This is not only a great looking sleek, hi-tech phone, but it is AWESOME!
No one has as many features packed into one small device such as this! I am very impressed with the technical capabilities such as Wireless, Color screen, Speaker phone, Page Handset, hold button, intercom other phones, and more! Most importantly, the sound is very clear(on broadband)... sorry Skype, I liked you first, but I like Yahoo more.
This is not only 2 phones in one (land line & Yahoo! phone), but if you buy more than one, they can be walkie talkies (I talk then you talk), OR they can be speakerphone intercoms too (we both talk at same time)! Each phone can have its own ringer, wallpaper, Display name. And as a busisness user, I can sort each contact as a category (freinds, family, business, VIP, other, school, etc...) and give group thier own ring tone! Like I said very cool phone, and at $80 bucks, well worth the features!! Cisco-Linksys CIT310 Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger
When I first read other reviews about this phone I wasn't too worried. Now after purchasing it I wish I never had. The cradle for the phone to sit in on the base is too small. One little bump and out falls the phone on the floor. I have never been able to use the phone for VIOP which is a shame since thats why I purchased it. Now it constantly says out of range even though I'm right next to the base. So now it's just worthless. It makes me wonder if there are quality issues where this phone is assembled. How can it have such good and bad reviews otherwise. I don't recomend buying one of these unless you enjoy headaches.
As a regular Yahoo! Voice user, I was excited to see this product become available, and ordered one as soon as I saw it.
It was easy to set up, and worked well, out of the box. I did some normal land-line calls (non-VOIP), and it worked well. It downloaded my Yahoo contact list to the phone, but I wasn't able to select a number to dial over the normal line. I had to dial the numbers myself.
Then I made a VoIP call, and things fell apart. The calls completed successfully, but both people I called complained of echoes and low volume, so much so that they said they felt it was unusable. The problem got worse the further away from the base unit. Given the generally high quality of Yahoo! Voice, I was extremely dissappointed.
Hopefully a software up will become available to improve this, but for now, I would hold off purchasing.
I got this phone, because I'm a big Yahoo Phone Out fan. I prefer Yahoo over skype in price, sound quality, and messenger system.
I got this product along with Linksys CIT 400 Telephony kit. I like this yahoo CIT310 Model system, but it's got a big flaw. Contacts do not show up, except the ones you have added to your messenger list. This is a big drawback, as their messenger immediately displays the contact when you type the first letters. I don't expect the same speed, but at least I would expect an easy and friendly dialing system.
You basically have to dial out like a regular phone, so this is what I did not like added to the fact that your computer has to be on for the thing to work.
You can connect it to a land line, but then what's the point if you're not saving with Yahoo's internet telephony service and rates.
Sound quality is good. There's really not many choices out in the market just yet, as internet telephony systems are relatively new. We need to wait and see what new and better technologies will emerge.
As a user of Yahoo voice for sometime, I've always wished for a way to become un-tied from my headset connected to my computer. This product does exactly that and now I'm free to multi-task and roam around my home. After reading the reviews, I was VERY concerned about this purchase given the mixed feedback. However, regardless of the concerns, I felt that I'd give it a shot as the desire for mobility was important. I'm glad that took a chance as I'm very satisfied.
After reading the reviews, it seems that the majority of low ratings stem from installation issues/problems. With this in mind, I made sure that I followed all instructions to the letter in order to minimize any difficulties. No problems with the included software but I downloaded and installed the updated driver from the linksys website just to be safe (driver from 1/2007). No issues with Win XP SP2 thus far after about a week. Also, I recall a previous complaint about volume, or the lack of it, and have found the volume to be more than ample at medium settings (I'm 29 so maybe I can hear better than others).
Overall, this product does what it says it will do and that is why I rated it a 5/5. Other reviewers knock it for missing this bell or not having that whistle, but I think that may be unfair as the product description does do what it outlines. For example, a common complaint involves the fact that you need to have your computer turned on and you need to be logged into messenger in order to use the yahoo voice services. Granted, some skype phones have a distinct advantage of not needing to be tied to a computer or logged into their service via computer, but I knew this going into the purchase. It boils down to preference of services and I prefer yahoo. With the addition of this phone, I like it even better. - Yahoo Phone - Cordless Phone - Voip - Yahoo'
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