Use a landline phone to make Skype for Business calls. Phones for Skype Skype phones that do not require a computer
As you know, Skype is the most famous and most frequently used program for voice communication over the Internet. Moreover, it is especially popular due to the ability to make calls from Skype to ordinary telephones located almost anywhere in the world, while paying mere pennies - 5-15 cents, depending on the region. I've already talked about how to work with Skype. In this article, we'll talk about what devices Skype is used with, because this program requires at least the presence of headphones (speakers) and a microphone. Speakers and microphone The easiest way is to use ordinary speakers (built-in speakers) and some simple microphone for conversations over the Internet. This is especially convenient in the case of laptops, which are equipped not only with built-in speakers, but also with a built-in microphone. (Sometimes also a webcam, which Skype can also use.) However, this simplest method is not the best. First of all, due to the fact that the microphone will catch the sound coming from the speakers, as a result of which a noticeable and very unpleasant echo will be observed during the conversation. (Skype has certain software tools that allow you to reduce this echo, but you cannot completely remove it.) In addition, with this mode of communication, your conversations will be heard by others, which is also not very good. Therefore, speakers and a microphone are practically not used when communicating via the Internet. Headset Much more often, together with Skype, they use the so-called headset - headphones with a microphone attached to them. In this case, no echo arises, and your conversations will not be heard by anyone but you. However, headsets are very different. The simplest and most inconvenient is one earpiece with an attached microphone and a plastic hook for attaching behind the ear.
The simplest headset
The next type is a single earpiece with an attached microphone, which is attached not to the ear, but to the head - using a plastic arch.
More sophisticated headset
It is more convenient to use this device as a headset, but it is bad to use it as a headphone. Therefore, the best option is ordinary headphones with a microphone attached to them.
Headphones with microphone
Such a headset can be successfully used both as ordinary headphones and as a headset for communication via Skype. Handsets Headsets are headsets, and it is most convenient to talk via Skype using various handsets. After all, this is actually a telephone conversation, so the handset is the most common option. For Skype, there are many different devices of this type, which are divided into three main categories:
- wired tube connecting to a computer via USB; a cordless handset that works with a base that connects to a computer via USB; a cordless handset that works with a base that connects to a router.
Skypemate USB-P8D
Sometimes such handsets are produced in exotic configurations - for example, the Skypemate VM-01L handset is also a computer mouse.
Skypemate VM-01L
ASUS AiGuru S1
The General Electric GE 2-1878GE5-A phone turned out to be much more successful. It worked for more than one year, and there were no problems using it. Moreover, this device can simultaneously act as an ordinary DECT phone, although I did not need this function from it at all. However, this model also has a noticeable disadvantage - it does not understand the Cyrillic alphabet in the names of subscribers.
General Electric GE 2-1878GE5-A
Cordless handset that does not require a computer Well, and one more, completely new type of phones for Skype - devices that do not require a computer to work with Skype. The convenience of such devices is difficult to overestimate - for example, I know several people who specifically bought a simple computer for their parents living in other cities just so that they could use Skype. Now this problem has been removed! You can buy a Skype device of this type, and you won't need a computer anymore - just a simple router connected to the Internet. (The simplest single-port routers, which in this case are quite suitable, cost 800-1000 rubles.) However, here, unlike other types of pipes, there is not yet a wide variety of offers. I was able to test the Zyxel V352L EE device (which, by the way, will be on sale somewhere in January 2009), and a search on the Internet from similar models gave only Topcom [email protected] 6000, which is also difficult to find on sale in Moscow (according to "Yandex.Market" - only two offers). What is Topcom [email protected] 6000, I can't say, but I studied the Zyxel V352L EE in every detail. So, the Zyxel V352L EE is a wireless phone that supports both conventional DECT telephony and Skype, and does not require a computer to work with Skype - it only needs a router with the Internet and a free Ethernet port. The package includes: base unit with power supply, Ethernet cable, telephone cable, handset, cradle with power supply for the handset, belt clip and user manual.
Device complete set
It all starts quite simply. The base unit is connected to the network and connected with an Ethernet cable to the router. After that, you just have to enter your Skype-username and password on the handset.
Login and password input
The handset even allows you to register a new user in Skype - I checked, everything works.
