PhilT wrote:
> Paul B wrote:
>
> > Why is that something that works 'out of the box' is treated with
> > distain
>
> I found the audio quality to be crap, and Skype is a technological dead
> end.
>
> When you've used it for a while and think "That's fine, but I want to
> use the normal phone handset instead" you have to start again, so why
> not start with free SIP services that work just the same as Skype
> (software download, runs on PC using audio input/output of soundcard)
> then later you can migrate *the same service* to different hardware and
> greater functionality without having to start again.
>
> Phil
If Skype works for you - DLink offers a USB adapter to PSTN phones. I
had it connected to my cordless base and it worked as well as my Skype
connection allowed it (which was unfortunately not very good, but other
people swear by it).

Thanks,

Thomas
http://www.betterphone.org