VOIP handsets - UK retailers

I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the high
street where I could buy one from?

If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP handsets?
I'd especially love a wireless one...

Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )

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>I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
>arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the high
>street where I could buy one from?
>
> If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP handsets?
> I'd especially love a wireless one...
>
> Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )
>
For approx £10 more, you could have a ATA adaptor which can plug into a
router and allow a standard telephone to be connected to it. You would then
have a standalone VoIP phone that doesn't require your PC to be on.
There are a few ATA units, one being the Grandstream HT-486 and the Linksys
PAP2

interesting, how does that actually work?


MH
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> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
>>arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the high
>>street where I could buy one from?
>>
>> If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP handsets?
>> I'd especially love a wireless one...
>>
>> Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )
>>
> For approx £10 more, you could have a ATA adaptor which can plug into a
> router and allow a standard telephone to be connected to it. You would
> then have a standalone VoIP phone that doesn't require your PC to be on.
> There are a few ATA units, one being the Grandstream HT-486 and the
> Linksys PAP2
>

> For approx £10 more, you could have a ATA adaptor which can plug into a
> router and allow a standard telephone to be connected to it. You would
> then have a standalone VoIP phone that doesn't require your PC to be on.
> There are a few ATA units, one being the Grandstream HT-486 and the
> Linksys PAP2

Thanks for the info - perhaps I should have been a little more specific
about my needs - I intend using the phone through my pc using skype. My
"router" is in effect only my broadband modem, which I guess needs to be on
to work. Combined with the fact that I intend to use skype to skype (ie
free) the voip system you suggest does not really fulfill my requirements.

However, thanks once again for the info.

Anyone else?

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>
> MH
> "ABC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
>>>arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the
>>>high street where I could buy one from?
>>>
>>> If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP
>>> handsets? I'd especially love a wireless one...
>>>
>>> Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )
>>>
>> For approx £10 more, you could have a ATA adaptor which can plug into a
>> router and allow a standard telephone to be connected to it. You would
>> then have a standalone VoIP phone that doesn't require your PC to be on.
>> There are a few ATA units, one being the Grandstream HT-486 and the
>> Linksys PAP2
>>
>
>
Hi MH

You configure the VoIP adaptor with a sip account (sipgate.co.uk which is
free, or any one of the sip providers), give it an IP address (or use DHCP)
and then plug the device into a router. You will also need to plug in a
standard phone into the unit (this will be your IP handset). The device will
automatically register itself with your sip account. Any calls made to your
sip number will be sensed by the unit and will ring the attached phone.

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>I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
>arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the high
>street where I could buy one from?
>
>If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP handsets?
>I'd especially love a wireless one...
>
>Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )
>
>
Maplin have them.
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Thoss

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:13:47 +0000 (UTC), <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Combined with the fact that I intend to use skype to skype (ie
>free) the voip system you suggest does not really fulfill my requirements.

although for the record it can also do IP to IP calls which are free,
that's not exclusive to Hype. Only running a computer to make a phone
call is exclusive to Skype.

Phil
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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I really like the firebox usb handset but don't want to wait for it to
> arrive - does anyone know if there are any UK retailer outlets in the high
> street where I could buy one from?
>
> If not - are there any UK highstreet shops that sell these VOIP handsets?
> I'd especially love a wireless one...
>
> Thanks if any of you know and could tell me : )


I think the best bet are the 802.11g Wireless SIP phones.
It has range inside the house using your standard WiFI router.
But they are a tad expensive clocking in at 200 - 300 quid.
Or the small PDAs that can pass off as mobile phones if they
have the 802.11g and run softphone software.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:16:05 +0100, "ABC"
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>For approx £10 more, you could have a ATA adaptor which can plug into a
>router and allow a standard telephone to be connected to it.

A quick question - does it HAVE to plug directly into the router, or
can it be plugged into a switch which then plugs into the router?

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:29:27 GMT, Mark McIntyre
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>A quick question - does it HAVE to plug directly into the router, or
>can it be plugged into a switch which then plugs into the router?

in general an ATA can go anywhere on a LAN connected to a router by
whatever means.

Odd ones incorporate a router / QoS meachansim and need to be the
first thing in line.

Phil
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