Frazier Barretto, Jul 12, 2007 1812 hrs IST
Enter the wireless world of internet telephony. This one's Skype limited, could it serve as a solution for the hyper-ISD-caller?
Wireless, Battery life, Color Display, Unique product.
Supports only Skype, Slightly expensive.
Voice and video chatting have become quite popular since their inception; hence, the commercialization was inevitable. Consumers enjoyed this facility made available first by Skype, and the bandwagon of MSN, Yahoo and the likes followed. Even the BPOs have adopted high-bandwidth lines instead of the regular telephone lines for business, it being cheaper.
You must have seen some regular phones replaced by the Net4Phonewalla phones at one place or another. It's slowly picking up, and one can predict that eventually this, or some internet facility is destined to replace the regular landline to make it better and cheaper. The news we have for you today is that the future is beginning to arrive. If you have a good, steady internet connection, here's a proposition to consider from Creative.
Creative's Broadxent has all its focus concentrated on the wireless and internet market. They have just released a Skype phone in India, the Internet DECT Phone. Let's see if it can offer a good enough convention for us to make the switch.
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i purchased Internet DECT phone of creative product and I lost the installation CD. Will you please send me a copy of the CD free of cost so that I can enjoy using the phone. The telephone model no is SZ1943 and the sl. no. is ZUBFO690615RO1815H.
S.Srinivasan | chennai-600064 | 02/05/08 12:47 PM | Report abuse Reply
i have purchased one internet DECT phone but i lost the installation CD. So I am not able to install the phone. The phone Model no. is SZ1943 and the serial no. is ZUBFO690615RO1815H. Can you please send the software CD free of cost.
S.Srinivasan | chennai-600064 | 02/05/08 12:37 PM | Report abuse Reply
thank you
nour | newyork | 23/04/08 03:54 PM | Report abuse Reply
it's a nice product
TUSHAR | RAJKOT | 15/04/08 10:36 PM | Report abuse Reply
Sir May i know that Do you have any dealer in Jaipur [rajasthan] for the same i.e. Skype Phone
Abhishek Atri | jaipur | 19/01/08 05:19 PM | Report abuse Reply
Sir/madam, Can i know where to get acces to the Skype phone, I am in Chennai,Indai, provide me details, how to talk to another mobile using skype
Jai Kumar.S | Chennai, India | 29/10/07 11:05 AM | Report abuse Reply
Do we have any dealers for this in Pune? What is buying Skype credit limit? Have you ever tested this on GPRS connection by using mobile handset as modem?
Shailendra Natu | Pune | 13/07/07 03:46 PM | Report abuse Reply
Unless your GPRS access & time are free regular dialing @ 1.75 per minute is certainly going to be cheaper. Skype calls to US landlines or mobile phones cost around Rs. 0.90 per minute.
Pradip Shah | Vadodara | 14/07/07 06:53 AM | Report abuse
The Internet DECT Phone sells for Rs. 5,850 with a one year warranty. The phone would suit those who have a steady internet line and keep making personal or business calls abroad. It offers you mobility while attending an internet call. This concept is still in its initial stages, but should soon cross all bounds to completely replace landlines
Ravi Sane | Pune | 13/10/07 06:22 PM | Report abuse
Where I can get skype connection in India? I am a Kerala native,
Reji | Trivandrum | 10/10/07 10:03 AM | Report abuse Reply
please elaborate more on what buyimg skype credit means? can i use it with a data card inetrnet connection..speed around 120-140kbps? where are the dealers in chandigarh?
ashish khanna | chandigarh | 24/08/07 10:28 PM | Report abuse Reply
Where is it available at Navi Mumbai Mumbai?
