Manufacturer's Description
Netgear SPH200D Cordless Phone w/ Skype
Combine your cordless phone and Skype calls, all in one. Connect the base station to your phone line and router. Use the cordless phone to make phone calls or Skype calls Crystal clear voice quality and longer range with DECT cordless technology. Talk for free to Skype users anywhere, without a PC. Call any phone worldwide for pennies a minute using SkypeOut!
Product Specifications for
Netgear SPH200D Cordless Phone w/ Skype
| General |
| Standby Time (Battery) |
120 hour(s) |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| URL |
http://netgear.com/Products/CommunicationsVoIP/Skype/SPH200D.aspx |
| Talk Time (Battery) |
12 hour(s) |
| Frequency |
1.9 GHz |
| General Features |
Color LCD Screen |
| Network Architecture Supported |
Ethernet - 10 Mbps Twisted Pair (10BaseT) |
| Interface Connection |
Ethernet - RJ45|Serial - RJ11 Modular (Phone/Telco) |
| Cordless |
Yes |
| Total Handsets Supported |
4 |
Most recent User Reviews for
Netgear SPH200D Cordless Phone w/ Skype
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Reviewed by:
09-06-08
Duration of ownership:
2
Months
Strengths: Compact, Nice Styling
Weaknesses:Buggy. Base Station requires frequent resetting. Base station crashes and I miss calls. Cannot conference with landline. Poor instructions. Poor tech support.
Overall Evaluation: I purchased this phone with two additional handsets. I had trouble registering the additional handsets because the directions are wrong. I called tech support and the 1st repair tech told me to return the phone. I got another replacement phone and it had the same problem... So I called support for a second time... This time the told me the "secret" trick to getting the handsets paired.Now that I have had the system working for a while... I find that the base station frequently crashes in a state where I cannot receive any SkypeIn calls. Also... When it does work for an incoming call only some of the handsets ring. Then I have to reset the base station to get all of the handsets to ring. It's now failing about 1-2 times per day.I am ordering another system. (The GE system.) I would never buy another Netgear product because the tech support is horrible.
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Reviewed by: FStones
07-23-08
Duration of ownership:
2
Days
Strengths: The best marriage with Skype I ever saw.
Weaknesses:I would like one in black.
Overall Evaluation: This device comes from fabric configured with 10 Mps. To change to auto detection 10/100 Mps you follow these steps: 1) In your handset go to menu/ settings / information. Write down its IP address (it is something like 192.168.1.###. 2) In your computer (connected to your homenetwork) go to IE and type the IP address of your device: http://192.168.###. 3) It will appear a box asking for user and password. In user type ?admin? and in the password type ?password?. 4) On your left click ?Network? and in the box Ethernet Setup Link Speed choose ?Auto?. That is it.
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Reviewed by: apostle418
05-27-08
Duration of ownership:
2
Weeks
Strengths: Easy to use and setup. Clear sound. Love the speaker phone and ear piece features. Works just like a regular wireless phone.
Weaknesses:Weak manual, but phone is easy to use so not big deal.
Overall Evaluation: This is my first Skype phone but I'm having a great time with it. I have lots of family outside of the US and the calls are loud and clear. It's really cool how if people call my Skype account from their PC that the phone rings and works like a real phone. I can?t emphasize how clear the sound is, no difference or better quality than if I was using my home phone to call out of the country. Not to mention it's a fraction of the cost of going through the regular phone company. There are lots of features I have yet to explore and if need be I can use this with a regular phone line also. This phone was a breeze to setup, just plug the stuff in to power and cat5 for internet and the phone synced by itself, I didn?t have to do anything but login through the phone. One of its weaknesses is probably the screen and the way you have to type in it, but once you get all your contacts setup it?s a breeze to use. However, this is not that expensive one, it?s only $100. It resembles the style of an old Nokia phone which is totally usable and practical. I would recommend this to anyone who need a Skype phone. On top of everything else you can buy extensions for this phone and have more than one phone set unlike some other major brands.
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Reviewed by: arpitdpandey
05-09-08
Duration of ownership:
3
Days
Strengths: easy to setup, sharp screen, great voice quality, one of the cheapest Skype phones out there in its category(Skype cordless-no computer), web interface to base station, Skype certified
Weaknesses:the default setting for the speed is 10mbps instead of auto with which one can get upto 100. this can be changed by going into the web interface for the base station.
Overall Evaluation: I was just looking to buy the cheapest Skype cordless phone that didn't need a computer and so I got this one. Its not just the cheapest phone but is also a great phone. I am very satisfied with it expect for the 1 weakness that I mentioned. Right when you take it out of the box, it has the appeal of being a quality product and you can set everything up in as less as 5 min without any guide. Overall, I rate this phone very highly.
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Reviewed by: bevsgreen
05-01-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: save me alot of money
Weaknesses:signal drop sometimes
Overall Evaluation: very easy to use, setup was like 1, 2, 3,, very easy.. sound great, very clear, love the fact that i can add my contacts by just using skype on my desktop computer.. i would recommend it to friends...
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