I purchased the USRobotics USB Internet Phone 9600A about five years ago now, when broadband internet was really picking up and calls via the internet via programs like Skype were becoming more and more possible, and popular. Obviously the real draw is being able to call other countries for free, but another advantage for us at the time was that you don't need to have a BT line or pay a BT connection fee (we had moved into a flat which had BT wall sockets but the connection was £160!). We purchased the USRobotics USB Internet Phone 9600A from Tesco on special offer at £20 which was a great price at the time for a USB Skype phone. It came with a Skype setup CD ...  Read the complete review

USB Internet Phone I thought I would try an internet phone having seen an advert on tv. At first I thought it was too good to be true being able to get totally free calls to anyone on the receiving end with an internet phone also. Also the calls being extremely cheap and sometimes cheaper to overseas numbers. I had a bro living in Korea at the time and it was only 2p per minute to call him. The phone itself looks fine, appears sturdy and straightforward to use, although appearances can be deceptive. I set up the phone which was a bit complicated at first then made my first call. I was very disappointed, the usb ...  Read the complete review