ZyXEL dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone

ZyXEL has a dual-mode GSM/WiFi handset phone coming out soon running Windows Mobile 5.0 and will feature a removable SIM card for use with any carrier that supports GSM. The real kicker is that it will also have Skype pre-installed on the ZyXEL dual-mode phone, which will enable this phone to bypass expensive cellphone minutes in favor of an inexpensive (or even free) Skype VoIP connection using WiFi.

I wonder if there is a specialized version of Skype or even a specialized dialer on the ZyXEL that will detect if you are in a WiFi zone and routes the call over Skype instead of over the cellular GSM connection. I actually learned about this phone at ITEXPO last week (another great reason to attend by the way) and have been trying to acquire photos of this new product. Stay tuned. I'm on it!

Update - 2/1/06 - 2:35pm
I confirmed with ZyXEL that they do indeed have a dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone coming out. Unfortunately, they wouldn't give me a photo or any further details other than to say that it will be coming out 3rd or 4th quarter. I'll try hitting some of my other sources to see if I can scrape up a photo.

| 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks

Listed below are links to sites that reference ZyXEL dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone:

2 TrackBacks

ZyXEL dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone TrackBack URL : http://blog.tmcnet.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/22639

Leo en el Blog de Tom Keating, otra vez , una nueva novedad. Read More

In a recently entry I commented on how the expansion of Podcasting may strike a blow to satellite radio's hopes for success. Almost right on queue, XM announced that it was having trouble rising revenue as most of it's investment capital had been spent a Read More

2 Comments

Interesting. We are expecting...

Hi, I have already tested Skype on a dual(GSM+WiFi) phone from HTC. More details on my blog: http://headworx.blogspot.com/2006/01/mobile-voip-is-coming.html
My tests just confirm you need a 300MHz processor and a true 3G connectivity (WCDMA or better). 200MHz or Edge is simply not enough for Skype conversations.

Leave comment to ZyXEL dual-mode GSM/WiFi phone article

Subscribe to Blog

    View my Microsoft MVP Profile:

Blogroll

Recent Assets

  • motorola-femtocell-voip-prototype.jpg
  • nutsieblackberry.jpg
  • asus eee news_0924a.jpg
  • dell1_72_270x337.jpg
  • skype-for-asterisk.jpg
  • aex410.png
  • foggy-telephone-pole.preview.jpg
  • Sony Bluetooth Watch MBW_TN_70x70.jpg
  • Google G1 HTC 627f69ee-0ea6-46fa-b750-8c995cdad79f.jpg
  • jaginga-logo.gif

Yearly Archives

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08
  Jan Jan Jan Jan
  Feb Feb Feb Feb
Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar
Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr
May May May May May
Jun Jun Jun Jun Jun
Jul Jul Jul Jul Jul
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug
Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep
Oct Oct Oct Oct  
Nov Nov Nov Nov  
Dec Dec Dec Dec  

Around TMCnet Blogs

Latest Whitepapers