Vtech USB7100

Pros: Good as a regular cordless phone, great as an extension to Skype

Cons: Some minor flaws in execution, no speakerphone

The Bottom Line: So useful with Skype that I'm calling it a must-have

Review: Vtech's USB 7100 cordless phone is a dual-use device: it not only works as a regular cordless phone, it also has the ability to work as a Skype phone connected to your PC. It's intended for people who want to use Skype's popular VOIP service (my review ...

Pros: Range is absolutely exceptional, exceptional 4 hours plus talk time.

Cons: No Skype voice mail support! No speaker phone.

The Bottom Line: The voice mail problem really bothers me but this is a great phone overall and especially so if you don't require Skype voice mail.

Review: This is certainly a slick phone with better than average battery life (about 4 hours or more of talk time after a full charge). The USB7100 uses non-proprietary 'AAA' NiMH batteries. After more than 4 hours of talk time, the battery low warning beep will ...

Pros: It is nice easy looking

Cons: So so has a normal cordless phone but useless for Skype.

Review: I bought this phone 2 months ago and paid $89 cnd dollars for it but it doesn't work very well with Skype. It doesn't ring when you get a Skype phone call. You can't use it to answer a Skype in call, it is silent you don't hear anything. It's very ...

Pros: Works OK with XP and older versions of Skype.

Cons: Will not work with Vista or Skype 4.XX or newer
Vtech support nonexistant

Review: Bought this to work with my Skype out subscription. Worked only with my old XP computer and only up to Skype 3.8 versions. Will not work at all now with the newer Skype versions 4.xx. Buy this only if you want a dust collector as Vtech will not support ...