Difference between VOIP phones?

chinnie

I'm looking to buy a phone for VOIP (not Skype) and can't decide between 2 types of phones I fins - one with USB connection, the other with mic&speaker connections. The latter is cheaper but will the sound quality be different from the former? The USB one also claims to be 'full duplex'.

Is there a big difference in terms of sound quality between these two? Thanks.

TheChillPill

The USB ones are generally terrible, and worse than a regular headset (in my experience, I'm sure someone with different experiences will differ).

The best quality are the ones that go directly into your router - either via a Cat5 connection, or an adapter than can take regular phones. If you're going to use Vonage (free signup, £5.99 pm) they provide a free router that you can use any regular phone with.

Jason_Lloyd

Hiya

I'm not a techie but this site is by far the best for VOIP phones I've seen.

http://www.i-voip.co.uk/index.php

Also if you phone up and ask their advice the guy is really helpful.

As far as I know, he's reccomending the Cyberphone W which he uses himself.

Cheers