WI-FI Phone

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 3

http://www.vonage.com/corporate/press_index.html?PR=2005_07_20_0

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 31

hermdog wrote:

http://www.vonage.com/corporate/press_index.html?PR=2005_07_20_0

The link didn't work but I think I found the article you were talking about it is the 149.99 with a rebate on 7/24 but that is for a regular 5.8gb cordless phone comes with 2 for the house. Not WIFI cordless it looks like they changed the date on the WIFI again now it says hopefully by the end of 2005 not by 4th quarter anymore. So might not be out till the end of the year now.

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 31

But if you do a search on the phone itself it seems that you can already buy the phone.

http://www.voipsupply.com/product_info.php?products_id=802

So the phone itself is not in beta or testing anymore since you can buy it online. Granted wouldn't do any good if you can't connect to a Voip provider. Phone says can "UTStarCom WIFI Mobile Handset, Model # F1000. This SIP based WLAN phone is easily integrated with most SIP based IP PBX systems." so might work on any SIP but won't work on Vonage cause can't use just any SIP phone or device on Vonage. Have to have the router for Vonage as a go between.

Would be interested to see if anyone has used it with another Voip provider yet. I figured Vonage would be the first to offer this.

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 3

Sorry, my mistake I was so excited to see the announcement that I assumed WiFi. You know what they say about never assuming! Confused

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 31

hermdog wrote:

Sorry, my mistake I was so excited to see the announcement that I assumed WiFi. You know what they say about never assuming! Confused

No problem went to find out as soon as I saw your post also lol.
It surprised me the other day when I saw you can purchase the phone online. I thought it was just for Vonage until I saw you can buy the phone. I just wouldn't want to buy that one and it not work when Vonage comes out with the same phone.

Posts: 2264 · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:32 am Post subject:

Here is a Vonage Wi-Fi Update

Posts: 318 · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

dconnor wrote:

Here is a Vonage Wi-Fi Update

Thank you very much Dan. Do you have any idea if the $50 rebate will be applicable to current users of Vonage? Or is it known how this will work with my current Linksys router? (ie, can I use both devices at once?)

Thanks.

Posts: 2264 · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:

otaku wrote:

dconnor wrote:

Here is a Vonage Wi-Fi Update

Thank you very much Dan. Do you have any idea if the $50 rebate will be applicable to current users of Vonage? Or is it known how this will work with my current Linksys router? (ie, can I use both devices at once?)

Thanks.

The info I am getting is Vague, at best. Mostly due to this alleged IPO thingy.

But info is coming, so I would imagine that your questions will be answered soon.

Posts: 129 · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

I'd love one of these phones, but only if we can use our current phone number with it. I don't want the same deal as the softphone, which is pointless for me. I want one phone number. I guess I may pay a small fee for the privilege, but maybe then it would make sense to set up an Asterik server and use a SIP softphone to connect to Asterik for free. I don't travel enough to really justify all of that, but perhaps the geek in me would think it would be cool....

Posts: 101 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 101

http://www.vonage.com/corporate/press_index.html?PR=2005_09_19_0

ACTON, MA- September 19, 2005 - Azimuth® Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi® test equipment, today announced that Vonage® Network, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp, the leading provider of broadband telephony service, is employing Azimuth’s W-Series 802.11 test platform. The W-Series will be used to validate Vonage’s Wi-Fi solution for the soon-to-be-released Wi-Fi handset for the residential and SOHO markets.

Earlier this year, Vonage announced its plans to roll out a Wi-Fi handset to augment its broadband Voip services, offering its customers mobility across 802.11 networks. By standardizing on Azimuth’s VoWi-Fi test solutions, Vonage can quickly and easily support that its services are meeting the company’s high quality standards. In addition, the alliance allows Vonage to assure that its interoperability and performance standards are maintained. These benefits will allow Vonage customers to realize new quality services in a quick time-to-market.

“As the leading provider of full-featured, affordable, broadband phone services across North America, we must be able to certify and validate that our Voip solution, as well as the equipment we are deploying, meets our standards for availability and quality of voice service,” said Louis Mamakos, CTO of Vonage Holdings Corp. “Azimuth’s unmatched testing capabilities – particularly in the areas of Wi-Fi performance, multi-vendor interoperability, and industry standards conformance – help us support that our customers receive a high level of satisfaction from Vonage’s Wi-Fi phone.”

The Azimuth W-Series is the industry’s first standardized test platform for automated system level testing of IEEE 802.11 wireless access points, clients and other devices. The system configures an entire Wi-Fi network in a bench top chassis that provides complete Radio Frequency (RF) isolation and control. This enables evaluation of wireless LAN equipment under varying mobility conditions and traffic patterns, as well as precise analysis of the results. Azimuth’s patented system approach offers an ideal environment to perform design validation and system performance testing in addition to certification and conformance testing to the latest industry standards.

“Vonage is a leader in providing Voip services and we’re pleased that they’ve chosen us to help prove the quality of their Wi-Fi handsets,” said Ray Cronin, CEO of Azimuth. “The W-Series’ ability to test voice and security features, while also testing mobility in a controlled RF environment, is unique because it meets the needs of the industry’s technology leaders. “