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  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:08-11-08

    Duration of ownership:4 Days

    Strengths: very easy to use, wep wpa capable. nice style

    Weaknesses: bad signal. constantly drops, mostly every 10 mins the call will drop.

    Overall Evaluation: i bought belkin phones and i was very dissapointed because every 10 mins the call will drop. i dont recommend it. i bought a usb phone and is much better and never had a dropped call since.

  • Overall Rating
    2 stars 2 Star Review
    Reviewed by: PriceGKeng

    Updated:07-03-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Easy to use, easy to setup. Small and compact: just a candy-bar cellphone. Looks great. Dual voltage 110/220 AC adapter great for Europe/Asia (but only has US plugs)

    Weaknesses: Mediocre caller volume. Short talktime of around 45min to 1hr between charge. No reset button: need to remove battery to reset. Only has US plugs: need adapter for Europe/Asia. No chat capability.

    Overall Evaluation: It's a great concept and design in principal but falls short in reality. The battery life for voice calls is limited to about 1hr. You can only make voice calls on this device: You cannot "text" chat with your Skype buddies. Another warning: It does not have a built-in web browser and you will not be able to access WIFI hotspots that require web-based login/authentication. However, it does support Boingo hotspots (which I don't have an account). There's no speakerphone on this device. Volume from callers seem softer than most cellphones. The LCD is not very clear outdoors. I like the ability to scan for strongest WIFI signals on this device.

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:05-10-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: none

    Weaknesses: battery

    Overall Evaluation: Woohoo!!!!! Excellent......unlimited in Canada and US!!!!!! Thank God - that will do me the world of good in the UK!!!!!That's such a weight off my mind!!!!

  • Overall Rating
    3 stars 3 Star Review
    Reviewed by: jd_e

    Updated:04-25-07

    Duration of ownership:7 Days

    Strengths: Good design, easy to install and operate

    Weaknesses: Battery life, only the battery life.

    Overall Evaluation: From the moment I opened the box, utilizing the Belkin Skype phone was seamless. I charged the battery, turned it on, synchronized it to my wireless system and it has worked perfectly ever since. The size and design are great. The only problem is the battery life. Belkin advertises that it has a two hour battery life, which i presumed to be talk time. Unfortunately, I can talk no more than 30 minutes before the battery dies, and without any warning. I would much prefer to not have to keep it plugged in to use on a regular basis.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:03-07-07

    Duration of ownership:1 Months

    Strengths: It's a great phone for what it is, there are free wifi spots everywhere, malls, shops, Wal-mart, its flash gordan now!

    Weaknesses: short battery life about 2hrs talk time but the battery's are cheap so quit whinning

    Overall Evaluation: This is a phone of the future, sure there might be a few glitch's but all in all its a phone for less then $200 with outgoing calls costing less than $30 a year. And thats unlimited in Canada and US. Heck a few years ago long distance was .50 cents a min. to Toronto anytime. So my score on this phone is a high 9.

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:02-21-07

    Duration of ownership:30 Days

    Strengths: it's compact. Relativeley stylish.

    Weaknesses: loses network connection all the time, on an open, unsecured network. Changes IP address by itself. Freezes.

    Overall Evaluation: This is a piece of junk. It's a great idea with terrible implementation/execution. Save your money and wait for someone to perfect this type of device, 'cause Belkin sure as heck ain't done it.

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by: lula07

    Updated:02-17-07

    Duration of ownership:10 Days

    Strengths: It's a wifi phone!!!

    Weaknesses: Low volume.(Sometimes I just could hear a thing from the other side of the line.)The wife connection sometimes goes off-line and stay off-line.The people complain of an echo.Terrible battery.

    Overall Evaluation: I think there are a lot of improvements to be done in this Belkin Wifi phone. I personally would not recommend it. Actually one that I would recommend is the Linksys CIT400. Although I know the Linksys CIT400 is not perfect. I even had to reboot it once in order to get it to work properly again. But at least this one is always capable to reconnect to the internet when the connection gets dropped and the volume is just great. Now I can hear everything people speak. Another great thing is the battery. It lasts a long time and they are easy to find. They're AAA betteries. I haven't tried the netgear Wifi and the Linksys wifi. So, I can't really say if 3 basic aspects of a phone are find in these two. For me the 3 basic aspects are: Battery, Call Volume, Stay On-Line. If a phone doesn't meet these 3 aspects, I cannot even call it a phone.

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Belkin F1PP000GN-SK Wi-Fi Phone for Skype
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