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IPEVO USB Handset for Skype (Ultimate Black)

Brand: Ipevo
Category: CE

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

18 reviews

Color: Ultimate Black, Dreamboat Yellow
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 6.1 x 1.4

MPN: Free1black
Model: Free1black
EAN: 4712098411120
ASIN: B000CED6GO

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Features:

•	Windows and MAC compatible
•	Integrated Skype interface
•	Excellent voice quality with echo cancellation
•	Programmable buttons to enable customization
•	Light weight and ergonomic design

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
As one of the first plug-in handsets designed exclusively for Skype, the IPEVO FREE.1 has earned a reputation for its seamless integration with the world's most popular VoIP software in an easy-to-use device.The functions and buttons on the FREE.1 are tailor-made for the Skype experience, which takes a lot of the guesswork out of placing calls via a computer. A "s" key activates the Skype window on your desktop, a toggle "buddy jog" to let you effortlessly scroll through your contact list. Or simply press the "+" key to initiate a SkypeOut call, and use the number pad to dial out just like a regular telephone.Engineered and optimized for Skype, FREE.1 delivers exceptionally clear call quality with 16K sampling rate for Skype-to-Skype calls, and 8K sampling rate for calls to landlines. The unique "hollow" mouthpiece design minimizes the annoying "echo" effect.

Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

The BEST Skype appliance for the price! August 21, 2006
Christopher J. Bieda (Buffalo, New York USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

Since SkypeIn and SkypeOut were introduced, I have bought and experimented with a variety of IP phones, but none of them were truly workable: I wanted to use my sound card AND my Skype phone, side-by-side, even simultaneously.

(My wife was quick to point out on one occasion that the sounds of the screensaver were smartly layered over her conversation on another Skype device. End of experiment.)

The Free-1 is THE solution. It installs its own sound driver that uses the Free-1 for Skype and nothing else. The sound quality is excellent, and while the phone is smaller than you might imagine (it's not much longer than a stick of DDR memory), it is comfortable to hold for long conversations (at least for a generation raised on cellphones).

I no longer keep a phone at the computer with this bad boy available. Until midnight this New Year's Eve, I'm making every outgoing call to North America with the Free-1 and Skype! It is every bit as good as my landline and sooooo much cheaper.

Honestly, if there were six stars to hand out, I would gladly do so.

5 out of 5 stars

An excellent and great value piece of kit - that works on my Mac too! February 9, 2007
Helen Hancox (Essex, England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Having got fed up with the irritating echoes on Skype through the computer speakers, plus the fact that talking into a microphone in front of your PC isn't very relaxing, I decided to get a Skype phone handset. I knew what I wanted - a corded handset, nothing too expensive, that worked out of the box. I also wanted - and this was the tricky part - to find one that would also work on my Mac and not just the PC.

When checking around for products I was amazed at how expensive some of this stuff was. Equally there was some very cheap stuff out there but I had no idea if it would work. Fortunately I stumbled across the IPEVO FREE1 phone and various reviews that said it worked on Mac OSX (if you download the drivers) so I ordered it.

Straight away I have to say that this whole buying experience was excellent - Amazon are usually very good for me but this time they excelled; my phone arrived less than 36 hours after I had ordered it and even with Free Super Saver Delivery. It cost me 17.99 which is one heck of a bargain.

When it arrived I plugged it into the USB port on my Mac and it worked as a phone instantly. However pressing all the little buttons on it did nothing so I went to the IPEVO website and downloaded the drivers, realised that I have to run a little separate program as well as Skype, ran the program and off it went. I had a choice of ringtones on the handset (all pretty basic), where the sound came from (I could have it from the computer's speakers or the Free1 handset), how loud various bits `n bobs were. Basically all the things you might need to change. It's got some useful buttons on it that scroll down your Skype contacts list so you don't actually have to touch the computer to make calls and stuff.

I then loaded the drivers for the PC, plugged it into the PC and it worked instantly then too (although I did have to shut down first, as it informed me). I can't think of the last time I plugged the same new piece of hardware into both PC and Mac and it worked first time, so 10 points for IPEVO for that. Sound quality seems fine on both platforms, there's a little green light so you know it's working and... what more can I say. A great bit of kit, a smaller handset than your usual home phone (it's 15cm long and just under 4cm wide) and it works. It's a great little phone that I highly recommend.

5 out of 5 stars

just what i bargained for April 12, 2008
D. Donchev (somerville, ma)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

the ipevo usb handset is stylish and lightweight piece. design-wise, it has already gathered several awards and there's little to add but praise. in terms of sound, it's been perfect so far - loud and clear. there are several extensive reviews on the web, and all of them seem to rate it very positively. works very well with both mac (in this case mac mini) and pc laptops (an ibm t41 and a fujitsu-siemens). excellent bargain for the price.

5 out of 5 stars

Great product!! October 4, 2006
K. Ehlert (Mundelein, IL USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I'm experimenting with Skype as my sole phone service and although the service has worked great, I don't enjoy using a headset. This is the first Skype phone I purchased and there is no reason to keep looking.

The first time I used it, I called a co-worker on his cell phone and the clarity was unbelievable. I never before had such a clear call to a cell phone. He commented, "if it wasn't for the caller ID on the cell phone, I wouldn't believe you were calling from a computer."

I brought it to work for others to sample and they were equally amazed.

The only thing I would change is the size. It's a bit smaller than I expected but no different than most cell phones today.

I would recommend this phone to anyone.

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome product May 30, 2008
Henri Duong (Denver, CO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have a mac, and this is an awesome Skype phone. Hook it up, plug in the driver, and you'll be good to go. Super-clear voice quality with the best echo cancelation of all Skype phones out there. A must have!