User connected
Also, the handset can show funds in the account, if any. Contacts are called by a special button and are taken, of course, from the personal account of this subscriber from Skype servers.
Contacts
The device supports full work with Skype. You can add new users, rename them (though, unfortunately, you cannot enter the Cyrillic alphabet, although if you changed the name to Russian on the computer, it will be displayed normally), delete and block. The handset also accepts authorization requests and allows you to process these requests in the same way as on a computer.
Authorization request
Well, and, accordingly, other types of Skype settings are available to the user - for example, from whom to receive calls and from whom not to receive.
Security setting
I was also pleased with the fact that the device is able to show subscribers' avatars during incoming calls.
Incoming call
The range of the tube in the room is up to 50 meters. I didn't manage to move 50 meters away from the base (the ballroom is now being renovated, it's just impossible to get there), but within thirty meters the audibility was excellent. The handset itself has a headset jack - in general, this is not superfluous for cases when you need to talk long and tediously with someone. Having a DECT phone (which, incidentally, also supports pulse dialing, which is not always the case) can also be convenient. You can set priorities for certain subscribers - use a DECT call first, and if not available - then Skype. You can make the handset ask you which line to use. In general, the device, in my opinion, is more than decent and convenient. Skype support is done just fine - almost all functions are available to you without a computer, including an answering machine, conference calls, call forwarding, network status selection, and so on. By the way, the base unit supports the connection of up to four handsets, and they can make internal calls to each other. The only two small complaints that I had are related to the impossibility of entering the Cyrillic alphabet on the keyboard (in general, we are worried), and of the design of the cursor keys on the handset: the keys are made of soft plastic, they are pressed tightly, so it is simply impossible to press them with your finger - you have to press fingernail.
Arrow keys
However, the numerous advantages of the device clearly outweigh the small disadvantages. It is very, very convenient to use it, and the phone works without any glitches - I was very active in running it for a week. conclusions A headset is the simplest and most inexpensive, but somewhat inconvenient device to use with Skype. Wired handsets, as a rule, work quite reliably, and they cost 800 rubles. Be careful with cordless handsets, as they often turn out to be buggy, so you should only buy proven models. However, there are dozens of proven options. The cost of cordless handsets is about 2000-3000 rubles. Cordless handsets that do not require a computer are still on the market. They are the most convenient, but you have to pay for convenience - the cost is that of the Zyxel V352L EE, that of Topcom [email protected] 6000 declared in the region of 5000 rubles. But in my opinion, it's worth it.
Skype: Free calls over the Internet. Let's start! Goltsman Viktor Iosifovich
Cordless Skype phones without a computer connection
In addition to Wi-Fi devices for Skype telephony, there is also a cordless phone (cordless phones). They connect directly to the telephone network and do not require a computer to operate, which is their main advantage. An example of a Skype phone of this type is the Dualphone 3088 (Fig. 2.11).
Figure: 2.11.Skype phone Dualphone 3088
The Dualphone 3088 is a wireless Skype phone that does not require a computer connection and provides communication up to 300 meters from the base. You just need to connect the Dualphone station to the broadband Internet, and you will have a great opportunity to talk with friends via Skype for free. Using low rates SkypeOut or rates of a telephone network operator, you can make calls to regular phones to any country in the world. The popular Skype user interface, large color display, superior sound quality and easy software updates directly from the phone make the Dualphone 3088 user-friendly and attractive.
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Overview and characteristics of phones for Skype
A large number of Skype users want to use not a headset (headphones and microphone) for calls, but a full-fledged phone! This problem can be solved in several ways, for example, install Skype on your mobile phone and use it to make calls via Skype, but this is fraught with some problems, for example, for a good, stable Skype operation, you need a good fast Internet, but there is no fast Internet in your mobile phone. , except for the cases when your mobile is connected to a Wi-Fi network, in this case the Internet speed is quite enough to make calls via Skype installed on your mobile phone. If your phone has GPRS Internet connection, then you won't be able to make Skype calls, but you can use chat.
