Re: Aldi's Tevion USB internet phone

In article <taBCh.3937$I46.3759@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Paul F. Johnson <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

Anyone know if these beasts are worth the tenner or are they tied in
(somehow) to the Tevion service so I can't use them on Skype?

I've not had the chance to handle one, but seen through plastic in a
crowded shop display, it looks like a cheap USB mike/speaker in a handset
shape plus some software. If that's so then you could throw the software
away and use the handset as audio I/O for whichever softphone you prefer
(even Skype :)).

OTOH you can also get those pseudo-handsets for a tenner elsewhere
("C-Set" is how hotplug detects my own rather low-quality one) so don't
fret if they all sell out.

If the Aldi one is a proper IPphone then I'd like to know too ! If I
had a tenner to spare I'd buy one just to check the sound quality,
and set it up for the kids if it proves to be like what I've already got.

Nick
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