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| Netgear SPH200W WiFi Phone with Skype |
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List Price: $169.99
Our Price: $149.99
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Manufacturer: Netgear
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Netgear
Color: Whilte
EAN: 0606449053029
Feature: Makes and receives Skype phone calls wherever you have WiFi access.
Label: Netgear
Manufacturer: Netgear
Model: SPH200W
Publisher: Netgear
Studio: Netgear
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Makes and receives Skype phone calls wherever you have WiFi access.
Works with most leading Wi-Fi hotspot providers including T-Mobile USA¹
Lets you talk for free to other Skype users without a PC
Calls any phone worldwide at low SkypeOut rates and NO MONTHLY FEES
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Editorial Reviews:
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PRODUCT FEATURES:Makes and receives Skype phone calls wherever you have Wi-Fi accessWorks with most leading Wi-Fi hotspot providers including T-Mobile USACalls any phone worldwide at low SkypeOut rates and mo monthly feesWorks with security protected home WiFi networksIncludes charging cradleIntuitive menu allows you to see who's onlineManage up to 500 contactsAccess other Skype services such as SkypeOut, SkypeIn and VoicemailBuilt-in speakerphone for hands-free talkSave network profiles for easy and fast accessSupports WEP, WPA and WPA2 Wi-Fi security
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Customer Rating:
Summary: No one supports this phone :(
Comment: I set this phone up and was able to make and receive calls except that the micropone would not pick up what I was saying. It was not on mute, silenced, or on speaker. I called netgear about it and they barely knew it existed. Skype said they did not support the hardware. I returned it.
It's a great idea but worthless if it won't work.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Bad WiFi reception
Comment: 1. Even the manual eludes to the fact that unless you are in direct line of sight and within 50ft of your router, you wont get enough signal to make a call.
2. It uses WEP key encryption, so unless you REALLY know how to setup router encryption dont try setting this up on your own. I prefer MAC filtering, but have to switch it off to use this phone in the house as the manual doesnt mention where to get the MAC ID from and it requests the passphrase (a bizarre term for your WEP key).
3. The unit requires a special headset, none of the headsets in my house work with it. the manual doesnt tell you what you need, I worked this out from other reviewers. The unit is very small and gets very hot, so you have to use a headset. Other reviewers have said that the unit is badly made and doesnt work with headsets at all.
4. The helpdesk is in India and is worse than useless. I will never but Netgear again after that experience.
5. Battery life is really bad and it takes forever to switch on and off.
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Summary: Fantastic WiFi Phone
Comment: I have had this phone for about 2 hours now and I think it's great! I put in the battery, powered it up,connected to my wireless network (entering the password was easy) and was making phone calls in 5 minutes. I already had a skype account so this made it a lot easier to get going. Sound quality seems great and connection time is fast. I have not read the "book" yet, that is how easy it is to set this phone up. I was also able to connect to a local hotel nonsecured WiFi network with no problems. Another great NETGEAR Product!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrible!
Comment: I bought this phone in hopes all the other reviews on this page were wrong, however this phone is just cheesy! It is terrible sound quality and is made very poorly, I was expecting something more well put together, I decided to send it back! Also you cant chat like Text other skype users, kind of disappointed in that.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Concept, Poor Execution
Comment: The concept of a WIFI phone that has a Skype client was appealing to me, especially since I've eliminated my land line at home. But even on my home WIFI with a 6MBPS DSL connection, with a pegged-out WIFI signal, the audio quality on both my end and the other end were HORRIBLE! It was much worse than using my mobile phone. Specifically, both received and sent sounds were broken up or garbled. I tested it with seven different callers, including land lines and mobile. At no point was the voice quality what I would consider even useable.
Oh, and the battery would heat up during calls, to the degree of being nearly painful.
We had purchased two of these phones as test units with the thought that they might offer an alternative to expensive overseas mobile calls when our executives travel, but our experience with them was so poor that we returned them to Amazon. Truly a poorly executed product in its current form. I'm hoping that Netgear or some other company can produce a viable WIFI Skype phone in the future, but based upon the lack of new products in this arena, I'm not counting on it since this generation of WIFI phones have been around for more than a year.
Better luck next time.
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