1. Posted: Aug 26 2008

   Unit does work with SwitchVox (Asterisk) and with that it will work across NATted remote firewalls but it often loses either its registration or its WiFi connection or both - often I find I can call from it thru the SwitchVox server but I cannot call it without rebooting the phone first. Even loses connection when BEHIND the firewall If you set up multiple WiFi profiles it WILL attempt to connect to one of them anytime it encounters it but will not autoconfigure so you either need to know the WiFi security settings or you need to have an unsecured WiFi AP. I tested this once at a restaurant that advertised Free WiFi and I did not have to first log in to a web page or anything but I'll bet many free WiFi hotspots DO require you to connect via a browser first so this phone will probably not work there. When the phone can't register it says No Service. TYPICALLY this term means no NETWORK, or No WiFi, so when I saw it initially I spent extra time on a WiFi association that was already working. Should say something like "No Registration" or "No VoIP" or something. The "earphone" jack is just that. An EARphone, not a headset. You can listen (if you can find a stereo headset w/ a 2.5mm plug - most have 1/8" mini-phone plugs) but you cannot use this jack to talk. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING! It's a freakin' phone, not an MP3 player. A phone with no HEADSET capability. Sheesh. And the audio volume into the earphone is very low. The indentation around the EARphone jack is not wide enough for all the headsets I tried so some dont connect all the way. Not that anyone would WANT to use one anyway. Makes a stupid music ditty every time you close OR open the clamshell. The plastic cover for the miniUSB jack is very hard to open. No dock/charger. You just let it lay there and it charges from the power supply or via a USB connection. No speakerphone. I'm going to see if a WIP330 is any better. It SAYS it has a HEADphone jack. Why not include SKYPE with it and make it totally universal?

2. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 1 2007

   The software is very, very unstable on this device. It will end up either crashing hard--requiring you to remove the battery pack--or it'll act as if it's working, but not actually take or make any phone calls. Besides, D-Link does not offer a cahrging cradle for this phone, nor a replacement battery pack, nor any way to carry this "portable" phone. Although this device demonstrates some promising ideas, any but the hardiest of early adopters would be well advised to wait for a more competent offering.

3. ( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 9 2007

   We had to return ours. We couldn't get this phone to link with our Apple wireless access, nor could we get it to call out, so we couldn't use it as a VOIP phone.

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