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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wi-Fi VoIP phones generally disappoint, but the SpectraLink e340 comes close to hitting the mark. It has good battery life, reasonably clear audio, and it even survived a night in the rain. The required proxy server is somewhat of a nuisance, but adds QoS tuning to significantly improve call quality and boost the overall appeal. At $449 (£225) per phone, the e340 is not for a tight budget, however.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Polycom's newest SIP-compatible "boomerang" conference room speakerphone. It runs the same base firmware as other phones in the Polycom line, so integrates perfectly into a Polycom IP phone infrastructure. This may be the best conference room speakerphone on the market, analogue or digital.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 executive VoIP phone is an attractive and compelling SIP phone with plenty of high-end features. It looks at home on any desk, voice quality is excellent, and it worked flawlessly with Asterisk in the test lab. The ringtones are pretty terrible, but you can add your own. All in all, a good deal for the price.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
A new phone designed to get the best of two worlds - using Skype without the need for a separate handset to make landline calls.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Who wants a Skype phone? Not us, on the basis of this showing. THere are cheaper ways to do VoIP, and better ways to do Skype.
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
A cordless phone that plugs into a USB for Skype usage.
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Skype is OK, but we want to use it in other rooms in the house. This box lets us do that.
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A shootout between this spring's BYOD favourite the Samsung Galaxy S4 Android phone and the best BlackBerry yet, the BlackBerry Z10. read more...
Dell XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook, is supposed to be a laptop/tablet hybrid, but it's clutching at straws when claiming to be a tablet. Think of this more as a decent laptop, that can sort of be used as a tablet. read more...
A 10.1in tablet running Windows 8 and aimed at business users the ElitePad is smart and stylish. Here's our HP ElitePad 900 review. read more...
Cool styling combined with power make the 2Big NAS a great, SME-friendly choice for network storage. read more...
It’s a record-breaker! And that’s official. read more...
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