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Linksys CIT300 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit
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List Price:
$89.99
Global Home Business Price: $97.95
Subject To Change Without Notice
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Linksys
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Linksys
EAN: 0745883569830
Feature: Skype with handset convenience
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Label: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: CIT300
Publisher: Linksys
Studio: Linksys
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Features
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Skype with handset convenience
2-in-1 cordless DECT telephone for Skype and a standard analog line
You don't have to sit in front of your computer to talk on Skype
Your Skype contact list is right there on the display
Supports Skype, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail
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Editorial Reviews:
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Get cordless handset convenience when you use Skype! Now your don't have to sit in front of your computer when you want to talk to your friends. The Linksys cordless Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit comes with a handset, charger, and a USB Base Station that plugs into your computer. Dual-Mode capability lets you choose whether to make calls over a standard telephone line or with the Skype application running on your PC. Just select whom you want to talk to from your contact list on your Handset, press a button, and get ready to talk. It rings when you have a Skype or SkypeIn call coming in, and shows the caller's ID on the screen. The Handset also supports call waiting and Skype's optional Voicemail service. When you're on a call, you can hit the Mute button for privacy, or use the speakerphone function to let everyone join in. You'll get the convenience of a cordless phone and all its features, plus the high-quality voice reception that you get from Skype on your PC, without being tied to your computer. Base station with USB connection to connect to your PC and RJ-11 connection to connect to your analog phone line Status display of Skype contact list, Skype voicemail, and SkypeOut credit Superior sound quality / Voice encryption for maximum security / 120 hours standby time, 10 hours talk time Distance Range 300 meters outdoors, 50 meters indoors Minimum Requirements - Internet Connection (Cable/DSL/other)/ PC with 400MHz Processor / 128 MB RAM / One Available USB Connection / 15 MB Hard Disk Space Available for Installation / Windows XP or 2000 / Skype Software Installed on PC (also included on CD) / CD-ROM Drive Package Contents - Handset / 2 NiMH batteries / Charger with Power Adapter / USB Base Station with USB Cable / Power Adapter / RJ-11 Cable / Quick Installation / Setup Wizard / CD with Skype Software
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than headphones and a computer mic but not as good as other options
Comment: If you want to use Skye in a manner similar to a regular phone, this handset is a decent upgrade, though not a perfect substitute for better devices. Still, for its price you'll get a pretty good system to access Skype. I'm not regretting getting it, but I'd certainly like a better solution:
Pros:
The phone is extremely simple to use - it gets its date and time directly from the computer, and the Skype contact list (obviously) is transmitted from the computer as well. Seriously, when you get everything up and running, all you have to do is pick the thing up, hit down on the selection button, and - BAM! - your contacts are displayed. Ridiculously simple.
Great range! It will stay connected with the base transmitter through walls and across a small house or apartment.
When everything works (the software, the base unit, and the phone) it works wonderfully.
Cons:
Your computer has to be on to use the phone (try the CIT400 for a solution that doesn't need your computer to be on - if you can find one for sale, that is). Sometimes I have to leave it running all day long; and since my computer uses approximately the same energy as 2-3 100-watt lightbulbs, that's a lot of energy.
There are too many places where something will stop working in this system - the phone always works, but the base unit or the software on your computer may become disconnected without notification or warning at any time (though, strangely, never in the middle of a call).
The software/device driver combo from Linksys pretty much sucks and is no longer being updated as of mid 2007. It initiates once you boot up your computer, loads up Skype, and connects to Skype, but its connection to Skype (and thus the Skype availability on the phone) is not trustworthy. For example, if you're at home all day and have the computer on the whole time, the Linksys software may or may not maintain its connection to Skype that entire time - and there's no way to know if it's disconnected unless you periodically pick up the phone and try to access Skype. If it becomes disconnected, sometimes it's the base transmitter which you can simply unplug, wait 5 seconds and plug back in. It will take it only another 5 seconds to re-initialize and re-establish contact with the software on the computer. But if the Linksys software becomes... discombobulated, for lack of a better term (I have no clue what's the matter with it), nothing short of a computer reboot will make it synch with Skype again. If you try to close it down, it hangs. If you force-quit it with the task manager and restart it, it hangs when trying to connect with Skype. Trust me, I've attempted both solutions over a dozen times each. The results are the same every single time. Today the software refused to connect to Skype no matter how many times I rebooted the computer. After uninstalling, reinstalling, and rebooting my computer again, it worked fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excelent product
Comment: Very satisfied. Excelent product
The only problem is that it completely discharge if you unplug the energy. It keep searching a base and discharge all the batteries.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not keen on Linksys
Comment: I think this is a common complaint these days but it was so difficult to get the customer service to replace the power adapter on this device (they NEVER responded). That I ended up getting an electrician to provide a replacement adapter. This was after a fault in the first two months of using it (and the handset charger was connected to a ups - so should be safe from surges). I reckon these guys are all brand and no service. Their products are ok but without decent customer support they lose my vote - and I hope your's too.
VOIP phones are great and save you lots of money. Linksys are ok but see if you can find a better option.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very usefull
Comment: Very good and usefull.
A plus for the distance of wuireless lenth.
The only problem is that do not have a "Flash" key, for use with PABX.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Can't dial skype-out calls unless they are in the skype-out directory
Comment: The phone is ok, the screen interface is of poor quality, voice quality is ok, for what I paid I can't complain too much, however be aware that you cannot call a skype out number unless it is in the skype out directory on your pc....that is a big problem for me.
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