http://www.netgear.com/Products/CommunicationsVoIP/Skype/SPH200D.aspxI bought a Netgear / Skype phone and just love it. The real test will be if Jennifer is willing to use it over the long term. She tried it a couple of times over the weekend and I am guessing that it will all work out. $15 for the Skype plan and $150 or so for the phone.
I looked at a few of the Linksys phones but it just seemed silly to me that I needed to be logged on to my computer and running Skype to use the phone. That requirement was only slightly better than just using my headset and microphone. The Linksys 802.11 phone was an option but I didn't want a cell phone sized phone. That would have certainly caused it to fail the Jennifer test.
I also like that the Netgear phone uses standard AAA NiMh batteries. The sounds quality seems good. No noticlable echo or delay, only a bit of background static.
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