10 Best VOIP Phones

Wireless house phones no longer are restricted to large aerials and models which disconnect every time you leave the front door, now you can even go as far as the bottom of the garden and usually get a signal. They are now slim lined, similar looking to cellular phones in appearance and make clear and crisp sounding calls. Some even allow you to use Skype, the low costing Internet call making service which uses voice recognition software. In this article I am going to discuss 10 of the best quality models available so you are able to choose the right voip solutions for your own personal needs, The word voip meaning 'voice over ip address', assuming you know what an ip address is?

The Siemens Gigaset is very similar to the old Siemens mobile phones which where renowned for their ease of use and attractive designs. In that respect this particular home phone includes a simcard reader, meaning you can insert your mobile sim and transfer your contacts effortlessly. A Voip service is also available if you are willing to buy an adaptor seperately and already have a voip phone system installed at your house.

 This Phillips phone is ideal for someone who is perhaps working away from home and wishes to make calls from work or is staying at a hotel which offers internet connection becuase it comes with a usb lead to plug-in the computer. The LCD screen allows you to view Skype contacts, call status', access voicemail, and calls to other Skype users is free.

This phone is not capable of a Voip call, however I thought I would mention it because it is a DECT phone (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications). It is a stylish Kubrickian design in a range of colours resembling 'Space 1999' futurism imagery.  The ergonomic design making it easy to handle, with the buttons being embedded into the phones body give instant response when pressed. The Conservative black and white screen contrasts nicely with the bright back of the phone giving a classy overall product.

The IP phone by Cisco is in its second term, and has been enhanced with Support for wide range of enterprise applications through file type XML, High durability for different types of the voip business phone system applicants, Exceptional voice recognition in wideband audio, inspirational interface and the option of a combination charger and speakerphone stand.

This Skype phone has USB compatiblity with Windows 7/VISTA/XP/2000 and the screen shows basic incoming caller Skype ID and call history but a webcam package can also be purchased from Sogatel to enable video calling. 

The Phillips VOIP841 is very sleek in appearance, a conservative black colour and a simple menu structure, so you will find it easy to use because it is also a ergonomic in design allowing both young an old people to access the buttons and hold with ease. So on to the main reason your looking at this phone, Skype can be access simply by connecting your Ethernet cable to the phone base and you can then access your contacts and begin voip calling.

This voip phone from Logitech runs in conjunction with the Skype application running on your PC and is cordless, meaning you plug in the wireless usb connector to your PC and you no longer need to wait around by your computer listening out for the call.

You know that with Linksys voip you are purchasing from the proffesionals, Linksy's have been a major name in the router market for nearly a decade now and their voip telephones are no acception. This particular model is ideal for small business voip because it is designed for cost effective application and includes a industrial setting that uses a host IP telephony service. 

The Netgear SPH200W allows you to make calls where-ever there is Wi-Fi access regardless of whether you own a PC, and because it comes with the Skype product information already included, you are ready to make low cost calls or free calls to other Skype users. The word WiFi is a trade mark associated with the Wi Fi Alliance corporation and can be considered as meaning similar to Wireless Local Area Network.