Firebox VoIP CyberPhone
only £29.95 - from firebox.com
It's good to talk, especially on the phone. The trouble is, contrary to the old saying, telephone talk is not particularly cheap.
Unless of course you invest in an amazing Firebox VoIP Cyberphone, a revolutionary new way to contact friends and family which doesn’t cost the Earth... In fact, it’s FREE!
Our VoIP Cyberphone is a fully functional USB-powered telephone which comes bundled with Skype™, free software which uses new VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology to allow you to make free calls to other VoIP Cyberphones and obscenely low cost calls to landlines and mobiles all over the world.
All you need is an Internet connection: Broadband is best - although the system still works with a 56k dial-up - and you can start talking to the 68,000,000 people worldwide who have already signed up for Skype™.
All you do is bung in the CD, plug the phone into the nearest USB socket and dial away. The nifty VoIP technology then digitally converts your voice through your broadband internet connection and on to its final destination - be it a fellow Cyberphone owner, a normal landline or even a mobile phone - anywhere in the world. It's easier than... er, picking up the phone!
The VoIP Cyberphone even gives you more features than your existing landline with a choice of ringing tones, missed call and contact lists, call length timings, conference calling, touch dialling and answer phone service all rolled into one!
But here's the best bit: using the chic little VoIP Cyberphone you can talk to fellow Skype users for absolutely nothing. Nada. Nowt. Zero. Zip. Zilch. Perfect if you've got friends and relatives strewn across the globe. But what about regular phone calls, we hear you ask? Not a problem, because thanks to Skype you can make truly phenomenal savings calling normal phones with your VoIP. Up to 85% off standard BT rates, to be precise.
To give you an idea of how much you can save, a call to a mobile phone in the US costs a measly 1.2p per minute. No, really! Check out www.skype.com and see for yourself. There's no pesky subscription fee
either. All you do is buy pay-as-you-go "SkypeOut credits" bought from their idiot-proof web
page.
By now you're probably wondering what the catch is. Well in all honesty there isn't one. And if you're worried that VoIP conversations sound like they're being conducted via a pair of soup cans on string, worry not. Skype to Skype connections sound every bit as good as today's high quality mobiles.
Put simply, this technology is going to be huge. So if you've got a computer and you use the phone, what are you waiting for? The Firebox VoIP Cyberphone is most definitely for you-hoo!
Please note:
- The Firebox VoIP Cyberphone has a full dialing key pad with extra function keys to allow for dialing from handset and accessing phone books etc.
- A futuristic design of USB handset perfect for portable and desktop applications.
- The unit is plugged into a USB port and will be recognised by Windows as an USB device.
- The product has a magnetic hook switch and LED indicators to show connection and in use.
- Firebox VoIP Cyberphone features enhanced DSP echo cancellation and ASTI™, a proprietary algorithm for injecting artificial side tone making the product as close to a traditional telephone handset as possible.
Features:
- Solid state hook switch
- Hook switch button in handset
- CCITT dial pad
- Volume up/down key
- LED for connection/status
- Directory key
- Dial key
- Re-dial key
- Latching mute key with LED
- USB cable - 2000mm
- Ringer
- Colour side panels
Benefits:
- Easy to install USB plug and play technology
- PC sound card not required
- Superior sound quality
- Artificial side tone for real phone sound
- Acoustically isolated speaker and microphone to eliminate echo
- Independent use of phone and sound card allows for VoIP call whilst listening to music
- Provides for an additional sound channel
- LED indicates USB connection state plus off-hook condition
- Out of the box use as speaker/microphone for any VoIP software application
- Hook switch allows for intuitive start and end of VoIP calls
- Additional driver required for integration of keypad into 3rd party software
Minimum System Requirements:
Although the Firebox VoIP Cyberphone will work with Windows 98SE and Windows ME, it will not work in conjunction with Skype on these operating systems. In order to use Skype with Windows 2000 or XP and your Firebox VoIP Cyberphone, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:
- PC running Windows 2000 or XP
- 400MHz Processor
- 128MB RAM
- 10MB Free Hard Disk Space
- One Free USB port (USB1.1 or USB2.0)
- Internet connection (dialup: 33kbps minimum or broadband: Cable, ADSL etc.)
