bought this a few months ago and it worked fine on my XP. However, when I upgraded to Windows 7 it would not work.
I contacted Binatone helpline who were very friendly and helpful but informed me that Binatone would not support this model and had no intention of releasing a Windows 7 driver. When I asked a supervisor what should I do with an almost brand new phone, he suggested that I give it to someone who has Win XP!!
What poor customer relationship and what short-term thinking on their part. I, for one, will never buy anything from Binatone again and will strongly encourage my friends and colleagues to do the same.
I contacted Binatone helpline who were very friendly and helpful but informed me that Binatone would not support this model and had no intention of releasing a Windows 7 driver. When I asked a supervisor what should I do with an almost brand new phone, he suggested that I give it to someone who has Win XP!!
What poor customer relationship and what short-term thinking on their part. I, for one, will never buy anything from Binatone again and will strongly encourage my friends and colleagues to do the same.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Style Name:Single
Good: Easy to set up and install, good call quality (some static after 20m, but better than my regular cordless phone), has lots of features. (Although I did not set it up with a landline, so didn't test conference calling, switching lines, etc.)
Bad:
1) The phone automatically syncs with your skype contact list but does not indicate status, so you have to check the computer first to see if someone is online! For me, this was a deal breaker, as the whole idea of having a cordless skype phone was to get away from the computer.
2) If you accidentally answer a call on the computer, you can't hear or talk to the person, but you also can't use the phone -- it just says "skype in use" and won't pick up the call! Again, deal breaker.
3) You can't use skypeout to dial in a number -- you have to go to the computer, add the number to your contact list, and then select it from the phone. Major deal breaker.
4) You can change your skype status from the phone (to offline, away, etc.) but you have to negotiate 3 or 4 cryptic menus to get there. (Minor annoyance.)
5) And the last complaint is actually with all skype phones: Once installed, the skype app on the computer becomes useless unless you manually change the audio/microphone settings every time you want to switch between phone and computer. If you want to do a video call, you still have to use the phone to talk! Why doesn't Skype have an easy way of switching between profiles?
Bad:
1) The phone automatically syncs with your skype contact list but does not indicate status, so you have to check the computer first to see if someone is online! For me, this was a deal breaker, as the whole idea of having a cordless skype phone was to get away from the computer.
2) If you accidentally answer a call on the computer, you can't hear or talk to the person, but you also can't use the phone -- it just says "skype in use" and won't pick up the call! Again, deal breaker.
3) You can't use skypeout to dial in a number -- you have to go to the computer, add the number to your contact list, and then select it from the phone. Major deal breaker.
4) You can change your skype status from the phone (to offline, away, etc.) but you have to negotiate 3 or 4 cryptic menus to get there. (Minor annoyance.)
5) And the last complaint is actually with all skype phones: Once installed, the skype app on the computer becomes useless unless you manually change the audio/microphone settings every time you want to switch between phone and computer. If you want to do a video call, you still have to use the phone to talk! Why doesn't Skype have an easy way of switching between profiles?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Works fine!
I have been using this phone for a while now to make calls to Austrailia and have never had any problems with it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Joseph J. Morgan
I'm really saving money on this one!!
I'm delighted with this one. It's the means to saving a heck of a lot of money for me. I live away from my home country and have family all over the world which I talk to... Read more
Published on 3 May 2009 by F. Crosland
Very poor design
Having discovered the very limited skype functionality on this phone I am sending it back - it is a real design flaw. Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Mr. P. Featherstone
Dangerous
I'm very sad that this product ins't exactly what I expected it to be or should I say that it did something I wasn't expecting. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2008 by C. Figueira
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