USB Phone Adapter for Skype, MSN, Yahoo, USB VOIP Interface connects your home phone to network
- Fully integrated with Skype for making & receiving calls.
- All incoming calls to your Skype phone number will be forwarded to your regular phone and will ring just the same as your regular phone call.
- Just pick up the phone and dial, SkypeOut will be automatically detected and used for long distance call.
- PC running Windows 2000 or XP. 400 MHz processor or higher 128 MB RAM or higher Free USB port Package
- USB Phone Adapter Box USB cable Telephone line Driver CD Instruction Manual
- Compact and unique design.
Product Description
Now you can use your regular home phone for Skype or any VOIP interface! When your regular phone is connected with this adapter, you can dial and receive calls via Skype/VOIP without the need to buyer a SKYPE phone. This adapter allows any desktop/cordless phone to operate as a dialer and speakerphone for Skype!… More >>
USB Phone Adapter for Skype, MSN, Yahoo, USB VOIP Interface connects your home phone to network
Unfortunately nearly all hardware needs software to work. In this case the hardware does what it claims but is let down by the quirky software you must use “skypeMate”.
Rating: 2 / 5
Pleased with this product so far and you can’t beat the price! I wasn’t ready to commit to buying an expensive Skype phone yet and this is a great alternative!
Rating: 4 / 5
I tried using this device for my Intel Core 2 Duo Mac running OS X 10.6.3. I installed the SkyMacMate 1.0.0.12 software (PPC) provided by the manufacturer, which runs under Apple’s Rosetta. I plugged in my phone, ran Skype, and got a dial tone. I tried dialing, but couldn’t make a connection. Maybe I needed to configure something else, or I didn’t dial properly, but I gave up. Other reports I found on the web say that the product doesn’t work for Mac OS, as the software inevitably locks up the CPU. When I came back to the computer a few hours later, I found a few kernel processes running out of control, and I had to reboot. Luckily, I found that a Bluetooth headset works seamlessly with Skype, so I went with that. Although I’d prefer to use the better microphone of a handset, it didn’t look like I’d get the product to work with my Mac. I might invest instead in a Jawbone headset, which may have the best microphone sound.
Rating: 1 / 5
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My experience regarding this item was both frustrating and time consuming. I was optimistic when I purchased this item, but it quickly disappeared shortly after it arrived. This item not only was completely ineffective, it crashed and ‘froze’ my computer each of the many times I installed and uninstalled the software.
The box itself is nothing more than a plastic container filled with frustration and cheaply produced electronics which fail to perform the simplest tasks.
In my view, this item needs to left on the shelf in favor of a more productive adapter.
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Rating: 1 / 5
Initially I was hesitant to purchase this item because of some of the lower rated reviews. I decided to give it a try anyway and I’m glad I did. Setup was very easy and and the instructions were clear. I do not have a land line so I simply set the adapter to use voip as the default. So far it works like a charm with the $2 phone I bought at Good Will. I am very pleased with this product and give it a five star rating.
Rating: 5 / 5