
Nigel Whitfield explores how you can use Voice over IP to take control of your home phones, without having to break the bank

Get the best from Voice over IP, PBX phones or hosted systems

A desktop phone that lets you use Skype without a PC
Spam over internet telephony filter blocks strangers but allows calls from friends of friends

A multi-talented and stylish cordless Voice over IP phone
TalkWifi service offers free calls from any location
Twenty million people in UK will be registered for system by the end of next year
Users will get ripped off if operators don't implement encryption, warns industry specialist

Six lines and a colour screen make this a capable business-class VoIP handset

Another way to make and receive Skype calls via your mobile

Link your Skype account to a mobile phone

A Dect phone with support for multiple VoIP call providers
Jajah system lets you dial your standard handset as usual and bypasses old steam dial-up lines

A good handset let down by its lack of Vista support
Two new phones with VoIP calling
Sound like Darth Vader or Mickey Mouse? The choice is yours

Business-quality handset for Sip-based IP telephony

A simple but effective way to make phone calls over your broadband connection

Make free calls direct from your landline
£6.99 a month to use SMC handset in 8500 The Cloud access points across Europe
USB based system works on any Windows PC
Claims to cut up to 86 percent of the cost of roaming calls
'Secret sauce' cuts power drain, increases range and boosts data rates, claims inventor
Long-awaited Netgear handset can make web calls from any Wifi network
New specification will enable VoIP handsets to work smoothly with variety of software