My phone provider give me free local & national calls. If I use this adapter, will I be able to choose between Skype and my normal provider?
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Your phone will ring with either incoming land or Skype calls. You can choose how to make outgoing calls in the setup. Be advised that, in my case at least, I lost call display on my incoming land line calls using this device. Support claimed it should work in my area (Canada using Bell as a provider). It didn't. They even replaced the unit but no luck.
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yes it can work with both but you will need to program the unit with the proper dial codes.
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What I understand is that the phone is a wifi card, with some software and hardware that connects to the router or AP. If the software has the functionality in both the phone version and the PC version (it would be stupid that they don't) then my conclusion would be that yes, it will work.But my answer should be based on the screenshots on the netgear site. In one of them you can clarly read SkypeIn and SkypeOut as options available
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I uses Skype North America Unlimited Plan. It works very well. The only complain I have is that people I call can't see my Skype In number. But that's because Skype doesn't support it in North America, not because of the phone.
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Fring-to-Fring should work with Video, but note that Fring lacks a PC client! The other party needs to be using Fring on a supported handset (Android, iPhone4 or Symbian/Nokia and perhaps Windows Mobile 7).Skype withdrew support for Fring and Nimbuzz (which is another option, I forget whether it has video calling!).However, Skype's S^3 client for the Nokia N8 (and C7, C6-01, E7 etc) was just released, and *should* work as well. Perhaps even with PC Skype users. I'd watch discussion forums on other Nokia and cellphone specific boards for confirmation, as I don't own this phone. Yet. Fring-to-Fring should work with Video, but note that Fring lacks a PC client! The other party needs to be using Fring on a supported handset (Android, iPhone4 or Symbian/Nokia and perhaps Windows Mobile 7).Skype withdrew support for Fring and Nimbuzz (which is another option, I forget whether it has video calling!).However, Skype's S^3 client for the Nokia N8 (and C7, C6-01, E7 etc) was just released, and *should* work as well. Perhaps even with PC Skype users. I'd watch discussion forums on other Nokia and cellphone specific boards for confirmation, as I don't own this... » Read More Fring-to-Fring should work with Video, but note that Fring lacks a PC client! The other party needs to be using Fring on a supported handset (Android, iPhone4 or Symbian/Nokia and perhaps Windows Mobile 7).Skype withdrew support for Fring and Nimbuzz (which is another option, I forget whether it has video calling!).However, Skype's S^3 client for the Nokia N8 (and C7, C6-01, E7 etc) was just released, and *should* work as well. Perhaps even with PC Skype users. I'd watch discussion forums on other Nokia and cellphone specific boards for confirmation, as I don't own this phone. Yet. « Show Less
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No. This device connects to your internet router, creating a circuit for your regular land line telephone to plug into. Skype has it's own application and/or browser plug-in, and doesn't need this device. I use Callcentric as the virtual telephone company. Pay as you go and much cheaper than other offerings.
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the base of your cordless phone would have to be connected to this FreeTalk Skype adapter via a regular phone cable. Once it's done all cordless phones of this base will be able to call via Skype
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I have Vonage and plugged my skype dual phone into the Vonage adapter and it works fine. You just need to use a telephone wire splitter for the phone wire on the Vonage unit. I am absolutely sold on Skype and will most likely be dropping Vonage altogether. I'm giving it a little more time to be sure (it's been about 2 months). I almost didn't attempt to use Skype because of the MagicJack horror that I tried first.
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I haven't done any real research on that but it seem that is not possible. As the "connection" of the handset to the Internet or your standard line is made wireless to a base, which cannot be accesed by software... I understand your question but i'm not sure about the possibility of using a different handset... at least you can use a "headset" as it have standard plug for that on the phone :P
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Yes, but you will need a digital, vs an analog, type phone plugged into it. You will then be able to make and receive both Skype and landline calls. Do it every day. Also, it will show whether it is a Skype call or a landline call. ColGilly
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We use this for skype conference call and it works great. You have to select it as your speaker and mic from your application to make sure it work as it should be just like the other user described.
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Yes and no... if you are using this alongside the OBI202 VOIP adapter to have multiple phones, then yes. If you are trying to make them work one through the other, then no. A VOIP adapter is to allow you to use a regular phone with a VOIP service. So if all you need is a single phone working with a single VOIP account, then just the grandstream phone will work (and it has two lines, by the way, so you could use it with two numbers). Or you can skip the grandstream phone and plug a regular phone into the VOIP adapter. If you used both, you'd probably want to have at least two separate SIP accounts - or make sure the SIP account you have supports multiple devices simultaneously. TL;DR: You only need one or the other, not both.
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Hi J.R. I do not own this phone. But I am about to buy one (or two) and have read the whole manual already, and I know a lot about Skype, and I think I can answer your questions: 1 - In order to have voicemail on your non-Skype line, you have to subscribe to voicemail with your landline phone company. The device does not do voicemail. But if you do subscribe to voicemail with your landline phone company, then the device will show if you have voicemail waiting for you. 2 - Yes, you can retrieve voicemail from your landline voicemail account. 3 - The only way for a non-Skype landline to call your "Skype number" is for you to have a SkypeIn phone number. You pay Skype to have a SkypeIn phone number. If a caller in your Caller List (already entered into your Caller List) calls you, then yes, you get caller ID and you can see who is calling. But if a stranger calls you who is not in your Skype caller list, you will not see caller ID. I hope this helped you. I am pretty sure my answers are 100% correct.
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Yes you can today - the only problem is that Skype claims the phones will not be functional after December 1, 2013. Not sure of what the change in functionality will involve.
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Yes indeed. Not the best quality though, but it does work well withing the latest versions of Skype. Good luck.
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Yes, you can use anything else on the other end - Mac, PC, Netbook, etc... You just need internet access - preferably broadband. You dont need to "buy" anything else - just signup for free on Skype with either the ASUS videophone or with another device or by going to http://skype.com. You can use your skype account on any device that has the skype software.
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I have never tried this. My impression is that it can be used in any way that Skype can be used.
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This has nothing to do with Skype. There is probably a way to make it work with Skype but there are much easier solutions at lower pricing. Search amazon for Skype phone adapters or Skype enabled phones for a better solution.