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Vonage OK, battery is in and on charge - something interesting is that the Vonage customized
OK, battery is in and on charge - something interesting is that the Vonage customized manual that comes with the phone says "battery is partially charged so that you can get going immediately"...great stuff. It's a Lithium Ion battery so this should be the case (less memory effect than Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh).
The more I look at this device, the more pleased I am with it's size, ok so it has a stubby external antenna, but it's small enough to be unobtrusive.
The build quality is pretty good and it looks like it will take as many knocks as a typical mobile phone.
The screen and audio feedback are functional, the OS for the phone has been written by techies clearly, so not as smooth as your typical cellphone...but hey we're techies right? The keypad is tactile and positive..no missed keypresses here. The sounds it makes have a lot to be desired, again functional but no polyphonics!
I powered up and managed to get on my WEP encrypted network within two minutes, and without reading any of the manual (apart from finding a default security key)...in fact, unless you want to get advanced with it there is no need to read the manual.
If you have ever set up a mobile phone without instructions and have also played around with wireless AP's you won't need any help.
I have made a couple of test calls to friends and they were unaware what kind of phone I was on..I had to tell them I was on wifi - speaker volume could be a little louder my end...but still usable. That may be a problem in a noisy environment. You could always try the headset.
I just went for a walk round the block and "cruised" on two open networks. Connecting was a little slow, but you do get a signal meter that shows your decibels so you can move nearer the AP.
I have been playing with my two Vonage lines and Simulring etc.
What I have now is my main line and its associated voicemail handling all my voicemail. The wifi phone is set in simulring from my main. The downside of this is that if I am out of network on the wifi, I will never know that I missed a call without periodically checking the other. I figured I may have been able to have both voicemails running simultaneously, but this just won't work.
All in all, I'm loving it...over to you...
Dave.
Read The Full Thread: Wi-Fi Phone...
• Anyone shed any light on when the wifi phone will be launched in the UK?
Thanks
• You can get an F1000 "toady" from either the SIPgate or VoIPTalk device stores
• Thanks, I was aware of that. The beauty of the Vonage one when it arrives is that
• Unless you want to make the WiFi phone your "primary" (only) device, then you will
• Just spoken to someone in sales...
You will need a completly new account or
• The wi-fi phone is now available on the Vonage site. You can either sign up to the
• Has anyone been brave enough to try one of these phones in the UK...I looking to
• Thanks all of you for your replies.
I ordered one yesterday, I will post my findings
• Did you have to open a seperate account or was just an additional line on your account?
• Yeah, I had to open a separate account - pain I know, but at the moment there does
DaveO posted "OK, battery is in and on charge - something interesting is that the Vonage customized" on 03/01/2006 |
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