asterisk users - Jan 2005 - Is this a $50 wifi or wireless USB VOIP phone ?

http://www.pcphoneline.com/skype


"The VPT1000 is NOT a simple last generation USB phone audio device but
is rather a next generation integrated gateway and USB phoneset with
simultaneous dual mode Skype and SIP calling support.  Skype is not
forecast to have "SkypeIn" available until June 2005 but you can have
the capability now via its built in SIP capabilities."

Is this a wireless USB phone ?  Does it support SIP and could it be used
to connect to any SIP server ? 

Does anyone have experience with these ?

Thanks. 

-- 
Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.

I just realized that there is nothing wireless about this phone.  I
think it is just a wired USB phone that looks like a wireless phone that
will be wireless is your laptop is wireless.  

I think the picture of the guy holding the phone in his hand vaguely
shows a cord in his palm.  


On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 19:09 -0700, Kim Lux wrote:
> http://www.pcphoneline.com/skype
> 
> 
> "The VPT1000 is NOT a simple last generation USB phone audio device
but
> is rather a next generation integrated gateway and USB phoneset with
> simultaneous dual mode Skype and SIP calling support.  Skype is not
> forecast to have "SkypeIn" available until June 2005 but you can
have
> the capability now via its built in SIP capabilities."
> 
> Is this a wireless USB phone ?  Does it support SIP and could it be used
> to connect to any SIP server ? 
> 
> Does anyone have experience with these ?
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
-- 
Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.

It is a USB attached phone

It needs to be used with a soft phone

It does work as a handset for x-ten type soft phone or their own softphone 


Jeff

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http://www.pcphoneline.com/skype


"The VPT1000 is NOT a simple last generation USB phone audio device but
is rather a next generation integrated gateway and USB phoneset with
simultaneous dual mode Skype and SIP calling support.  Skype is not
forecast to have "SkypeIn" available until June 2005 but you can have
the capability now via its built in SIP capabilities."

Is this a wireless USB phone ?  Does it support SIP and could it be used
to connect to any SIP server ? 

Does anyone have experience with these ?

Thanks. 

-- 
Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.


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My wife wants a cordless phone for around the house.  We are going to be
using VOIP exclusively very shortly.  Our current cordless phone is aged
and on the verge of replacement.  The other phone we are going to use is
a SIP Budgetone.

Should I buy a SIP to POTS converter and a new cordless phone or a wifi
SIP phone ?   

Is anyone using the Pulver WiSIP phone ?  Any comments ?

How about the zyxel ?

Thanks

-- 
Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.

Wired USB handset - quite plasticky looking/feeling really (no display)!

AND it is supplied with a software registration process which is a PITA
because each time you move the handset to a different computer you need
to unregister it from the old PC and re-register on the new PC.

I complained to the vendor that this critical piece of information was
missing from their website and was promptly ignored by them.

When I didn't faithfully follow the uninstall process to de-register the
software they did only take 12 hours to reactivate my software key but
shouldn't be there in the first place or at least should be disclosed
prior to purchase.

I have the skype version which supports a skype link and also a SIP link.

Have one sitting in front of me now. Not buying anymore!

..pjn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Lux" <lux@diesel-research.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Is this a $50 wifi or wireless USB VOIP phone ?

> http://www.pcphoneline.com/skype
>
>
> "The VPT1000 is NOT a simple last generation USB phone audio device
but
> is rather a next generation integrated gateway and USB phoneset with
> simultaneous dual mode Skype and SIP calling support.  Skype is not
> forecast to have "SkypeIn" available until June 2005 but you can
have
> the capability now via its built in SIP capabilities."
>
> Is this a wireless USB phone ?  Does it support SIP and could it be used
> to connect to any SIP server ?
>
> Does anyone have experience with these ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- 
> Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.