Features:

• No Computer required
• Always on, Always Available
• Simple plug-and-connect to set up
• Excellent voice quality: no noise, no echo
• Support Skype-to-Skype, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Ipevo Solo Skype Desktop Phone with LCD Display: # NO COMPUTER REQUIREDIPEVO SOLO is a Skype-embedded Internet phone that enables Internet calls without using a computer. An always on, dedicated device, SOLO makes Skype calls as easy as using a regular telephone.# Always on, always availableSOLO is developed to allow users to use Skype with the familiarity of a regular desktop phone. It is always on and always available for Skype-to-Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut and Skype Voicemail!# Simple set-up: plug in, log in, and callSOLO works wherever a broadband Internet connection is available. Setting up is as easy as plugging in the network cable, log in to your Skype account, and just pick up to make a call!# Friendly operation, with familiarity and functionality of a traditional telephoneThe user-friednly Skype interface is displayed on 2.4" TFT color LCD, making operating the functions simple and easy. Additional convenient features include a built-in speakerphone and 3 quick-dial keys.

Rating : - Excellent phone! VoIP hardware is getting better all the time.
The SOLO is an excellent product, from the quality of its audio hardware to its embedded Skype features. Connecting to the internet and to Skype is easy; the unit supports DHCP or fixed-IP modes, connects quickly without much input from you, and even has a built-in (fast ethernet, I assume) switch so that you can use only one ethernet cable to go from your desk to your router/modem (you then connect the SOLO to your computer's ethernet port as well, and the two appliances share a port on whatever device you have which connects to the internet). Great!

Skype features are very easy to use with the SOLO's large, clear LCD. Buttons are sturdy, and include two "soft" buttons as are common on most mobile phones these days. The software on the SOLO lets you search for contacts in the same way you enter text in "standard alpha." mode on most mobile phones, as well, so you don't waste time. You can make a call by lifting the handset and dialing, dialing and then pressing "talk" (this cues the speakerphone to turn on), pressing "talk" and then dialing . . . whatever, the SOLO will figure out that you're making a call. It allows you to store your local area code so that local calls require you to enter only seven numbers.

The handset has a wonderfully 80s look and feel, and sounds like a phone should (for me, that means usually better than does the 1x digital connection my mobile phone has with local masts). The heandset is definitely specific to this base, and vice versa, as the shape and built-in magnet interface very nicely. However, the connection from handset to base is a standard voice 2-pole one, so you could plug in a longer cable, different handset, or whatever if you wanted.

This unit replaces a Netgear SPH200D for me - I learned that DECT 6.0 cordless systems broadcast at full wattage 100% of the time they're plugged in (on the order of a digital mast's output), and decided I'd like to curtail wireless-device proliferation within firing range of my body.

All in all, I'm totally satisfied with this purchase, and I recommend it.