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I then learned that despite the fact that I purchased the phone new, it did not have a manfacturers warranty, AS ADVERTISED BY THE VENDOR ON AMAZON, since it was discontinued over one year ago. The phone arrived not working at all but after checking carefully I learned that one battery that came with the phone was dead. The vendor, Mini Mino has been rude and decietful ion his dealings with me. The Vendor, Mini Mino, will reimburse me for the phone but refuses to pay return shipping charges. After replacing the battery the phone worked for a few hours and then the microphone stopped working. I called the manufacturer who helped me trouble shoot the problem and we determined that there was a manufacturing defect in the phone that caused the mic not to work.
Please google Philips VOIP841 The system is starting up and you will see many blogs from people like me that can't seem to find a solution. I bought two Philips VOIP841 PC-Free phones a few years ago. if you are lucky and it works you will enjoy the phone. I hope this review gets to somebody at Philips who can address the issue and solve the problem.With regards to buying or not buying, it is a risk game, red or black, pair or impair. One has worked perfectly and it is amazing the other worked for about a year and suddenly started displaying a message "THE SYSTEM IS STARTING UP". This message has stayed their for almost two years and I still have found no solution.
After 8 months this phone was totally unusable. To the point where it does not charge any more, or when it charges, kills any kind of rechargeable batteries in a day. Too bad was not a cheap phone. The phone is actually a good phone and rarely requires a reboot, which is a real challenge for a Skype phone. But the handset quickly start to show electric issues.
I had to go into the static ip menu to get the phone to connect when I first hooked it up. You can set the preferred line to skype out or landline so you don't have to go through the menu every time you make a call. Here's what I don't like about the phone. This is ridiculous to expect the batteries to fully charge while powering a display screen. The buttons feel responsive and the overall quality is good. I rely on reviews heavily before any purchase so I hope this helps you to decide. So far the batteries (AAA rechargeable) have not even come close to providing the advertised 12 hr talk time. There should be a dedicated button that you just press.
The volume can be controlled through the earpiece and on speakerphone as well. First off, I only use skype out, so don't rely on this review for landline function. It did read all my current settings and all I had to do was keep hitting ok. Now for what I do like. If you turn it off and set it in the cradle, it powers on again. It takes too long for that + symbol to show up and sometimes it registers as a 0 if you don't hold the button down just right. I hate the fact that every time you make a call there is a reminder of your current skype balance and you have to hit ok every time to make that screen go away. The only reason I purchased this setup is because I bought a new computer with windows 7 and it isn't compatible with my dlink dph50u which has worked flawlessly for a long time.
The bottom of the phone is designed so it will stand up on its own out of the charger cradle. If you can find it for this price, I would recommend it. The phone is a decent size. The call quality has been very good. Then you dial the country code and then the phone number.
There is no perfect skype phone, but the benefit of paying $3/month for skype out is incredible compared to whatever you are paying for local and long distance calls. I bought it for $150. For me, it does what it needs to do and does it well. I would definitely not pay $300 or more for this phone. Anytime the phone is in the charger cradle, the display is on.
It is bigger than a cell phone and slightly smaller than most cordless phones. Example in USA: +15551212. I bought mine in open box condition with full warranty from sound so good through amazon, so the batteries may have been old. Making a skype out call is never easy, but with this setup you have to start by holding down the 0 key until the + symbol shows up.
The only issue I had was about Skype set up but after some researching i did it. I bought my something like two years ago and it works perfect.
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