Yahoo! Messenger and Linksys join forces to offer new cordless VoIP phone
Last update:  09-11-06 Submitted by assa
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Yahoo! Messenger and Linksys today announced the availability of a new dual-mode cordless phone. The Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (CIT310) gives consumers the flexibility to make and take low-cost Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice as well as place and receive phone calls using their traditional landline/PSTN connection.

The dual-mode cordless phone provides Yahoo! Messenger users with a convenient to make free Internet-based calls to friends and family on their Yahoo! Messenger Contact List. People subscribing to Yahoo! Phone Out can use the cordless phone to make an Internet-based call to any traditional or mobile phone. With the use of the USB base station, the phone gives people the freedom to take their Yahoo! Messenger with Voice calls away from the PC and into other rooms. People have the flexibility to instantly switch over from VoIP to a traditional landline phone service with the touch of a button. 

Additionally, people can search for local business information directly from their phone using Yahoo! Local Search. For example, by programming the phone with a local zip code, people are able to search for a local restaurant (or any other local business) and effortlessly call the restaurant with one click. People also have access to weather forecasts through a weather search setting.

The Linksys Dual-Band Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice includes a handset with color display, and a USB base station that plugs into a computer's USB port and a port for a traditional landline/PSTN connection. Initial customers purchasing the Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone will receive 100 free minutes to make Yahoo! Phone Out calls to any traditional or mobile phone. The dual-mode cordless phone also includes a number of convenient features:

  • Supports Yahoo! Messenger with Voice's Internet-based calling services
  • Free PC-to-PC calling
  • Phone Out: PC-to-Phone calling
  • Phone In: Phone-to-PC calling
  • Supports traditional landline/PSTN calls using a local phone line
  • Color Display
  • Yahoo! Messenger Contact List display and search
  • Yahoo! Local Search based on city zip codes
  • Weather search
  • Yahoo! Messenger Status Message (available, online, busy, etc.)
  • Yahoo! Address Book access
  • Call waiting for both incoming VoIP and PSTN calls
  • Intercom Call between handsets
  • Caller ID for both VoIP and PSTN calls
  • Last Number Redial
  • Polyphonic ring tones, and Melodies
  • Single base station supports up to six additional DECT based phones for PTSN calls
  • Headset jack for connecting a headset
  • Multi-language support (English, French, Spanish)
  • A full charge on the battery enables up to 100 hours of standby time and up to 10 hours of talk time

The Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (CIT310) is immediately available through Amazon.com and will be available through other leading online retailers later this month. The Estimated Street Price is $99.99.





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