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On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:07:30 +0000, Dan Wood said in article
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>I have used a Trust ST-1200 to connect a 'normal' phone to Skype. It
>works well enough, but I soon decided I didn't like Skype and got myself
> an IP telephone!
>
>
>See http://www.trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14485 for details
>of this device. I'm glad they updated the page. When I bought mine it
>talked about being a 'VoIP' device with no mention of having to use
>Skype. At least they seem to have come clean now!

I note it will connect to Skype. However does it enable a standard
phone act fully as a normal USB phone (eg Tesco internet phone etc)?

>
> I note it will connect to Skype. However does it enable a standard
> phone act fully as a normal USB phone (eg Tesco internet phone etc)?
>

It appears as an audio device in Windows, so at a push you could
probably use it with any software *but* you'd have to dial and hang up
from the computer and not from the phone, which kind of defeats the
point a bit!

On 2006-12-24, Ivor Jones <> wrote:

> "Brian" <> wrote in message
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>> On 2006-12-23, Ivor Jones <> wrote:
>>
>> > No. That's why we don't like Skype..!
>>
>> We?
>
> You think I'm the only one..? Read back over the time this group has been
> around.

It could have been the royal 'we' you were using or a friend you had in
mind. I did not realise you were writing as the spokesperson for a small
band of readers of this group.

Brian.

On 2006-12-24, Ivor Jones <> wrote:

> "Nick" <> wrote in message
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>
> [snip]
>
>> The RTX Dualphone 3088 doesn't require a PC, doesn't require
>> wireless, and gives you a cordless phone that will place Skype calls
>> as well as standard land line calls.
>
> But not an *ordinary wired landline phone*, which is what the OP
> specifically asked for.

The ability to not have a PC on was also wanted. The 3088 does that,
behaves as a normal phone and is the closest match to the OP's needs.
She will have to assess whether it close enough.

Brian.

On 2006-12-24, Phil Thompson <> wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:53:01 +0000 (UTC), Brian <>
> wrote:
>
>>The DualPhone 3088.
>
> can you plug a normal phone into that ?

Anyone wanting to make calls with Skype and to the PSTN without a
computer being on is not likely at present to find any device more
suitable than this one. The unit comes with a normal phone.

Brian.

"Brian" <> wrote in message
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[snip]

> It could have been the royal 'we' you were using or a
> friend you had in mind. I did not realise you were
> writing as the spokesperson for a small band of readers
> of this group.

Humble that I am, I cannot claim any royal blood

Ivor

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:47:26 +0000 (UTC), Brian <>
wrote:

>The unit comes with a normal phone.

it does ?

<http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/review/2006/12/18/RTX-Dualphone-3088/p1>
shows a single phone socket on the unit for connecting to a landline,
but not one for connecting a normal phone to the unit to make calls
via Skype.

"The RTX Dualphone 3088 doesn't require a PC, doesn't require
wireless, and gives you a cordless phone that will place Skype calls
as well as standard land line calls."

"Communication between the phone and the base unit is the standard
DECT communication, which has not been used in a Skype phone yet. One
of the benefits of DECT is that using a single base unit, you can have
multiple handsets. At this stage, I don't think this is the case for
the RTX Dualphone 3088, but it will apparently be added in with a new
firmware release."

Phil
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On 2006-12-27, Phil Thompson <> wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:47:26 +0000 (UTC), Brian <>
> wrote:
>
>>The unit comes with a normal phone.
>
> it does ?

Pick up the handset. Dial a number. Connect to the PSTN. Is that not the
function of a normal phone?

><http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/review/2006/12/18/RTX-Dualphone-3088/p1>
> shows a single phone socket on the unit for connecting to a landline,
> but not one for connecting a normal phone to the unit to make calls
> via Skype.

I think the plugging in aspect was dealt with in my previous post.

Brian.

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:46:28 +0000 (UTC), Brian <>
wrote:

>Pick up the handset. Dial a number. Connect to the PSTN. Is that not the
>function of a normal phone?

it is, but the unit comes with a cordless phone not a standard phone.

Pick up handset, discover battery is flat, curse at person who
suggested it, put it on charge, wait half an hour, pick up handset and
continue

or, hunt for handset, fail to find it, curse person who suggested it,
give up.

Phil
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In message <>, Monty
<> writes
>On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:36:46 GMT, Brian A <> wrote:
>
>>" hysterically opposed to Skype " No,
>>You are wrong! I use Skype myself, on occasions, to chat to friends.
>>It is good for what it is - a bit of entertainment.
>>However, it isn't viable as a proper, economical, phone service.
>>Some people are trying to use it as that, just as Skype would wish,
>>but, because of its inherent characteristics, isn't up to it.
>>The hardware available, currently, is just too expensive to make it
>>viable as a standalone system and, by that, I mean without the use of
>>a PC.
>>The running costs, in terms of electricity consumption must be
>>factored in for a computer based system. Further, in some countries,
>>the pricing of broadband makes the possibility of becoming a Skype
>>'supernode' unviable as many are on contracts with a limited download.
>>What I have stated is fact. The Skype protocol is not economically
>>viable as a proper phone service. If you want to invest in Skype
>>hardware, and use it as a form of entertainment, then that is
>>absolutely fine, but don't compare the voice telephony aspect,
>>favourably, with SIP because it plainly isn't as good in terms of
>>hardware costs, running costs, and convenience as an everyday phone
>>service.
>
>crap
>

No it is not CRAP.
He is stating it like it is, and I for one agree with him.


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