almost perfect

just arrived today... the phone is well presented and easy to install even without reading the manual. features are brilliant and easy to manipulate.
the only downside is that no backlit.... BUT it doens't matter.... definitely, worth buying for......

Not quite right

I purchased these because of the the manufacturers statement"it works independently of your PC" This is not true and need the PC on all the time and the base station connected to it.

Philips VOIP3211 Skype & Cordless Landline Phone

If you are looking for a cordless phone for your home that combines the luxury of sitting at the end of the garden either making a call to your friends and family on the normal landline and, even better, speaking to family and friends overseas via Skype then this is the package for you. . .
MY folks live abroad and combines with this phone and Skype it has brought us closer together. The phone comes with the long life lithium ion rechargeable battery pack so it can recharge when not in use and has a really good battery life. I have used the phone on a 2 hour conversation before and it has still had 3 out of 3 battery icons on the screen. The talk quality is excellent and despite other reviews I feel that the loudspeaker is ample for its purpose. I have a 3 year old and it works fine.

Once connected, which is a simple task, you can walk away from your PC and browse your friends on Skype and simply call them at the end of the garden from Skype.

I have not used any other cordless Skype Phone solutions other than this one but have not felt the need to. I have had this phone for 18 months now and it has been problem free.

I would recommend that it is used with Windows XP. I have found, with Windows VISTA that Skype does tend to hang and not make the call when it should do. With Windows XP It is plain sailing.

I would also recommend the two phone package as One phone downstairs and One phone upstairs is always good. I always leave the phone in the cradle to keep charged up however it is amazing how many times you have to run up stairs to answer the phone. I brought the single phone packageand wished I had brought the second phone. Who knows what Santa will bring me for Christmas.

If you decide to buy this phone to use with Skype, you will not be disappointed.

Regards

Nick Smith

why pay more

I bought a refurbished product which arrived in pristine condition.It is lightwight easy to use with all the features you will need.A first class product at a bargain price.

awesome

this digital cordless phone is really awesome..... i had a cordless answering machine and its philips too and i've been using it for nearly 4 years and it's still working, i just need an up-to-date cordless phone and i find this item amazing...
aside from being cheap, it's feature in and out is really classy.... highly recommended...
thanx amazon....

it is ok-if you can hear it!

Bought this recently for my"new" house, attracted by the claims of fantastic clarity etc. I have to say, it really ain't all that! The sound is so quiet ( & try as I might the huge instruction booklet will not yield a simple Volume adjustment) that you have to ram your ear into the earpiece to try to hear the other person-which hurts!

Quiet

From a features standpoint, this phone is great, however its external speaker appears to be very low volume leading to missed calls if its in another room and poor speakerphone performance. The audio quality in non-speakerphone also leaves a little to be desired.

It's OK

As a cordless phone it is great, as a messanger phone it works when first booted flawlessly but only reliabaly on first use, a reboot solves problem... It would be nice if it could be configured for calls out on skype etc or other services for greater compatability.

Technology works but only just, next model may be better but overall works well within limited access.

Good DECT phone(s) in my opinion.

This is the first review I've ever written, but feel I had to, given the only previous one left. We'd seen this phone (SE6351 was the single version) in one of the larger stores when one of our BT Freestyle phones of 6 or 7 years started playing up and quite liked the look and feel of it. When we found it on Amazon for not much more, but with a second hand set, decided to try it, but took a few days to order it after reading the only other review that had been left which reckoned it was no use unless you were in the same room as the base.

I've had these up and running for a couple of days now and the sound quality is perfect. Tried it in the garage, upstairs and in the garden (about 60 feet from the base unit) with no noticeable loss in quality. The base is tiny by comparison to our older Freestyle (the working one of which is now connected to give us 3 handsets) and moving the phone book from my mobile's sim card to both handsets was a breeze. More importantly my wife likes them too.