Advantages: Cheap, reliable, versatile, range, looks Disadvantages: Sound quality OK but could be better
Having recently started a new photography business, we've been looking into various ways of communicating with customers.
Having a very small start-up budget, we are always looking to reduce costs. By subscribing to Skype for around £2.50/month we receive unlimited UK calls to landlines and our own phone number with a local prefix of our choice - bargain!
A much cheaper (and more flexible) option than having a 'second line' installed for business use. However, microphones and earphones are no way to talk to customers when you're rumaging through photographs! So we needed a solution. The BinatoneS1545 is it!
Combined with Skype, all the time our PC is on and connected to the net (which is most of the time) we have a dedicated phone line for the business. What's more - we can forward calls to another number, make outgoing calls ...
Advantages: Lots of channels to talk to lots of people with similar radios. Disadvantages: The weather can reduce the reception.
These radios can be used for work, sport, play and sercurity. They have a farely good range of up to 3km, but this can drop if there are buildings in the way or the weather is bad. The features, ringtones and VOX technology are good, and they come with a free battery re-charger and hands free kits. I mainly use these for play and i've noticed that not only can you buy more twin packs, you can also buy different radios that will work together, which boosts the amount of available ringtones. You can lock the keypad, adjust the volume and change lots of settings. The hands free kits plug straight in and all you have to do is turn on VOX, which will activate the PTP (press to talk) button as soon as it detects noise. You can change how loud this noise has to be to work. It also features a stopwatch, though not a clock, which can be annoying ...
Advantages: Great form of comminication Disadvantages: None
VOIP VOICE CYBERPHONE-W
I have just replaced my internet phone for this Voip Voice Cyberphone-W.
I am a keen user of Skype as I do a lot of phoning abroad and I am always looking for cheaper ways of communicating.
It is a very slim phone which plug into the computer by using the USB PORT at the side of ones computer. The handset is in a fetching colour blue/turquoise and silver which looks rather smart.
The keypad is easy to use and the actual buttons are very solid and are a nice size not too small.
It is light in weight and the handset is easy to hold compared to the one I had before which was a little more bulky and harder to hold. So it is easy to carry with you.
This phone is ideal for using the Skype facility and all one needs to do is to down load the Skype from the CD which is provided when you purchase the phone ...
