USB Internet Conference Phone for Skype

As VoIP communications have begun to be more popular among consumers, even businesses saw a very good opportunity of saving some money on the phone bills and this is how VoIP conference phones have appeared.



And this is the type of device you're about to see as follows, namely the Freecom Internet Conference Phone launched back in the second half of 2006, a device that allows up to 5 participants to enjoy the advantages of VoIP conferencing.



Thus, this device connects to a computer via the USB port and allows users to take advantage of the VoIP services offered either by Skype or by any other voice-enabled IM client. However, since this is a conference phone (which is actually nothing more than a pimped-up speakerphone), it doesn't provide any significant control options, other than the volume control system, the rest of the operations being carried out by the associated software applications.



However, exactly because it's a conference phone, the Internet phone from Freecom provides superior audio features, by the echo cancellation technology and the full-duplex DSP system. Moreover, the device sports a very sensitive omni-directional microphone (-42 +/- 1.5db), which provides an overall range of around 5 meters, as well as a built-in stereo headphone port that allows the users to also make private conversations.



The device also incorporates one 4-watt central speaker and 2 laterally-positioned versions (2 W each), thus ensuring quite a good quality and powerful sound. It is available at various online retailers for around 60 Euro (82 US dollars), which is a little expensive, though, considering the fact that there are quite a lot of similar devices available on the market for lower price tags.