Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

The Hardware Zone has reviewed the new Jabra GN9350, a dual function wireless headset which combines both landline and VoIP in a single package with very good wireless range.
The GN9350 main features include the ability to be linked to a PC for VoIP connections while also connected to the landline for your normal phone calls. Switching between the PC audio and the telephone line is as simple as pressing a button on the base station or the headset (though the headset only allows you to switch to the telephone line and not back).

Transitions between the telephone line and PC audio were smooth with only a slight pause between switches. The Jabra headset also provides connectivity for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) phones which must be paired to the base station. Another function that is advertised but which we were unable to test since we were only provided with one headset, is the conference call function. The GN9350 allows up to 4 headsets to be set up in conference mode for conference calls. The GN9350 also boasts of a wireless range of up to 300ft (91.4m). Walls may restrict the signal somewhat but testing done around the office gave a decent range from which to roam about.
Hardware Zone Review.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Michal Lev-Ram, Business 2.0 Magazine writer has gone picking iPhone alternatives.

I am glad I did pick some of them sometime ago;
HTC Touch, iPrada, and also those Linksys iPhones!
Of all those choice, I think I will go with Nokia N95, if not for it’s price.

Anyway Michal takes us through his 10 picks;
Prada by LG, (I call this iPRADA)
Nokia N95, (I like this Phone, better camera, GPS, wireless VoIP!)
Moto Razr2,
Helio Ocean,
Samsung t409, (VoIP again!)
Sony Ericsson W580,
Cisco iPhone, (This is the same stuff from Linksys above)
HTC Touch,
Samsung Wafer,
LG Muziq,
So follow the link to get more info and pricing on these phones;

10 picks for the iPhone-phobic

Source: voipcentral.org

Now UK customers use wireless service as well as network on their mobile phones. UK based Internet telephony provider, Velofone, has unveiled a wireless based voice over Internet protocol (wVoIP) service, named VeloMobile at the Wireless event in London on May 24, 2007.

The company has offered the service as pre-installation in VeloMobile handset, the Windows Mobile-powered HTC S620, which allows users to insert their existing SIM card. When user will come onto a range of designated Wi-Fi hotspot, then the phone will automatically switch over to an IP based service. Users can use any Windows mobile phone to use this service. The service is intially based on Cicero Networks’ softphone client, CiceroPhone.

Since customer has its own SIP stack, so it can not be blocked by any operators in the way like Truphone recently experienced with Vodafone handsets. The company has already signed a deal with Boingo, a US-based wireless hotspot provider to provide its global presence in public areas.

Mark Gordon, Velofone’s managing director,

We believe the most critical element in wVoIP is the end-user experience, and the S620 ticks all of those boxes. Many dual-mode devices today require the subscriber to select the network to use; we have created a solution so that the handset automatically does that for them.

Image Credit: Volafone

Via: ZD Net

Source: voipcentral.org

According to IDC, Wireless VoIP would surface on the communications map in the current year. In its report IDC also stated that trials and proof of concepts wireless installation would be a major aspect of the market in the year ahead. The conclusion was derived on the basis of mass market availability of dual mode handsets and IP telephony vendors integration of fixed mobile convergence features into their IP PBX. The installations of wireless VoIP would involve the co-existence of Wi-Fi handsets and thick access points independently. Companies have moved ahead and they are installing VoIP more for the applications available rather than just the cost benefits.

via [Crn]