Very Close With the CIT400 Linksys comes very close to having a 5 star gadget. I'll break my review into several parts.
Setup: 5 stars - it couldn't have been easier. I plugged the base station into my home network and turned the power on. It was that simple within a few minutes I was making calls. I already had a Skype account so I'm not sure how simple it is the sign-up via the phone.
Design: 3 stars - the phone feels like it was designed by a router company. Nothing really...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/29/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (46 of 46) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Really great, once you get accustomed to it. Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg.com
Pros: Skype and 1 landline in 1 handset, untethered from your computer. Doesn't even require your computer to be on, which saves not only hassle, but electricity, too. When this box and your computer are both logged into Skype, both ring--you choose which one to pick up. Good execution of Skype, and good options for personalization on the handset, for exam...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review by Mischa can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Mischa | | Review Date: | 02/20/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Skype works but not very user friendly I use Skype as my only long-distance service, and wanted to be able to use it without being tethered to my computer by a headset, or if the computer is off. I also use a land line for local calls, and as a backup when my internet connection goes down. Since the CIT400 can handle both skype and a land line, and I don't want two phones on my desk, it seemed like an ideal solution. As Borat would say... NOT. Why? While the sound quality is fine, the phone is extremely inconvenient to use. Some exam...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/24/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great for Mac Owners! I have a mac and am trying to supplement my & my wife's cell phone usage with the computer. We have a family plan through cingular and pay about $100 a month, and we don't have a land line at home. I tried getting a uConnect adapter to hook up a normal cordless phone and realized that calls would not ring through the phone and I had to dial out on the computer to make calls.... very annoying. As far as I know there is no way to hook up a mac to a normal cordless phone and have it be usefull. ...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/07/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
97% (67 of 69) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Short-term usage is positive Got this thing a week ago and had it hooked up in about 10 minutes. Base station plugs into your network and your POTS line. The handset gets charged for a few hours and when you bring it up it asks for your Skype username and passwords. Having been a Skype user for months, it figured out who I was and pulled down my address book. Very easy setup (not sure how more difficult it would be for a non-previous Skype user), and it doesn't need the computer to work.
So far, call qualit...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/09/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (35 of 37) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Additional handsets supported but not available If you are interested in a multi-handset setup. Don't be fooled by the product description or the user manual which states several times that multiple handsets are supported.
They might be supported, but you won't be able to purchase any additional handsets.
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/03/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent product I previously owned the Linksys CIT200. This phone was great, but required the computer to be on all the time. It also had a tendency to disconnect from the Skype program, which was easily fixed by unplugging the usb connection, and reconnecting. This didn't please my wife however. My love of inexpensive phone calls led me to purchase the CIT400 as a solution. Setting up the phone could only be easier if someone came to the house and took it out of the box for you. Just plug it in, enter yo...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/16/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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The BEST Skype phone !! Unbeatable ! Superb ! If the CIT 200 was great !!! This one is "just" SUPERB !!
Really a MUST HAVE !
I always wanted to have the stand alone Skype phone, and the reason I waited and did not jump on the "mobile-like ones" was the battery factor and the issues aabout logging on other networks when you were away from home...
Now this one is just THE ONE !! plain and simple..
Installation could not be more simple.
Take out of the box, plug at your cable modem (or a rout...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/15/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (62 of 70) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Only works some of the time Have had this phone for several weeks now. I also use a quality of service packhet conditioner on the line to ensure voip calls get priority.
When it works the phone is fine. However
every 2 or 3 days it decides to reset itself to default values. That means it looses the area code entered, preference, everything back to standard factory settings. There is no warning that this has happened, no rhyme or reason to it.
(the phone is used about 1 to 3 feet from the base stati...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 06/14/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (15 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not too good I preordered this phone. Very "plasticky" cheap feel to it. Although sound is OK, I find it has more functional problems. It has backlight for numbers but they forgot to make the numbers in the keys transparent so you can see there is light BEHIND the keys but it does not come through them so you can't see them in the dark. If you want to skypeout and dial +1 and the number but make a mistake and press the green phone key you are dialing through your land line. Ok, so you bring up the call...
[Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skype review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/12/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
80% (8 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |