Is the Jawbone JAMBOX the ultimate portable speaker-phone?

 

I was anticipating great things from this little speaker, but have been somewhat disappointed when using it as a speaker-phone; although I suspect it wasn’t all the fault of the speaker. I blame the Bluetooth spec, and the marketing team for over-hyping the advantages, and not explaining the disadvantages. As a portable speaker, it is excellent.

I bought it to do three things

1. Provide better audio volume/quality from my laptop/phone when travelling - to watch videos/music via the high-quality EDR bluetooth connection.
2. For use as a speakerphone on VoIP conference calls (Microsoft Lync or Skype) from my PC.
3. For use as a speakerphone via bluetooth on my mobile in the case when I can’t get a reliable VoIP connection

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Philips VoIP841 Skype DECT phone

Just bought this phone from Skype. Great! I did a search through a couple of reviews, and it seemed to be the best of the bunch out there as a home-phone that runs on DECT. I decided this would be a better choice for my use at home, as most of the WiFi phones don't work well in a hotspot (no browser), and I've got a windows-based GSM/PDA anyway.

It works fine... with the only minor downside being that you can't have a head-set connected while the handset is on the charging station.

I looked around for the best supplier in France, but couldn't find one that wasn't over-priced vs the US or UK. In the end, it turned out that the lowest price was Skype themselves, and they bundle it with 5 months of SkypePro.

Update: I've just checked Amazon.co.uk, and can't find the exact phone, but the Philips VOIP3211 looks similar.

S3ven - Outlook Skype Plugin

S3ven's Outlook Skype plugin is getting better. The current Beta now has the capability to log calls in the journal, and shows you the presence status of the contact.

s3ven's Outlook Skype Plugin and the Skype forum page that discusses it.