[Asterisk-Users] USB handset options for softphones

[Michael Graves]

With few exceptions a USB phone is just and audio device to the host PC. Most will work with any soft phone. The Phoenix Duet and MV900 that I have used both worked equally well with 
Asterisk, Sip Phone/Gizmo, FWD, Firefly and Skype.

There are some "Skype Certified" hardware devices appearing. These usually have buttons that mimic the software buttons on the Skype client. In doing that they use the Skype API directly. 
They may work as normal handsets with other soft phones, but I've never tried this.

Michael

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From: Warren
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:30:03 -0400

I am assuming you are talking about the Skype handsets here...  Which soft phones do these work with?  Any linux ones?



Michael Graves wrote: Voip Supply has a number of USB handsets available... see http://www.voipsupply.com/index.php?cPath=95_258 I'm not affiliated with them beyond being a happy 
customer.

There are also a few USB handsets that look like desk phones. I have seen these offered in the $50-70 range, some even with speaker phones. Not sure where though. Try a quick search on 
Ebay.

Michael


On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:19:44 -0400, klubarpop wrote:

>Are there any traditional telephone set-looking handset for use with a
>softphone? All the options I've found are the headset type. I'm looking
>for something more traditional--it should look like a small deskset,
>cellphone or cordless phone, perhaps with a dial pad and a couple of buttons
>that integrates well with a softphone client. My users don't want to pick
>up a headset/mic when the phone rings or use the built-in computer
>speaker/mic. 

>I've looked at the Clarisys i750H, but it's not yet shipping. Any other
>popular options? And softphone clients do you use with them?

>Many thanks
>Ken lubar

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