linksysinfo.org — "A new Linksys Wireless-G IP phone WIP300 has appeared to the public on the FCC pages. It will allow you to make phone calls using your braodband connection whether your at home, in the office or a public hotspot."
Nov 9, 2005 View in Crawl 4
roteroNov 10, 2005
what protocol would it use? any idea
nuggetNov 10, 2005
thats cool. I could see myself using one if there was more wifi around here.
mr804Nov 10, 2005
It'd be nice of vonage would allow you to use this type of device with your normal phone #. I think you can use it with the "soft" phone feature, but not a normal phone number. The soft phone feature is like an extra 5 bucks for 500 mins a month.
terafunkerNov 10, 2005
Why haven't I heard of this type of service before. And the Motorola CN620, where the hell did that come from?
wazooNov 10, 2005
theese phones have alot to be improved on, i used a zyxel one for a while to test it and it would drop calls and if the wifi wasnt 100% it would distort the sound. also the battery life SUCKED, im talking like it would die after 8 hours of standby and only 2 or 3 - 2 min calls. ill have to see if this linksys one is any better. the experience reminded me of cell phones 3 years ago. we shal see. good storie though +digg
mrkojeNov 10, 2005
Not having WPA is a serious problem. Would you really want to downgrade your wifi security, which is absolutely essential, just to be able to talk on a wifi phone? The concept is cool. The actual product leaves much to be desired. Check out the Asterisk open source PBX <a class="user" href="http://www.asterisk.org">http://www.asterisk.org</a> to see what you can do (for free) with VOIP.
zarlwilliamNov 10, 2005
i just thought it didnt support wpa2? which a firmware update would fix...
ukdataguyNov 11, 2005
If you set up your 802.11g network with a unique SSID that is dedicated to VoIP, which is a basic WLAN config, and use WEP, and someone hacks in, what do they get? Access to your Asterisk box, which should be secured anyway. At least it uses WEP which is better than some other wireless devices
aiakosApr 18, 2006
I just got the new version called the WIP330 and it rocks! Windows CE, 14dBm transmit power, 802.11b/g and a longer battery life. I haven't figured out how to get the wpa-psk to work yet with my wrt54g but I've only had it for a couple of hours. The screen is way better than the WIP300 too, check it out: <a class="user" href="http://www.voiplink.com/Linksys_WIP330_p/linksys-wip330.htm">http://www.voiplink.com/Linksys_WIP330_p/linksys-wip330.htm</a>