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I spoke to Linksys service who after an hour discovered that it will not work for Vista or Windows 7. I have had the phone for 2 days now. Turns out (no thanks to Linksys awful service) that Vista can run an XP program in "Compatibility Mode" Problem solved. It replaces the RTX Dualphones I had for 3 years (those screens kept going defective). When I first went to hook up the CIT300 the software would not load. So far I really like it but you can never have enough features. Good value for money.
Great product, excellent shipping, a little bit troublesome with power plugs (I received European version, so had to get adapters to plug into the US plugs), but product as product- great. [didn't use it as a landline phone- didn't buy it for that. Great sound quality, automatically connects to Skype (transfers contacts, calls, etc). Works like regular phone but with Skype contacts and features. don't have landline anyway; mobile + Skype phone is all you need nowadays]. Recommend.
(I bought on ebay for $44).OK, so it has a few limitations.call waiting. It worked excellent right out of the box. How anyone can criticize this product is beyond me. Why is everyone so picky. I am saving about $30/month. Small color screen. Use it to make FREE phone calls.
I have not had any dropped calls either. Although I didn't buy this on Amazon, I had to throw in my "2 cents". I could wander 2 rooms away from computer and got perfect reception. What. This is a telephone. If you want all those special features, pay the phone company. I LOVE SKYPE and this Linksys phone.
Still, for its price you'll get a pretty good system to access Skype. It will take it only another 5 seconds to re-initialize and re-establish contact with the software on the computer. If you try to close it down, it hangs. discombobulated, for lack of a better term (I have no clue what's the matter with it), nothing short of a computer reboot will make it synch with Skype again. It will stay connected with the base transmitter through walls and across a small house or apartment.When everything works (the software, the base unit, and the phone) it works wonderfully.Cons:Your computer has to be on to use the phone (try the CIT400 for a solution that doesn't need your computer to be on - if you can find one for sale, that is). Seriously, when you get everything up and running, all you have to do is pick the thing up, hit down on the selection button, and - BAM.
- your contacts are displayed. Ridiculously simple.Great range. If you want to use Skye in a manner similar to a regular phone, this handset is a decent upgrade, though not a perfect substitute for better devices. The results are the same every single time. If it becomes disconnected, sometimes it's the base transmitter which you can simply unplug, wait 5 seconds and plug back in. But if the Linksys software becomes. Today the software refused to connect to Skype no matter how many times I rebooted the computer.
It initiates once you boot up your computer, loads up Skype, and connects to Skype, but its connection to Skype (and thus the Skype availability on the phone) is not trustworthy. I'm not regretting getting it, but I'd certainly like a better solution:Pros:The phone is extremely simple to use - it gets its date and time directly from the computer, and the Skype contact list (obviously) is transmitted from the computer as well. If you force-quit it with the task manager and restart it, it hangs when trying to connect with Skype. Sometimes I have to leave it running all day long; and since my computer uses approximately the same energy as 2-3 100-watt lightbulbs, that's a lot of energy.There are too many places where something will stop working in this system - the phone always works, but the base unit or the software on your computer may become disconnected without notification or warning at any time (though, strangely, never in the middle of a call).The software/device driver combo from Linksys pretty much sucks and is no longer being updated as of mid 2007. For example, if you're at home all day and have the computer on the whole time, the Linksys software may or may not maintain its connection to Skype that entire time - and there's no way to know if it's disconnected unless you periodically pick up the phone and try to access Skype. Trust me, I've attempted both solutions over a dozen times each. After uninstalling, reinstalling, and rebooting my computer again, it worked fine.
Very satisfied. Excelent productThe only problem is that it completely discharge if you unplug the energy. It keep searching a base and discharge all the batteries.
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