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Q. Can I receive calls from a domestic landline to my Firebox VoIP Cyberphone?
A. No a domestic landline telephone cannot make calls to a PC.
- Q. What is the difference between a Firebox VoIP Cyberphone and a soft phone?
A. A soft phone is the actual software application that runs on a PC. The Firebox VoIP Cyberphone is a piece of hardware. In order to make calls using a soft phone you need some hardware to connect to the PC to talk through.
- Q. Where can I get some soft phone application software?
A. The Firebox VoIP Cyberphone comes with a CD ROM containing a selection of soft phone applications will be included on the disc.
- Q. Do I need a Broadband Internet connection?
A. No, as long as you have an Internet connection you will be able to make VoIP calls. A dial up connection will work just as well as a broadband connection. The minimum recommended requirement is a 21k connection.
- Q. What should I do if I experience problems with my Firebox VoIP Cyberphone?
A. To contact support call 0870 444 1230 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday or email support@VoIPVoice.com giving as much
detail as possible. Please note that we are only able to deal with Firebox VoIP Cyberphone hardware support and not software support. For software support you should contact the relevant supplier.
- Q. Why does my Firebox VoIP Cyberphone work at home but not at work?
A. Businesses are secure environments and more often than not will have firewalls built in to their operating system. Check with your IT department or network administrator at work to see if this is the case. If so you may not be able to use your Firebox VoIP Cyberphone at work.
- Q. Can I use my Firebox VoIP Cyberphone with a MAC, UNIX or LINUX operating system?
A. No, at present these operating systems are not compatible with Firebox VoIP Cyberphones.
- Q. The keypad on my Firebox VoIP Cyberphone does not work with my telephone software?
A. You may not have the Firebox VoIP Cyberphone driver installed. Insert the CD-Rom that accompanies the Firebox VoIP Cyberphone and install the driver.
- Q. Are Firebox VoIP Cyberphones fully USB compliant?
A. Yes, Firebox VoIP Cyberphones are USB1.1 compliant and have passed USB certification.
- Q. Are Firebox VoIP Cyberphones Plug and Play?
A. No, Firebox VoIP Cyberphone phones require an extra driver to make use of the keypad, ringer and status LED. Once this driver has been installed then it will not need to be installed again unless updated.
- Q. Is an external power supply required?
A. No, all Firebox VoIP Cyberphones are bus powered and source their power from the USB port on the PC.
- Q. What audio sampling rates are supported?
A. Firebox VoIP Cyberphones support a wide range of audio sampling and playback rates from 8KHz to 44.1KHz with 8, 16 and 24-bit resolution.
- Q. Are Firebox VoIP Cyberphones full or half duplex?
A. All Firebox VoIP Cyberphone handsets are full duplex.
- Q. I cannot hear the other person or the other person cannot hear me during a VoIP call?
A. This can be caused if;
- Your Firebox VoIP Cyberphone USB audio is muted.
- Your soft-phone application is not configured to use Firebox VoIP Cyberphone USB audio.
- You are accessing the Internet through a Firewall, Proxy or NAT system. Generally these allow outgoing data without interference, but with only 'recognised' data types being allowed back in. Hence they hear you but you can't hear them.
- The H.323 and SIP standards set out how Internet Telephone data needs to be handled by a Proxy Server, NAT and Firewall. Check with your system administrator to see if your systems are configured correctly.
- Q. How to find my own IP address?
A. For windows 2000 and XP open a DOS prompt window and type in IPCONFIG /all. For Windows 98 or ME users, Click Start then Run and type in winipcfg. This will then display various information about your PC's networking and connection devices such as Modems and NIC's (Network Interface Cards).
- Q. I can't dial any numbers what could be wrong?
A. There could be several reasons for this:
- If you have just installed the Firebox VoIP Cyberphone driver or integration try restarting
your computer with the Firebox VoIP Cyberphone attached to your computers USB port.
- Make sure there are no device conflicts in your computers Device Manager.
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