RE: [OT] any recommendations for a new house phone ?

["Marcus Warrington" <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that.. not sure that skype would really benefit from a
skype
phone, as we currently get free phone calls and don't have any overseas
relatives. I did buy a voip phone and have a play a year or so ago, but
other than "phoning" the laptop we really didn't find much use
for it.



Wish list for the phone would be



Intercom facility

Ability to send our mobiles a text message if a message left on answer
machine.

Logging of numbers that last called us

Barring of certain numbers (or cold callers)

Different rings for known numbers

Ability to divert calls to other handsets

Ability to divert calls to mobiles (i.e. when left the house)

...



Marcus

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Hegarty
Sent: 13 February 2008 14:46
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] any recommendations for a new house phone ?



I can second this recommendation. We have two running from the one base
station thanks to a recent firmware update. You can call between
handsets
like an intercom.

We now use skype much more often due to this phone for both incoming and
outgoing (skype to skype) calls.

The only downside I have found - the ring tones are a bit rubbish - it
would
be nice to be able to upload a decent "ring ring" to the phone.

John.

On 13/02/2008, Sam Partington <sam.partington@xxxxxxx
<mailto:sam.partington%40gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> On 13/02/2008, Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx
<mailto:marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com>
<marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com>>
> wrote:
> > Our house phone (normal analogue wired variety) has now broken
and I
> > need to replace it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations.. anything that could be
used
in an
> > automated home way ?
>
> http://dualphone.net/DUALphone_3088_for_Skype-789.aspx
<http://dualphone.net/DUALphone_3088_for_Skype-789.aspx>
>
> This isn't very HA, but I recently bought this Skype phone, and I'm
> very pleased with it. The ability to make and receive Skype calls
> without being near a computer or having a computer even switch on is a
> real bonus, and won bundles of SWMBO points (she's Italian, so she
> uses skype to contact all her family and friends).
>
> It's a normal phone as well I should add, and it's quite good at that,
> nothing spectacular, but it's fine with a usable phone book.
>
> Sam
>
>
>
>

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