Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1194 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: RTX
• Model: DUALPHONE 3088
• Released on: 2008-09-01

Features

• Indoor range 50 metres, outdoor range 300 metres from base station
• More than 10 hours talk time; up to 100 hours standby time
• Supports SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Voicemail, Call History, Status, and many other Skype features
• Contact list for Skype and landline, automatically synchronized with your Skype account
• Base station plugs into both landline and broadband internet connections

Manufacturer's Description
Cordless Skype phone that does not require a PC. Just connect the DUALphone base station to your broadband connection, and then you can talk free of charge with your Skype friends or call other landline numbers worldwide or as usual via your regular landline operator. The phone has superior Skype optimised sound quality and uses DECT cordless technology to achieve a (claimed) range of up to 300 metres outside or up to 50m indoors. It is easy to install, easy to use and can even be a mini conference phone. The popular Skype user interface and the attractive large colour lcd display gives you tomorrow's telephone today and for the future, because it is easy and simple to download new software directly from the phone.

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Customer Reviews

Better than the wifi alternatives
I'm buying these phone to give to customers and after using the Belkin and Netgear wifi phones with great dificulty this is a breath of fresh air easy to setup and use. Excellent call quality compared to the above mentioned wifi phones and still wireless. I have had 1 faulty phone so only 4 stars instead of 5. I have bought 12 of these in the last 3 months and are Definitely the best skype phones I have used.

Phones out - Dualphone IN !!
For years now I have used Skype with its pros and cons. Main con was always the need for a PC. I tried VoIP services, but there are usually hidden costs like the contract duration at Vonage for example.

The Dualphone solved my main issues - I have a phone that fully replaces my old phone. You can call using your landline or skype. The quality on Skype is very good, so that is what I typically use and I don't need to keep my PC on.

The setup was very straightforward and took me five minutes. Just hook up the special router, charge the phone and log in on your skype account.

There is one issue that sometimes comes up. If you are on your PC and logged into Skype it may conflict. As a result Skype may not recognise the credit you have on the Dualphone.

There are some minor improvements they could make to the interface, but all in all it was well worth the investment.

RTX Dualphone 3088 PSTN / Skype (NO PC) Dual DECT Phone
When I ordered this item I was a little sceptical about whether it could be as easy as they described. I have to say that I am not an IT whizz and this item was so simple to install. Literally follow the five steps. Then turn the phone on - put in your SKYPE user name and password - Thats it!
The phone iteself is nice and has a modern sharp look to it. The menus on the phone are very simple and just like a mobile with good clear address book. I terms of ringing someone - Key in your number like on any normal phone then press dial - it gives you the option of using SkypeOut or your landline, select which one you want and start talking. The range seems to be pretty good. Admittedly I have not tried it to the 300m but it certainly works at the end of the garden. This is a good phone. Hope you find this review useful.