...sadly there is no compelling reason to recommend the VOIP841.
Introduction
On the surface, the Philips VOIP841 hybrid Skype/landline phone sounds like the ideal device for those of us that have yet to embrace VOIP for our everyday needs. Sold through the Skype online store, we assumed all the kinks had been worked out (isn’t that the point of Skype Certification?), but strangely found a number of problems with the way Philips integrates the two telecom technologies. Could something so pretty on the outside really be that ugly on the inside? Read on to find out.
by Seb on November 8, 2009:
“The biggest drawback with this phone is its lack of support for navigating touch tone menus. You can press digits and hear an audible tone in your attempt to navigate phone menu hierarchies. But it will get you nowhere. Pathetic.” More...