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Linksys Debuts Cordless Skype Handset

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the voip-spam-still-in-development dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new cordless Skype-based VoIP handset will hit Internet and retail stores next week. According to Linksys, the CIT200 handset will allow users to make VoIP phone calls as easily as today's cordless handsets make conventional land line calls. The device uses DECT wireless protocol, claimed to eliminate interference with 2.4GHz phones or devices. It comes with a DECT dongle that plugs into a PC's USB port. It's expected sell for around $130. Initially, Linksys is requiring that the PC run Windows XP or 2000, so no Linux yet."

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  1. Skype is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Skype is what will happen if we don't stop polluting the air. Acidic pee will fall from the sky.

    I had to enter "resents" to post this. What's up with the negative captcha words?

  2. Digital Sickness by webword · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Skype" still sounds like some foul disease to me. That's all, move along. Hopefully you didn't catch anything reading this post.

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