Features:

• Stand-alone cordless phone lets you make Skype phone calls without a computer
• Can also be used as a traditional phone with a landline for extra convenience
• Full-color display and 4-way directional pad makes navigation simple
• Handset can store up to 500 Skype phonebook entries
• Phone has up to 12 hours of talk time and 120 hours of standby on single charge

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
VOIP841 series is the first DECT cordless phone with Skype that works without a PC, offering consumers total flexibility and independence from the PC. A full-color graphic display and outstanding sound clarity bring the emotion back to calls. Use your VOIP phone to call via Skype wherever you are. With Skype you can enjoy making free calls all over the world to any other Skype users. Skype, SkypeOut are trademarks of Skype Limited. As your dual phone is connected to both the standard PSTN line AND to the Internet line, you can establish or receive landline and Internet calls on the same handset. Handsfree mode uses a built-in loud speaker to amplify the voice of the caller, allowing you to speak and listen during a call without holding the phone to your ear. This is especially useful if you want to share the call with others or take notes during a call.

Amazon.com Product Description:

The Philips VOIP841 Wireless IP Phone offers: The ability to make Skype calls without a computer. It can be used as a landline telephone and an Internet phone. A full-color display for clear and easy navigation. Memory for up to 500 phonebook entries.

Use the VOIP841 to make free Skype calls to anywhere in the world without a computer. View larger.

And by simply plugging your home telephone line into the VOIP841, this phone can double as your everyday landline, giving you the ultimate in convenience.

Easy to Use
If you've used a cell phone or cordless phone, you'll quickly be able to take advantage of all the features the VOIP841 offers. For easy readability, the phone features a 128x128 full-color display, and a 4-way directional pad provides you with easy navigation through the intuitive interface. The handset has enough memory for up to 500 Skype phonebook entries, giving you quick access to your contact list.

You can choose from up to 15 ring tones (5 standard, 10 polyphonic), and the phone allows you to set your ring tone by call type, distinguishing between landline and Internet calls. A speakerphone mode allows for hands-free operation, so you can take notes during the call or share the call with others. There is also a jack connector on the handset for connecting a headset.

DECT Frequency for Security and Extended Battery Life
By using the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) frequency at 1.8GHz, the VOIP841 offers you enhanced security features and a longer battery life than other frequencies. On battery power, the VOIP841 offers talk time of up to 12 hours and a standby time of up to 120 hours.

Each base station can accommodate up to four handsets, and up to four base stations can be used together for a total of 16 handsets. For office or home use, the intercom mode allows you to use one handset to call another handset located in a different room.

Rating : - It would be great.. if it actually rang
What good is a phone that doesn't ring? That is the quandary for owners of this Phillips unit. Very often the phone will not ring for an incoming call (using SkypeIn), and you'll only learn that someone called when you check the phone to see if you have voicemail. It is frustrating, to say the least, and I'm amazed that neither Philips nor Skype have done anything to fix it.

Another common problem is that, if the phone does ring, it rings only twice, or in some cases, once. And unlike the Skype software program, this phone will not allow users to set the number of times that the phone should ring before it goes to voicemail. How they could withhold this most basic of settings, I have no idea.

The last firmware update was over a year ago. It appears that Philips and Skype have jointly given up on this product, and word has it that it's been discontinued. Stay away from this product. If you're interested in an alternative service, I recommend checking out Ooma.