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Review: Linksys Internet Telephony Kit

As VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) usage continues to increase, the need for a capable digital phone offering convenience and performance rises too. Linksys aims to provide a solution to this need with new Internet Telephony Kit. This handset offers the convenience of a wireless digital phone with tons of features that will put most modern conventional cordless phones to shame. The Linksys Internet Telephony Kit comes with a USB adapter that simply plugs into your computer. This handset uses regular DECT or digital enhanced cordless telecommunications phone standard that transmits the calls wirelessly from your PC to wherever you are within the phone’s range. The handset also offers modern features such as speakerphone, a brilliant colour screen, ringtones and other options. Another great feature of the Linksys Internet Telephony Kit is its being fully-integrated with Skype.

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Checking out the Plantronics CS60

Cordless headsets for mobile phones are already becoming commonplace. Now, Plantronics is starting to make the same trend in office phones. The new CS60 cordless headset lets you converse wirelessly simply by attaching this device to any standard phone. The CS60 uses DECT or Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telephone instead of Bluetooth, the latest wireless networking technology. DECT is used in most domestic cordless phones and has a greater range than Bluetooth, as far as 100m in ideal conditions and 50m in offices.

The Plantronics CS60 comes with a base station that connects with your desk phone and a headset that you can conveniently clip over your ear. The base station connects to an existing standard phone between the base and handset, which then allows the corded handset unit to end up being connected to the CS60. This feature allows Plantronics to be compatible with a wide range of phone systems including ISDN and other digital phones. You can choose up to four different phone line standards through a dial on the side of the base station.

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