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SKYPE and Linksys WAG200G
I am fed up trying to find my way around the CISCO site, I do not understand the terminology to find what I want, so I hope someone here will take pity on me. I have spent 3 hours getting nowhere.
I have set up a SKYPE account, now I need a way to communicate via my PC as I have no microphone, (the dog chewed the original cheap dell one ) . I have a Linksys router, as above, with 3 phone sockets. I have a BT Mango phone with one extension, but I would prefer to use a different phone that plugs in directly as the Mango is unreliable.Do I just plug in a phone to the router or has the phone got to be set up in some way? |
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I'm confused, the WAG200G is a standard wireless ADSL router with 4 ethernet ports. A normal phone won't work with it, you'd need to get a skype phone. Have a look on Skype's website, think they have an online shop, which should give you some idea of products and prices for an adaptor so you can hook up a normal phone to a Skype unit that can be plugged into your router.
Note that a standard VoIP adaptor will not work with Skype as Skype use their own proprietary standard. B |
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Beavis, thanks for replying. I checked my router, you are correct, they are Ethernet sockets, not phone sockets. I found the Skype shop, I think I will try using a headset first as I don't know how much I will use Skype long-term.
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Beavis, thanks for replying. I checked my router, you are correct, they are Ethernet sockets, not phone sockets. I found the Skype shop, I think I will try using a headset first as I don't know how much I will use Skype long-term.
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You could down down the router of SIP VoIP, better than the proprietary Skype service, some SIP providers offer for free a local incoming number of your choice, voicemail and of course calls to the same network are free, there are some peering arrangements for other networks, www.sipgate.co.uk being one of them. As most VoIP providers are SIP bases, there are many SIP phones that connect direct to the router, or for around £25 you can get a analogue telephone adapter that plugs into the router and lets you connect up a regular phone, it means there are many phones and adapters available, and you don't need the PC on.
Next week they will be in Vietnam: £1.65 per min from BT, 20p per min T Mobile International PAYG, about 4p per minute on Skype to a mobile phone, free if they get to an Internet cafe. I hope the roads are clear enough tomorrow to go get a headset, I will look into adaptors and Skype phones later. |
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Thanks, but what is driving this is a couple travelling around Asia who have just opened a Skype a/c, so Skype it is. The charges are reasonable and I can call other countries for a lot less than BT or my mobile SP charge. Skype to Skype is free.
Next week they will be in Vietnam: £1.65 per min from BT, 20p per min T Mobile International PAYG, about 4p per minute on Skype to a mobile phone, free if they get to an Internet cafe. I hope the roads are clear enough tomorrow to go get a headset, I will look into adaptors and Skype phones later. |
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) . I have a Linksys router, as above, with 3 phone sockets. I have a BT Mango phone with one extension, but I would prefer to use a different phone that plugs in directly as the Mango is unreliable.