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...higher than the Belkin, I?d probably reach for the matte-black Belkin instead. In either case you?ll be able to make all the free calls you want to other Skype users, and even pay Skype?s nominal rates to call that more traditional sort of phone - for as long as it still exists...
...often hard to keep track of what exactly constitutes a phone these days. Never mind that the shapes and functions of cell phones change monthly, or that it?s now okay in certain cases to call a USB keychain a ?phone.? There are now devices that connect to Wi-Fi networks to provide low-cost, Skype Internet phone service. They?re not portable like cell phones, since you need to be in a Wi-Fi network to use them, but they can be handy at home (that is, a home with a broadband connection and a Wi-Fi router...
...looked at T-Mobile?s Sidekick and said, ?We should build that, only sleeker.? To be fair to the Sidekick, the Mylo can?t make standard cell calls, nor does it handle e-mail at all, but it does have a web browser, several instant messaging programs and Skype phone service. If you have a free Skype account, you can just enter your username and password, and it will bring up your contacts list. You can add any additional contacts on the fly. Many Skype users pay for credits to allow them to call standard phone numbers...
...Mylo may be the best designed Skype phone out there, but $350 means you had better also use it as your iPod, your family photo album and your personal journal. If you are interested in Skype - most popular among expatriates who want to keep in touch with the home soil without going broke - but don?t like sitting in front of your laptop, there are some other Skype phones soon to hit the market...
...Belkin and the Netgear are practically identical on the inside - menus and icons are the same in nearly every way. I didn?t detect any noticeable difference in sound quality from one phone to the other, during calls. The exterior buttons are even aligned the same, though Netgear has managed to fit everything into a slightly smaller body, albeit with a brighter, better looking screen...