Skype Logo Take a deep breath™.
Buy Skype Credit · Help ·
  • Download
  • Use Skype
  • Business
  • Shop
  • Account
Stephen Pinches

Belkin's dark horse rides into wifi-ville...

By My status Stephen Pinches on October 27, 2006 in Belkin, Wifi phones.

belkin_skype_bg.jpg

The Belkin Wifi Skype phone: so good that it's worth three photos; and the really good news is that Belkin today announced that it is shipping in the UK and should be available from October 30th.

For those not up on the Belkin, this phone is designed to allow you to make Skype calls wirelessly on a wifi network without any kind of PC, laptop, Mac or other similar cumbersome beast. You just pick up the handset and dial (or just click!).

Gizmodo managed to get their hands on a pre-release model back in August, and the general feeling was that this really was a phone to keep an eye out for.

The expectation is that one hundred British Pounds will allow you to purchase one of these beauties, and the expected drop date is next Monday, October 30th, so keep your eyes peeled, fellow Skypers.

The Belkin wifi phone is already available for pre-order from the US Skype Store for $189.99, and should be available shortly via the UK store, and in Europe. Watch this space for a full review very soon...

Add to: | del.cio.us | digg | furl
technorati tags: Belkin wifi phone Skype Skype certified Skype embedded Internet telephony

View blog reactions

Comments

If i will use the skype on my home computer and same time i use the wifi phone with the same username in the phone then can i get all the chats in computer and still make calls over wifi phone?

taaviuudam | Friday, Oct 27

Yes no problem - you can make Skype calls on this phone and at the same time use Skype on your PC to chat, or send files or SMS messages etc.

slaymakerpinches | Friday, Oct 27

hey
i've just purchased the new belkin wifi skype fone.its great for skype.am just wondering about some other possibilites.would it be possible to build a web browser for it.it has a wireless card and a screen and a mobilephone keypad.surely its possible to browse the web on it.also hotspots that require broswer based authentication could be used.any information or suggestions would be great

paul

paul_martin_84 | Thursday, Jan 4

Comment on this post

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

Back to index

Subscribe to this blog
What? Tell me more…

using RSS Subscribe
via Bloglines Subscribe in Bloglines
using Newsgator Subscribe in NewsGator Online
with MyYahoo
with Google Add to Google
with My AOL Add to My AOL
with netvibes Add to Netvibes

View by product/manufacturer

Recent posts

  • Contacts: from your mobile into Skype
  • More Uses for That Webcam
  • Freetalk Wireless Headset Issue on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
  • Skype Gear News Roundup
  • Skype Nomad Gear
  • Skype for your mobile Interface Walkthrough
  • Hello, Skype for your mobile!
  • Gear News Roundup
  • Framed!
  • MAXed out: Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition

Friends of Skype Gear

  • Gizmodo
  • 3mobilebuzz
  • VoIP on Techdigest
  • The Register - VoIP
  • Russell Shaw on ZDNet
  • Engadget
  • Skype Journal

Archives

  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007
  • March 2007
  • February 2007
  • January 2007
  • December 2006
  • November 2006
  • October 2006
  • August 2006
  • March 2006
  • February 2006
Skype Blogs
  • Share Skype Blog
  • About Skype
  • Heartbeat
  • Developer Zone
  • Business
  • Jobs
  • Skype Prime
  • Skype Gear
  • Security
  • Garage
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Eesti keeles
  • Töökuulutuste leht
  • 日本語
  • Česky
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Italiano
  • Brasil
  • United Kingdom
  • Svenska
  • Polski
  • United States
About us · Partners · Jobs · Prices · Security
Privacy policy · Legal · © 2008 Skype Limited