Linksys CIT310 IP Wireless Phone

Pros: Cost-per-call, no connection fees, battery life, loads of features!
Cons: Phone Price, Requires a PC, cannot use multiple handsets on one base.

I have used both Skype and Yahoo voice-over-IP (VoIP) service and even though I believe Skype has a leg-up on quality of service, Yahoo definitely wins in the overall cost area. Yahoo Voice Brief Overview I found that Yahoo's "Phone Out" ...

Pros: Easy-to-use, Skype without a computer, great voicemail access, excellent audio quality
Cons: Early product with difficulties; phone doesn't come with necessary cable for updates, very few ring-tones

I really have found all the negative user reviews about the WIP320 to be funny considering almost all of them were from "early adopters", AKA people who bought this gadget "as soon as it was available". 90% of these people have to have known what they ...

Pros: Skype as your home phone, appealing design
Cons: Setup at first challenging - Linksys expects quite a bit from users!

Some reviews already exist, so I'll be brief and to the point. If you're not technology literate and expect things to work out of the box, stay away from this. Really - it's not plug_and_play. If you like to fiddle and take pride in having next gen ...

Pros: Nice UI (User interface), call clarity surprisingly good. From work to home almost effortlessly.
Cons: Gets hot. Weird ergonomics on the phone. Range weak.

This technology has come a long way, but still has a long way to go. While it is one of the coolest gadgets that I have played with in some time, the phone is too valuable a tool to compromise functionality.

I agree with the person that made the first comment - not for the faint of heart.

Note: Now that Wi-Fi is almost everywhere, don't expect to be able to drop into your local McDonalds or Star Bucks and fire this thing up - those places have short "landing page" agreements that this phone can't handle. So, while you can see the wireless access points, you can't access them. Perhaps next generation they will put a browser on board to solve this. Battery cradle would be nice too.

If they can solve this and the too warm issue, I will be the first in line to get one next generation - but for now, back to the store with this guy.