Kumud Chaule | Navi Mumbai | 18/08/07 04:11 PM | Report abuse Reply
It seems to be good but 2850/ is it one time cost. what are the hidden costs. that is monthly cost or per minute cost or per download cost
M I ANSARI | ambedkar | 22/07/07 04:39 PM | Report abuse Reply
tell me about your moto q plan
neeraj | agra | 17/07/07 01:14 PM | Report abuse Reply
Need more clarification about following negative points: Skype puts an extra burden on those who connect to the Internet without NAT, as their computers and network bandwidth may be used to route the calls of other users. and In December 2006, the Government of India announced they are preparing a crackdown on Internet telephony services, citing security risks and loss of revenue. The clampdown is targeted at outsourcers and other Indian IT businesses that use foreign owned Internet telephony services, such as Skype and Yahoo!, to cut their phone bills and evade the six percent revenue share and 12 percent tax imposed on local services by the government. According to The Times of India, companies must reveal the names of licensed service providers they purchase bandwidth and internet telephony minutes from. Companies will also have to undertake that they will not use the services of unlicensed internet service providers.
V E Sawant | Mumbai | 16/07/07 05:32 PM | Report abuse Reply
good
ahamed | chennai | 14/07/07 04:01 PM | Report abuse Reply
want more commercial details and outlets
ramesh ojha | bikaner | 14/07/07 11:06 AM | Report abuse Reply
Why are some of you lazy bums asking for the price without reading the whole article? It is mentioned right there in one of the following pages.
Pradip Shah | Vadodara | 14/07/07 07:13 AM | Report abuse Reply
What are the minus points? What call rates if land lines to be called? Let us see some more details. Looks interesting.
Anonymous | MUMBAI, INDIA | 13/07/07 12:21 PM | Report abuse Reply
Land line call tariffs are a function of Skype service. Nothing to do with the product under review. Go to the Skype site & find out.
Pradip Shah | Vadodara | 14/07/07 07:11 AM | Report abuse
India has still to go a long way in the field of broad band internet before people can think of spending money on such products.
Techie | Bangalore | 12/07/07 07:29 PM | Report abuse Reply
For once I totally disagree with you pal. I am using BSNL Broadband, use Skype + Torrent all the time and never face any issue. Having stayed at US, I am really surprised with what's happening at least at BSNL front. And surely I am hopeful.
XTechie | Pune | 13/07/07 03:10 PM | Report abuse
Same here. I am on a 256 kbps 24 hour unlimited download scheme. I don't have to pay any rental for my phone line. With an additional 111/= per month I have unlimited outgoing calls to any and every BSNL - land line as well as mobile phone in Gujarat. Using Skype & call forwarding + pstn connectivity features on my addon all my relatives across India & abroad can call anyone with BSNL subscription whatsover in Gujarat for FREE. I have not had any problems with the system.
Pradip Shah | Vadodara | 14/07/07 07:08 AM | Report abuse
The main drawback is you got to have the PC switched on in order to receive the calls. We need phones which can be directly connected to the broadband modem, then we can do away with the PC.
aks | Bangalore | 13/07/07 08:00 PM | Report abuse Reply
You could probably get the voip adapter which directly plugs into the modem on one side and into any type of telephone handset on the otherside. So u can enjoy a lot of free calls between your handset and any other pc in the world or landlines and mobiles in some countries like US canada etc. U dont need your PC to be running and u are always online with the adapter, but only condition is that u have a stable condition as mentioned in the article before of atleast 128 kbps.
Venu | Melbourne | 14/07/07 06:46 AM | Report abuse
These kind of phones are available in US for between US$ 200/= to $ 500/=. The price range is also indicative of quality, performance, reliability & ease of setup. These simply hook up to the router on your system with an RJ45 cable.
Pradip Shah | Vadodara | 14/07/07 07:00 AM | Report abuse
pl provide me the details about price and your contact no in chennai tamilnadu india
ramakrishnan | chennai | 14/07/07 06:55 AM | Report abuse Reply
Please Provide me a Demo and price details
Yuvaraj, M | Chennai | 13/07/07 10:14 PM | Report abuse Reply
Looks intersting ! whats the price for the Phone Handset ?
Ummar Shaikh | Mumbai | 13/07/07 06:20 PM | Report abuse Reply
u haven't mentioned about the tariff .
satish | HYDERABAD | 13/07/07 01:37 PM | Report abuse Reply
its free ,only you have to pay your broadband rentals and for your downloads as per operators tariff.
ram_mohta | kolkata | 13/07/07 01:48 PM | Report abuse
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sgs | egpt | 13/07/07 01:36 AM | Report abuse Reply