Any problems with Skype Unlimited Calling Plan (In North America)? Hi,I am just wondering if anyone had any issues with this phone when using it with the Skype's Unlimited Calling Plan. Please note that I will not be using it to receive Skype-in calls other than my landline.May someone please give me a response to this inquiry? Thanks Any problems with Skype Unlimited Calling Plan (In North America)? Hi,I am just wondering if anyone had any issues with this phone when using it with the Skype's Unlimited Calling... » Read More Any problems with Skype Unlimited Calling Plan (In North America)? Hi,I am just wondering if anyone had any issues with this phone when using it with the Skype's Unlimited Calling Plan. Please note that I will not be using it to receive Skype-in calls other than my landline.May someone please give me a response to this inquiry? Thanks « Show Less
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I uses Skype North America Unlimited Plan. It works very well. The only complain I have is that people I call can't see my Skype In number. But that's because Skype doesn't support it in North America, not because of the phone.
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just a note, Skype's definition of "unlimited" is actually 10,000 min/month.
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I use Skye for my international calls and Lingo (Lingo.com $7.95 per month) for my US calls. When I use Skype out the person I am calling is not getting a very loud signal in the US and I usally end up calling them on Lingo. I have not had a regular land line phone for more than 3 years. Skype to Skype calls are great.
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The phone by it self has a number of Bugs and problems that you will prabobly run into but as far as SKYPE service goes at this point in time it is nearly perfect. I've been using SKYPE unlimited for about 6 months now (I actualy got ride of my regular home phone and just been using SKYPE). The voce quality is supperb when making SKYPE OUT calls and I never had any problems with this service. You pay a single fee up start (no contracts of any kind) and you can make unlimited calls in US and Canada with no connection fees, perminute fees or any other fees for that matter. It is trully great thing.I hope this helps a bit. Good Luck. The phone by it self has a number of Bugs and problems that you will prabobly run into but as far as SKYPE service goes at this point in time it is nearly perfect. I've been using SKYPE unlimited for about 6 months now (I actualy got ride of my regular home phone and just been using SKYPE). The voce quality is supperb when making SKYPE OUT calls and I never had any problems with this service. You pay a single fee up start (no contracts of any kind) and you can make unlimited calls in US and Canada with no connection fees, perminute fees or any other fees for that matter. It is trully great... » Read More The phone by it self has a number of Bugs and problems that you will prabobly run into but as far as SKYPE service goes at this point in time it is nearly perfect. I've been using SKYPE unlimited for about 6 months now (I actualy got ride of my regular home phone and just been using SKYPE). The voce quality is supperb when making SKYPE OUT calls and I never had any problems with this service. You pay a single fee up start (no contracts of any kind) and you can make unlimited calls in US and Canada with no connection fees, perminute fees or any other fees for that matter. It is trully great thing.I hope this helps a bit. Good Luck. « Show Less
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I prefer the netgear over the one below......skype has been my only phone and loving it :)
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FYI: Skype now supports showing your SkypeIn number or mobile phone number.Read this for more info:http://skypejournal.com/blog/2008/06/finally_skype_callerid_for_nor_1.html
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You can download Skpe and get your own phone # pay $2.95 per month for unlimited calls. Skype to Skype is free anywhere even if you call other countries if the other person has Skype also, the standard $2.95 cover US and Canada. There is a plan to get Skype for free but you don't get your own phone number or monthly fee.DiI love Skye and have used it for a few years, with the subscription you get all the features, VM, forwarding, email for any missed messages etc. www.skype.comDi
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thanks!! do you know if this is possible with any skype solutions?? my wife loves her regular little corded handset phone and I was looking at switching to skype but need this abillity to use a regular corded phone? thanks so much
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Note there seem to be two versions of this phone, and only the newer one seems to support Skype. Can´t get mine to work (yet) with Skype.
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Yes, it is unlimited local and national....but not international. You can, however, buy the plan that includes international calls.So far, excellent service.
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Correct. Upon installation when someone calls your Skype number (must acquire one) it will ring both at your land phone connected to this device as well as in the computer or cell phone that is logged in with your skype account. And you can make phone calls to land lines from either your skyoe account in your pc, your cell, tablet or the phone connected to this device. I loved it.
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Try to read the posts and reviews of people that purchased the phone before. I had a global sim put in. And it said roaming. The activation required message still shows on top. I will suggest you read the solution to your problem from the reviews after you tried just to make a regular call if it did not work. It is a very nice phone.
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Yes, I do not use the landline feature, just Skype. It works perfectly fine for me.
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Yes, but to be honest, I've had a lot less trouble with my Skype program since I STOPPED using the phone and just use the computer's speaker's. A computer tech told me to lose the phone. He was right. It's just one more step between good call quality and YOU. The only draw back is that all calls become speaker phone calls. I don't prefer that but the call quality is considerably better on a consistent basis.
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For making and receiving calls,no problem-have had a problem setting up caller id and call waiting,but this may be me rather than the service.Previosly had Nettalk Duo 1 yr,it worked about 3 months of that,so to me this service is exactly what I needed for a 2nd phone line-had 3mos,no problems so far.
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I downloaded Fring to the 5800 from http://www.fring.com/default.php. I do Skype calls with video through Fring. I don't know if Skype has an application for this phone that you can download and use directly from Skype's web site. Making Skype calls through Fring works and sounds the same. With Fring you can make Skype calls, Yahoo calls, MSN calls, ICQ calls, Google talk, and others. Go to Fring's web site, download their software and try it you will not be disappointed.
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Yes, mine is still working after over a year. It has locked up maybe 2 or 3 times and just had to reboot (unplug power). Still shows Caller ID and our phone even states the name associated with the Skype account for the person calling or the phone number.
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It's very buggy. Sometimes it works and sometimes it has trouble loading Skype only and takes forever to either login or never logs-in. (everything else on the phone works ok)
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I bought this phone about 9 months back and since the last couple of days, I am having the same problem. When I call over skype, the ring goes through, but when the other person picks the phone, there is no sound from either side.
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I am using it on a laptop using Win7 64bit. Like I said it will run on older versions of Skype (which should install (revert) when you set it up. Not all functionality is available but it has been good enough for me. Also when I have both phones plugged in (the router version as well) then I can answer a second call with the other phone without hanging up on first one. Pretty cool for me.
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I just experienced the same thing. I got the phone yesterday, plugged in a SIM I already had from England and that worked so I went to AT&T;, got a SIM and put it in. It didn't work but the sim worked in other phones and other sims (eg T Mobile) worked in this phone. Now, a couple of hours later, it's working. Go figure.
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I am trying to use this device with a full size Sim on gsm network in India. If tried the 3 biggest carriers but always get a 'no Sim found error'.I looked at a YouTube video and I'm definitely inserting the Sim card right.So based on my experience, this phone does not work with gsm carriers.If anyone has any tips or suggestion, they would be greatly appreciated !!