There are special phones for Skype, the choice is great, you can pick up a handset that connects to a computer using a USB cable, such handsets (phones) for Skype are easy to set up and use! For the most part, USB handsets (phones) for Skype do not require complex configuration, it is enough to start Skype on your computer and insert the USB cable of the handset into the computer and you can make Skype calls through the connected USB handset (phone). That is, you will be able to hear the interlocutor in the USB handset itself and you will also need to speak into the handset.
Cordless handset, or cordless Skype phone
The cordless handset, or Skype cordless phone, is much more convenient than the cordless model! A cordless Skype phone will allow you not to be tied to one place, the handset of the phone does not have a wire, which means you can move away from the workplace, more precisely from the place where the base is located, in a place with a Skype handset. The cordless telephone itself is similar to a regular radiotelephone, consisting of a handset and a base, there can be several handsets in the kit, the handset and base are connected wirelessly via a radio channel, using such a solution, you can organize office automatic telephone exchanges. For example, a Dualphone phone allows you to use both Skype and regular telephone communication! This phone is equipped with DECT technology and provides the maximum number of connections with the ability to make several calls at the same time and is equipped with automatically updated software for working with the Skype service.
WiFi skype phones 
Skype phones working in WiFi networks are wireless phones in which Skype is already installed, and they work without a computer, you can freely carry the handset with you, after turning on the device will search for available Wi-Fi networks, you just have to connect. This type of Skype phones is convenient because you can use them anywhere, anywhere in the world, the main thing is that you are in the Wi-Fi zone, having found a Wi-Fi network, you will need to log in to Skype using your username and that's it, the device is ready to use, Wi-Fi - the phone will not be replaceable if you leave for another country, take it with you and you can call from your Skype even when you are far from home. This phone does not connect you to a computer, such a phone can be used wherever there is a WiFi network, conversations on this phone have the same characteristics as conversations on Skype through a regular computer.
3Skypephone for use on company networks 3
3Skypephone phones are a joint product of Skype and the telephone company, 3Skypephone already has Skype installed and the phones themselves are adapted to use Skype on them, many Skype functions in this phone are performed with the press of just one button. 3Skypephone has good voice quality, which makes Skype very comfortable to use. Also, Skype users on 3Skypephone phones can download and install various applications, and the technology of this phone is such that during some actions, for example, when installing an application, the processor of the device does not load at all. Skype installed in 3Skypephone has all the same functions as Skype installed on a computer, 3Skypephone users can indicate their online status, can see the history of calls and chats. The only drawback is that 3Skypephone only works on 3 network.
Wireless USB cordless phone for Skype
The popular in Russia model of USB radiotelephone SkypeMate USB-W1DL is an easy-to-install and use device, good value for money! This Skype phone consists of a base and a handset itself, the base is connected to a PC using a USB cable, and the handset itself is used without any wire! Using Skype on this device, you can make and receive calls, you can also use additional functions. The handset has a beep for all incoming calls, you can also select the type of beep, you can select Skype subscribers and dial a phone number using the keyboard, you can view the list of Skype subscribers and the call log on the phone display. Screen backlighting in blue.
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Communication via Skype is gradually replacing other types of communications - calls to landline and even mobile phones. After all, the advantages of using such computer programs are obvious - reliability, simplicity, accessibility, additional features in the form of a video call, etc.
Skype phone empowers users even more. With it, you can make Skype calls without using a computer, making it as if you were calling on a regular phone. This is especially true for those who have to make quite a lot of business or personal calls.
Benefits of skype phones
Using a Skype phone, you will not experience any inconvenience and difficulties, because to make a call you only need to select one of the subscribers contained in your address book and press "dial-up". There is no need to turn on the computer, connect the phone to it, be near the monitor all the time during the call and hold the microphone.
All Skype contacts are taken from the system server, and therefore those users whom you have added to your Skype contact list will also be displayed in the phone book of your device.
If your Skype phone supports video calls (and this function is available in almost all modern models), you can also make video calls, just as if you were sitting in front of your computer monitor and webcam. At the same time, the handset provides significantly greater comfort of use, high image clarity, sound quality and the ability to flexibly adjust the microphone sensitivity.
What else is Skype convenient for? First of all, its ability to combine calls via skype and regular city line. That is, you can use it both ways. Similarly, you can receive calls from Skype users or subscribers of city telephone networks.
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