Cingular Go Phone: Netgear SPH150D Accessory Handset Cordless Phone with Skype Review

I have been using the SPH200D and two extra handsets (SPH150D) since 4/21.

The best price I found was at Amazon when ordered 4/9/2007. Setup was easy and it's easy to use. Good sound quality. Very good battery life and the batteries are user replaceable. We like the intercom and speaker-phone features. These and "Mute" are buttons on the phone; so there is no need to navigate menus to use them. The system makes it easy to take advantage of Skype as well as keep a basic landline for 1) incoming calls so you can keep the same phone number, 2) having a phone during a power outage, and 3) making 911 calls. Since the base unit is always on, it's easy to forget that SkypeOut is not a regular phone service.

Netgear has a good forum active on their web site. Users are sharing information there which is helpful. One important point that is not documented: Once a SkypeOut connection is made and if the handset's screen displays a message, you must click OK to clear the message before the handset will send touch-tones (DTMF). Not a big deal. Just perplexing until you know.

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Product Description:
NETGEAR's Accessory Handset Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH150D) enables you to add another handset to your Skype cordless phone system. The SPH150D must be used with NETGEAR's Dual Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D). You can use the dual-mode cordless phone to make land line and Internet Skype calls without a PC.The Netgear Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D) supports up to 4 handsets.