IP Phone

IP Phones come in many forms – including standalone software that’s utilized by a pc/mac or physical devices that act very much the same as the normal everyday phones we are all accustomed to. There’s an ever growing amount of ip phones. A good example is Wi-Fi enabled smartphones or PDAs that come with SIP clients already installed and are very capable of running over an IP Phone service.

An IP Phone make use of voice over IP (VoIP) technologies, making it possible to make telephone calls over a computer network, most often the internet, instead of the normal public telephone switch network systems. Phone calls can then be configured to use the net or a private Internet Protocol networks – for example an internal IP net owned by a company or office. This kind of IP phone uses numerous control protocols such as Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), or one of a number of proprietary protocols that a commonly used by Skype.

Below is a popular example of an IP Phone:

Panasonic KX-TG8522

Cordless DECT

The Panasonic KX-TG8522 is a high tech cordless DECT phone boasting a sleek black design, this phone looks the part in even the most refined office spaces. It is compatible with regular telephone lines as well as an analogue extension on a telephone system, making the KX-TG8522 ideal for work or personal use. This stylish contemporary home / office phone features an handsome black finish and an easy, ergonomic design for comfortable use. The handset includes a large two inch colour LCD display screen, as does the base which also alerts users to messages.

The Panasonic KX-TG8522 has an in built digital answering machine with a 40 minute capacity and can be operated through either the handset or the base station – the 40 minute digital recording time means this device has huge capacity for storing voice mail messages from incoming calls meaning you will never miss a message. Voice messages can be accessed from the handset, the base charger or even from another phone utilising the phones remote playback feature.

The Panasonic KX-TG8522 offers an astonishing 17 hours of talk time/180 hours of standby time, per battery charge, making the KX-TG8522 a brilliant choice in the home for hours of leisurely calling, or in the workplace for reliable, frequent operation. The handset can be used to talk in hands-free mode due to the Panasonic speakerphone which offers exceptional sound and voice clarity.

Extra features of the Panasonic KX-TG8522 include that it can be personalised with polyphonic ringtones, and contains many value-added extra features including incoming call barring. Also in built is caller ID technology, a name & number call log and a sizeable 200-name and number phone book that can be copied between compatible Panasonic handsets. The KX-TG8522 comes in trio and quad packs although the base unit can host 6 different handsets in total. Extra GAP compatible handsets can be bought separately for this purpose.

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