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The Best of Both Worlds in the Doro 635ipw

Since Skype is revolutionizing telephony as we know it, it’s no surprise that electronics companies are entering the fray by offering phones especially designed for use with Skype. Doro, the Swedish electronics company, is no exception, having launched the Doro 635ipw this week, just in time for the Christmas shopping rush.

The Doro 635ipw is designed to be a user-friendly telephone that combines the best of both regular fixed line (or landline) calls with Skype’s cutting edge internet telephony services.

“The potential is enormous for IP telephony and therefore we don’t want to limit the usability of domestic telephones. With the Doro 635ipw we can offer everybody, young and old, a practical, easy-to-use domestic phone that’s adapted to the new generation of telephony,” says Fredrik Forssell, marketing director at Doro.

The Doro 635ipw is a cordless domestic phone that makes it possible to switch to IP telephony without having to connect via a computer. By simply pushing a button you can switch between an ordinary fixed network call and a Skype internet call. The telephone is equipped with, amongst other things, a Skype contact book known as a ”buddy list,” that makes it possible to see which friend is online and can be called.

“The trend in IP telephony is clear, with many more products being detached from computers and instead being designed for traditional domestic telephones. The telephone has shown itself superior as a communications tool for a long time and I don’t think we will see any alternative for years to come. Not least because development shows that domestic telephones are still widely used,” says Forssell.

The Doro 635ipw could very well be the perfect Christmas present for people who want to ring their nearest and dearest abroad over the Christmas holidays—and IP telephony
provides a good, cheap alternative to regular fixed-line long distance calls.