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Works like a charm.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Installed without a hitch and runs perfectly on XP Pro SP2. I use it with a Vonage line instead of a land line, but the adapter doesn't know the difference. It simply works and works well. USB powered; LEDs tell you if you're in VOIP or PSTN mode. Looks like it was made to go with my silver/black Uniden 5.8GHz cordless phone. I don't know why I d...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review by NBB can be read at Newegg.com]
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NBB
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02/05/2007
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(47 of 47) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Mostly good, some quirks
This device does what it says - insert it in your phone line and you can either make ordinary landline calls or hit ** and make Skype calls, all using the existing phones in your house. On sale, it's a good value. I've found it to be very reliable - no problems.
The quirk is that when you use your phone to dial a Skype number, the D-Link produces three loud reorder tones (the ascending beep beep beep you hear when you've dialed an invlaid number) but then connects you anyway. And of course, ...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review by Michele can be read at buy.com]
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Michele
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09/25/2007
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Rochester, NY
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Once you get this thing to work it is AMAZING
OK first off I have read practically every review on the internet about this box and all other Voip phone adapater and decided to buy this one because for $9 after rebate you really have nothing to lose. I just want to comment that did follow some instructions that I found in the posts and even spend an hour with a dlink support agent (which was totally useless) but I also had to figure a few things out on my own - which I will share in this post. I spoke with a support agent and they basically ...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/15/2009
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Works Perfectly - Once you have the right software....
It's junk out of the box with the drivers they ship it with because it drops calls. Every call. No kidding.
But keep reading, things improve.
The secret to getting this to work properly is to download new drivers. The secret to the new drivers is that the latest drivers for Windows XP are in the Windows Vista driver download package on their support site.
So if you have this box and you have Windows XP, download the Windows Vista driver pack instead. The in...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/24/2007
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(24 of 25) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Useful task, cheap hardware, was always overpriced for more $25
After months--I was overly optimistic in my initial review about this product. I played with it but it never went to a fully "operational" state on my system. Perhaps I was demanding too much, as I wanted it to run as a service, which could be done but never really worked satisfactorily. My impression is that D-link pushed out a minimal effort, to fill a product niche, that was overpriced for $60. Might be okay for $15-$20--it's really a cheap piece of hardware, but don't expect nearly anything ...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/16/2006
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(62 of 65) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Works great and highly recommended
I just got this from BEST BUY and the price was same as Amazon ($60), for now. I went out looking for a USB Skype Phone and bumped into this one and bought it right away. I am very pleased with this product and my purchase and would highly recommend it and here is why.
I have both SkypeIn (allows you to have a phone no. of your choice for 30 Euros, approx US$ 38, per YEAR.) and SkypeOut (allows you to call any phone in the world much like a prepaid phone card) and I wanted to be able ...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/14/2006
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(82 of 86) Users Found This Review Helpful
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IMPORTANT - Use USRobotics driver instead!
D-Link DPH-50U is a great device, but unfortunately the driver that come with this hardware is unreliable and doesn't allow you to use the adapter with non-administrative account(s). Instead download and install the USRobotics driver instead from the USRobotics support website. Trust me, the USRobotics driver accually does work with the D-Link DPH-50U adapter. Ever since I started using it, Skype hasn't crashed once and I'm able to use it on non-administrative account(s). I've also heard that th...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/09/2007
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(16 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Poor software quality; out-of-spec USB implementation
I tried for a few hours to get the D-Link software to work properly with their hardware, but could not get anything going that was stable for more than 30 minutes. The driver has many issues with Skype, including crashing, leaving stray D-Link processes in memory, locking up, losing contact with Skype, etc.
The driver will randomly crash, sometimes if you just pick up the attached phone and set it back down a few times. It doesn't take much. Also, the attached phone does not ring. I t...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/12/2006
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(35 of 40) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Unacceptable. This is worse than Beta.
I bought this a few weeks ago so that I could connect a cordless phone to my office computer and use Skype for my calling. When it works, it works well, and the sound quality is fine. Unfortunately, much of the time, it doesn't work. It drops calls at random. Customer support is dismal, I emailed them several days ago and didn't even get a response acknowledging the email, let alone a solution to my problem. Just now I have tried reinstalling the drivers but that seems to be failing.
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/09/2006
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86%
(13 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful
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unreliable
I am using it for both Skype and landline calls with 3-handset Uniden station. Sound quality is very good, no echo. When it works it works quite well as Skype as well as landline.
Below are the issues I ran in so far:
1. Utility crashes 100% if called number gives out busy signal (US).
2. Utility randomly crashes. I am yet to have a 24 hour period without restarting unit and skype.
3. Unit seems to be unable to tolerate even smallest power surges. I had power outage, ...
[D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/12/2006
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