In article <TX9Mj.12341$ck.1946@newsfe30.ams2>,
Ryan <ryan@news.fatboy.me.uk> wrote:
>Hi all.
>
>I am off to the States for a while shortly and want to keep in touch with
>family in the UK.
>I have a sipgate account so want to get a mobile phone type thing that works
>on WiFi that I can take with me - set it up with my sipgate account and
>carry it with me.
>
>Now, does any one have experience of any of the mobile phone type models (I
>have looked at this one: http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=159243) and what
>type of speech quality could I expect if I am in the US and the family are
>in the UK.

I'm not a fan of Wi-Fi phones as you might read here... One of the
issues you might have is registering with an access point that needs a
username and password... Even if you get a "free" token from a coffee
shop, etc...

So in that respect, my Nokia E90 is great, as I can use it's web
browser, then register, then use the SIP client via Wi-Fi...
(when they've not firewalled it out)

If you know you'll not need to register/login (eg. from workplace)
then it'll be easier...

That phone is pricey - if you want cheap, then have a look at:

http://www.provu.co.uk/ex_demo.html

They have F1000's for £30... (+VAT, I imagine) I have one of these and
while it's not perfect (needs rebooting, loses registration, etc.), when
it has been working it's been "acceptable" for what it is.

Still not a fan of Wi-Fi though!

Let us know what you went for and how you got on!

Gordon