voicemail/caller ID questions on Phillips voip phone Hi. Would appreciate help on the following confusion of mine on a Skype/Philips voip841 no-computer set-up:1. Does a non-Skype landline call to my fPhilips/Skype number get voicemail if I do not answer...2. If so, can I retrieve that voicemail from the Phillps??2. Do I get caller ID on my Phillips when a non-Skype landline calls my Skype number? Thank you ! John voicemail/caller ID questions on Phillips voip phone Hi. Would appreciate help on the following confusion of mine on a Skype/Philips voip841 no-computer set-up:1. Does a non-Skype landline... » Read More voicemail/caller ID questions on Phillips voip phone Hi. Would appreciate help on the following confusion of mine on a Skype/Philips voip841 no-computer set-up:1. Does a non-Skype landline call to my fPhilips/Skype number get voicemail if I do not answer...2. If so, can I retrieve that voicemail from the Phillps??2. Do I get caller ID on my Phillips when a non-Skype landline calls my Skype number? Thank you ! John « Show Less
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Hi J.D.Can I talk to you about getting help with Skypein? I bought a skype number and voice mail and subscription with Skype but can not get the phone # to work. I will PAY you to help me solve this. Please email or call: Peggy pegwag@hotmail.com 480-734-0315. Thanks.Peggy
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J.D. thank you for the guidance. I went ahead and got the Philips phone....it works great and Philips customer support helped quickly with one set up issue (you can call them, they answer right away, not like the email-and-wait system Skype has!). Still some quirks with the Skype system but hopefully once they answer my emails (24 hours and counting) it will get sorted ourt. JR
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It is my understanding that since you have to pay extra for voice mail from the phone company ...it is added toyour wire service coming in and will intercept your calls after so many rings.. then your phone will beep whenyou pick up the receiver to let you know you have a message(s). To be sure ..just call the phone company and ask them if having a plain touchtone phone is all you need for their voice mail system to work. Voice mail has been around longer than these newer fancy phones.
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check this device.. i tried it and it is Philips VOIP8411B Cordless phone / VoIP phone.. it is on amazon or u can find it on skype website
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It comes with voicemail, 3 way calling, call waiting, and Caller Number ID (no name, just the number, similar to a normal cell phone).The voicemail is the same as calling someone that has AT&T;, uses the same voicemail system. All of it is included. There is the dial tone when you pick up the phone, call waiting sounds a bit different when someone calls a normal landline. But simple to use.
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Hi! You can hook up the BASE of this phone to a regular land line (with normal telephone jack), and then the VOIP841 handset can be used to make normal landline calls. You can switch between land line and Skype Internet calling.If you are asking if you can use another cordless phone with this product instead of the supplied cordless phone, the answer is NO.If you are already subscribing to caller ID on your landline service, then YES this phone will show you the caller ID. But not if you are not subscribing to caller ID.
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They claim Windows Vista and Windows 7 compatibility but I seriously doubt trouble-free operation considering their latest driver (as of July 2010) is dated 2007 (before Vista was released!). Besides, there are many claims of the software being very buggy!I would not buy this unit so the question is... where do we find a PSTN to VoIP device that works with the latest version of Windows (Win 7) and the latest version of Skype?
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I use a separate wireless phone just for skype. I found one at Walmart for $5.00. I plugged in to FreeTalk, then FreeTalk into my router and started making calls. Once Skype recognized FreeTalk, then my cheap phone, it works just like a regular land line. I haven't had any problems using FreeTalk with a separate cheap wireless phone. I never tried using FreeTalk with just 1 land line phone.
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You will need to get this information from your cell carrier. I use AT&T and voicemail pretty much just happens once you've done the initial setup.
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I have cable phone service and caller ID works. I do not use the voicemail function however, so I don't know if it works well.
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I have no idea. I do not use the answering machine feature. I have voice mail!
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It is based on your VoIP provider - I do not think there are no VoIP provider without caller ID feature. Typically, Caller ID feature is controlled by your VoIP service&provider.;
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I just checked it out and have exactly the same problem. Turned both phone and router off and on, but still doesn't work. Skype on my PC seems to be working all right. What's going on?
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Does anyone know how to make the answering machine work for line 2 when I am talking on line 1? I have two phone lines connected to it and I can't seem to get that to happen. It just rings and rings.
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Their are many direct access numbers that take you to the sub menu choices. They all start with #. Look in the manual for details.Can you explain how the phone will work in a power outage? Does it draw power from the phone line? Also, what will happen to the stored greeting & messages if power goes out? I don't want to test it as setup took a while & don't want to rerecord message.Thanks
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None,it doesn't work that way all calls go through your Caller ID and Answering Machine.As two other people have commented on this,i couldn't have said it better myself,if you buy it you won't believe the quiet you'll get from it.I'm still very happy with mine,this was a wise investment on my part.
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Good Friggin! Grief! I search for an hours to find a solution to this problem and Space Ace solved it. I cannot believe these dumb !!!@@@# at Philips don't have this anywhere online. Hopefully if I put: Problem: Philips VOIP8411B Handset won't Re-Register in this reply it will guide others to this solution. Press and hold page button on base station and then press register on handset. 3 Cheers Space Ace...3 Cheers.
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thanks for the info, but it acts as though I am just another caller, when I get to voice mail...when do you add the pin code to get access to voicemail??? I am a newbie to Tracfone, and really like this phone...but have always had a phone, where accessing voicemail was free and easy.TIA