Netgear SPH101 Wi-Fi Skype Phone User reviews

By Alex Kidman on 30/07/2007

More NETGEAR reviews , RRP: AU$369.00

The good:

  • Easy Wi-Fi set-up
  • No need for a connected PC
  • Good audio quality

The bad:

  • Much more expensive than a set of headphones
  • Bland visual design
  • Battery life could be better

The bottomline:

If you're hopeless Skypeaholic with a home Wi-fi router, the SPH101 is your dream product. If you're a budget minded VoIP fanatic, maybe not.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

8.7/10

Users' rating:

5.5/10

Tags:

netgear | skype | sph101 | voip | wifi | phone

brianegge
04/01/2007, 11:34 AM

rating
2/10

Support from Netgear is close to worthless. I hear inverter whine whenever the backlight in on. The phone randomly reboots - which is really bad when your on hold with Netgear.

Skype no longer lists this phone on their website, so it's been pulled after being sold for less than three months.

Pros: Small form factor, bright screen

Cons: Software is buggy, hardware is just as buggy.

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brianbp
02/12/2006, 02:18 PM

rating
2/10

Battery life is rubbish

Pros: Great phone

Cons: Needs to be continually charged. I'm returning mine because of the absolute lack of service

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20/10/2006, 09:27 AM

rating
7/10

Needs text messages too

Pros: Small device, good wifi signal.
Easy to configure ,literally takes a minute to setup.
Good voice quality.

Cons: No messaging features.
Cannot use commercial hotspots that require a browser since no browser exists on the phone.

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