Carole Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 As I dont have an under 13 in the house I am hoping that one of you older people can help me!I am trying to find out if there is a Skype compatible phone in France that works with a Mac. I have seen such phones in Darty etc but they are only compatible with Vista or XP etc.Any ideas pleaseCarole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I haven't got a Mac, but SKYPE can be downloaded herehttp://skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/macosx/and then you just plug in a cheap micro or camera with micro included, and away you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hi Carole, you could look here http://www.skypestyle.co.uk/mac_compatible_skype_phones.htm so you can at least see what's available. You could look in the Skype Boutique too. I can't open that for some reason though. [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 That site opens fine, but why would anybody want to use a phone with skype?The great advantage is that I can walk around the room hands free and just talk at my microphone (which I use for other things as well) all the dialling etc is done on screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 That site opens, but I couldn't get the French Skype boutique to open, so didn't put the link. I can walk around the room, upstairs & in the garden with my cordless Skype phone, it shows the list of your Skype pals & you just push a button. Oh & it receives regular calls too. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 but no video.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 BFB! [blink] Best of both worlds is just perfect, give it time & they'll have video too. Carole did ask about the phones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carole Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi, thanks for your help. As JayJay says it gives you the freedom to walk around anywhere in the house with a Skype phone. My computer is upstairs and therefore I tend to miss incoming calls as I cant hear them so it would be really useful to have a phone which picks them up.I have seen several phones on the internet which seem ideal but cannot discover if they operate in France as some of them have to be connected through a land line. Macs and France sometimes get confusing when put together!! Or maybe it is just my lack of understanding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 [quote user="JayJay"]BFB! [blink] Best of both worlds is just perfect, give it time & they'll have video too. Carole did ask about the phones though.[/quote]True[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 "As I dont have an under 13 in the house I am hoping that one of you older people can help me!I am trying to find out if there is a Skype compatible phone in France that works with a Mac. I have seen such phones in Darty etc but they are only compatible with Vista or XP etc.Any ideas pleaseCarole"You might want to look at the Philips VOIP841.Assuming that you have a broadband connection, then the base station simply plugs into a spare RJ45 socket on your modem/router and does not require any connection to your computer.Receives landline and Skype incoming calls and gives the option of using SkypeOut or landline for outgoing calls.Very good build quality with additional handsets available.We use ours with a Netgear DG834N modem/router and have had a good, reliable service.Regards,Bob Clarkewww.legrindouxproperties.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carole Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 Hi BobcThanks, I have looked at that as suggested and it certainly looks the part. I wonder if it will operate with the Orange Livebox, I will check out the orange site.Have a good weekendCarole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Have a lok at this Skype forum http://forum.skype.com/index.php?act=idx . There's an enormous amount of info there, including using Skype and Macs..You will need to register, but that doesn't cost so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.