Philips VOIP841 PC Free DECT 6 0 Wireless IP Phone
VOIP841 series is the first DECT cordless phone with Skype that works without a PC, offering consumers total flexibility and independence from the PC. A full-color graphic display and outstanding sound clarity bring the emotion back to calls. Use your VOIP phone to call via Skype wherever you are. With Skype you can enjoy making free calls all over the world to any other Skype users. Skype, SkypeOut are trademarks of Skype Limited. As your dual phone is connected to both the standard PSTN line AND to the Internet line, you can establish or receive landline and Internet calls on the same handset. Handsfree mode uses a built-in loud speaker to amplify the voice of the caller, allowing you to speak and listen during a call without holding the phone to your ear. This is especially useful if you want to share the call with others or take notes during a call.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Nice Phone, but does not work as it should all the time
I’m going to make this a short review of the problems this phone has. i give it 3.5 stars to rank it a little better than Average.
These are the problems I notice with the phone after having used it for a year.
1) It lags going through the menus.
2) Often you will have to reset the box because the phone goes into not available/no service mode. after unplugging/plugging back in power cord about 5 mins later the phone is able to be used again.
3) People have told me numerous times when they call it says “the user is unavailable” only to have to call back up to four times before it will go to Voicemail.
4) When trying to make a call, it will say connecting and then all of a sudden go back to the main screen. Usually on the 2nd attempt to dial out it works fine.
5)Even though you have a number saved in the phone book, when that person calls it displays the number and not their name as it should. Also the last 2-3 numbers scroll because the phone cannot even display the 1+area code+number.
6) There are other problems with the phone menu as well, some bugs in the software which Skype needs to work on fixing asap
Generally the phone works good about 90% of the time i would say.
The design of the phone of Great, Its very sleek and nice looking.
The BEST FEATURE i like about this skype phone is that there is a setting that allows only people in your phone book to call you…NO TELEMARKETERS WILL BE ABLE TO CALL YOU EVER AGAIN!
Another thing I can’t figure out is how the price of this phone is going up…I paid $180 for it a year ago, and that was with shipping i think.
If i could go back in time and buy it again, I wouldn’t unless it was priced at $100. This phone has too many problems to be selling for over $200!!
5 Stars Skype Internet Phone
Saves a whole bunch of money. A really good investment, especially if you ring internationally.
4 Stars Philips VOIP841 PC Free is the best! Why did they stop production?
The Philips VOIP841 is user friendly and allows Skype calls in and out plus landline useage all without having the PC on. Obviously, production had to be terminated once they hit upon something like this. The phone works great. Quality likewise. No complaints whatsoever. This is a first rate idea! My only problem is that Philips stopped production. The only phones available for VOIP useage require that the PC be “on”. I’ll keep the Philips 841 until it breathes its last gasp and then try and find another one just like it.
2 Stars Died in one year!
I purchased a new Phillips VOIP841C phone. Came with 1 phone and it’s modem.
The phone worked great for about 1 year. Now, it drags down my internet speeds and will drop the caller’s voice. They can hear me, but I cannot hear them, yet the connection is still present.
Restart the router and the Phillips Skype Modem and phone. I’ve rechecked all connections to cable modem, skype modem, router. Still have this issue.
Without skype modem connected to my router, I get download speeds of 13MB to 17MB. With this modem connected, I get download speeds of 350kb.
Testing with Pcpitstop, during the download test, 350kb seen, and while test is still running, unplug power to skype modem, download speeds increased to 13MB!
This did not happen when I first bought 1 year ago, and continued usage for that year. It worked great for that first year.
5 Stars Excellent, replaced my regular phone
After testing Skype itself (see other good reviews in this set on how Skype works) on a laptop for a month, we decided we liked it enough to get a Skype phone. After spending a lot of time comparing models on line, we got this one because it looked more like a regular phone (we don’t need a Skype phone that travels) and so hoped it would be comfortable to use. In fact, its form is clearly derived from the Philips landline phone we had before.
The phone has surpassed expectations. Its is easy to use. Once you set up your default area code, you can dial any local number just as on a landline phone. We only use Skype now, so we set the default line to Skype – you don’t have to choose Skype or landline. Unlike a regular phone, you can fill in your contacts (regular or Skype) in your on-line account. (There is a little software bug the web site tells you about – if you add more later, sign out and back into Skype to download the update).
We meant it mainly for day to day use (and we aren’t home much), but it works well in heavier applications too. I did a three hour conference call recently. The speaker works well, you can of course mute, and so on. Very comfortable and functional.
So aside from not being able to call 911 (cell phone will do that) we can’t find anything this thing can’t do, and it has nicely replaced our landline and landline costs. If you get a $30/year (year, not month) subscription for the US, a phone number only costs $30/year. So that is $60/year versus our old costs of $40/month or $80/year. If you don’t need a number, even less. Note you cannot port your landline number.
Highly recommended.
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