| | |  | Books | Home » » Belkin F1PP010EN-SK Desktop Internet Phone for Skype (Black) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Skype Internet Desktop Telephone | | | Features: | |
• Desktop phone lets you make Skype calls without a computer
• 1.8-inch full-color display provides detailed information
• Features phone-book dialing, mute, redial, hold, a call-timer display, and a speakerphone
• Plug-and-play installation doesn't require SSID or security-key input
• Supports all key Skype features
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.63 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 8.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 74 reviews |
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 worth the buy...Nov 17, 2009
This desktop Skype phone is well worth the price. Clarity of sound is excellent. It is not wireless and you cannot tell the difference from a land line. I have purchase and used six different skype phones wireless and not. This phone is top of the batch and I would recommend it to anyone. Easy to set up and use one you understand the "skype" concept.
ExtraordinaryNov 14, 2009
Toook it out of the box, connected the cables, and in less thant 2 minutes, i was using the phone..
I recommend it.
 Feels a litte dated nowNov 04, 2009
The positives are covered already by a lot of folks. No need to boot the computer, dials off the contact list, etc.
But the phone is a bit dated now. If I were using this as a main line instead of a supplement to my cell phone, I'd find an easier to use arrangement like maybe one of the newer phones or one of the adapters that allows regular phones to be plugged in it.
The physical cord connections on the Belkin are poorly thought out. For example there are keyhole mounting slots so it can be wall mounted, but all the cords stick out the back of the phone, making that physically impossible. Even the power cord which has a 90 degree bend is above the level of the mounts.
They give a very tall plastic attachment for desk use which eliminates any cord issues, but could easily have put any connections on the sides and made it wall mountable as well.
The software is not capable of many newer Skype features. Contacts with more than one number only dial one of the numbers. There's no way to select among the numbers. You have to do the old Skype way of having a separate entry for cell, home, work, etc. for each contact. And while Skype on the computer knows which country you're in, you have to add the + in front of manually dialed numbers. So I keep falling into the 00 trap where I don't wait long enough and end up with 18+ instead of 1800. A separate + key would have been great, or even if the # key was used for the plus, it would have been so much easier.
Since these features have been in Skype for a while and there's no update for this phone, it may not be possible with the hardware. As of November 2009, Skype for the Belkin is version 1.0.1.3, dated Aug 1, 2008.
Other than the clunky usage, call quality is pretty good, although much better on the handset than the speakerphone. I wouldn't use the speakerphone for an important call. Overall, if you're more likely to receive calls than to call out or use this just a little, it's pretty good. For more frequent usage, it might be worth looking for more expensive options.
 Excellent Skype productOct 26, 2009
overall product is excellent. full features of skype phone. incoming/outgoing is goods. voice is excellent. Just a slight problem of handfree mic is not very sensitive. U've to speak little louder near the mic.
Excellent for what I need it for.Oct 20, 2009
My mother, one of my siblings and I live in different continents and have been using skype for years to keep in touch. However, my mother is older and not computer literate so we always needed someone to log into her home computer for us to be able to call her for free. This phone will not only allow us to call her at any time but she will be able to call us too.
When I opened the box the phone seemed smaller than I imagined yet the keys are big and easy to read. I plugged it in and it was literally plug and play. The screen is bright, clear and similar to a cellphone interface that my mom is already familiar with. So far it seems to have everything we need in one little package.
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