Jon Farmer wrote:[color=blue]
> {{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:
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>> USB phones are toys for the kids.
>>
>> They are just a cheap and crappy soundcard with mic and speaker in a
>> piece of moulded plastic.[/color]
>
>
> I was at Von Europe in Berlin last November where T-Mobile gave
> delegates free WiFi for the duration of the conference. In the
> refreshment area I was the only one using x-lite and a USB handset to
> make calls back to the office and to other people I need to call at
> on-net or very low rates. The other delegates all on their mobiles and
> probably paying huge roaming rates looked rather embarrased when they
> caught my eye and realised they were at a VoIP/Convergence conference
> and not using the technology they came to peddle.
>
> Regards
>
> Jon
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Maybe they were all using dual mode wifi/gsm phones thinking "look at
that guy tied to his laptop with a usb phone"? ;)

cheers,
Paul.