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Polycom Communicator C100S a better tech purchase
1 comments Added on 02/10/07 by Kris

With the Netgear Wifi phone number one on my "great concept horrible execution" list I was forced to take the appropriate action and return it to the store. Something that I rarely do. But instead of returning, I really needed a SkypeIn call solution, I exchanged it for the Polycom Communicator C100S.

It is a dedicated speakerphone just like Polycom makes for enterprise but a bit smaller, shaped likea pill and not a Nerf boomerang, a Skype button, a USB port and . . . I guess it is nothing like their enterprise products except for the impressive sound fidelity. I've never heard a Skype call as clear.

So far I have been really happy with it. It operated without flaw until I installed new drivers for a web cam. Once those drivers were on board it created a constant feedback loop. But the Polycom folks seemed to think of everything by adding a headphone jack. Which has saved the day but isn't much farther along than I was before with a headset and onboard mic.

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As an alternative to the Polycom Communicator, you might want to consider the Skype Conference Station: http://www.idgear.ca/product_info.php?products_id=158
It has similar features like near-CD sound quality and support for both Apple and PC platforms. The advantage is that it costs 4 times less and supports not only Skype but most other clients like Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live messenger, etc.

Skype Conference Station is also offered by US Robotics with a different brand name for more money.

Posted by: Vasia Petrov at: 7:49pm 03/14/2007