[X4U] Re: Skype....anyone use a regular telephone-to-USB adapter?

[Michael Elliott]

I've been using Skype to talk to my brother-in-law in the Netherlands 
with a lot of success.  However, my wife is quite phobic when it comes 
to new technologies.  I have seen adapters that connect a "plain 
telephone" to a USB cord, which then allows you to pick up a handset 
and make a call as usual, but of course, of the many products out 
there, none appear to be specifically Mac-compatible.

For example:

http://www.pcphoneline.com/skype    and click on the "VTA1000 Skype 
Gateway"

Has anyone used a solution out there that they know works with OSX?  
Something inexpensive? ;-)  I like the idea of a USB connection rather 
than one of those ethernet phone boxes.

Michael


On Jan 05, 2005, at 2:55 PM, Tom Miller wrote:

> On 1/5/05, at 12:46 PM, John Richardson, <richards at spawar.navy.mil> 
> said:
>
>> So, the scheme leaves the legwork up to you. You talk your relatives 
>> into
>> downloading Skype and then figure out a "time to call schedule".
>
> The latest version adds itself to your Startup Items so you're able to
> see if your contacts have their computers on. I've only played with it
> using the mike and speakers in my AlBook12 -- not the best way, but it
> works okay in a pinch.
>
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