 - Use your regular phone to make Skype Internet Telephone Service calls
- Receive and make both regular telephone and Skype Internet Telephone calls on the same phone
- In-call switching, conference calling, call forwarding, and toll bypassing
- Includes two RJ-11 ports and a USB port to connect your regular phone line, phone and computer
- Gives you the best of both worlds--the features of your existing phone and the low cost advantages of Skype
List Price: $29.99
Lowest Price: $19.98 
Product Description: Enhance your Skype Internet Telephone Service with the DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter. The Skype certified DPH-50U allows you to use your existing corded or cordless telephone to take advantage of Skype's low cost calling features. Utilizing your existing telephone enables you to use your telephone's built-in features such as speed dial, redial, mute and caller ID. Using a cordless phone even unties you from your computer while making Skype calls. Best of all, there is no additional equipment to buy to start using the DPH-50U.The DPH-50U allows you to accept both regular telephone and Skype calls from the same phone giving you added flexibility. When you are talking to someone on your regular telephone line and receive an incoming Skype call, you can easily switch lines to take the Skype call or vice versa, just like a regular call-waiting feature. You can also do a conference call between regular telephone and Skype lines. For added convenience, the DPH-50U includes helpful LEDs to indicate whether you are receiving a regular telephone or Skype call.The DPH-50U includes two RJ-11 ports and a USB port to conveniently connect your regular phone line, telephone and computer, respectively. Since the DPH-50U receives power from the computer through the USB cable, it does not require a power adapter. The included software installs in minutes and allows you to easily and completely manage your Skype contact list and calling features. The DPH-50U is PC compatible.The DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter combines the best of both worlds by allowing you to use all the great features of your existing telephone with the low cost advantages of the Skype Internet Telephone Service. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-27
Works as advertised
This adapter (D-Link DPH-50U) allows me use Skype while walking around the house with a cordless phone. [...]In case if you wonder (like I did); you don't need any paid service from Skype to use it. Just the plain old-fashioned free talk with other free Skype users and this thing works perfect. With any cordless phone hooked up to the adapter, you don't have to sit by the computer while talking with your friends from distant parts of the planet Earth.
Because so many complained about the driver, I used a driver downloaded directly from D-Link's support website instead of the provided mini CD and it works perfect with Windows XP SP3. I haven't tried it with Vista; I don't even like Vista (*°°°° - my rating for Vista).
EDIT: My mention of what I paid for the adapter was censored out by Amazon from this review. This never happened before and must be some sort of new policy. The adapter was a dozen b.u.c.k.s. Had I given more, or much more than that, then my expectations from the gadget and my star rating could have been different.
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Date: 2008-05-06
Great product...soso set up.
I have had this for about a week. I needed a new option after the country I am stationed in started blocking vonage. (Nice way to repay us by trying to make more money of the US soldiers)It has worked great. The only problem I had was with the set up. I downloaded the updated drivers(vista)and had to install them 3 times. But after that it has worked great. Phone volume has been great. I use it with skype and no one can tell the difference between this and when I was using vonage. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-06
Decent product, works well.
I have had this adapter for a little over a year, and have been very satisfied. I have had no problems with the driver, and sound quality through my cordless phone is equivalent to using a headset on the computer. With Skype's new unlimited SkypeOut North America Plan for $23.60 and 1 year of SkypeIn for $24, you can get a year of unlimited long distance phone service for under $50! This setup has replaced my landline for a fraction of the cost, and I couldn't be happier. Rating: 
Date: 2008-05-02
Not for use with XP Pro SP2
Do not buy this adapter for use with XP Pro SP2. The drivers go puff for no apparent reason and you must reinstall, a 10 minute process. Once installed the drivers periodically take 95%+ of the CPU, the only way to stop the CPU hemorrahge is to reboot-then guess what? Time to reinstall the drivers!!! When the drivers are present and not taking all the CPU time it makes good calls. This product is cheap but not worth the hassle. And yes I used the latest drivers from DLINK. I am now stuck with this software on my PC, no way to remove it; the uninstall utility does not work and Windows Add/Remove can not get rid of it. I purchased this item for a friend to use (as the local Help Desk Guy I try it out first) and installed on their XP Home PC and it works perfectly! Rating:
Date: 2008-04-17
Very much satisfied
I was little skeptical since I wanted to configure this device on my windows vista desktop. After reading few positive feedbacks about using on vista, I decided to give it a try.
Installing DPH-50U was a breeze and absolutely no hassles of any types. I just did one simple google search for latest drivers for Vista. Downloaded them from dlink support site. Installed as per instruction and device was up and running. Then I connected my Motorola cordless phone to it and subscribed for skype in ($18 for 3 months) and I was ready with my new landline phone.
Skype call quality is very good. And DPH-50U installation was amazingly simple and straightforward.
Overall, I am very satisfied. |
