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A Dual Mode Cordless Skype enabled phone allows you to make both VoIP and traditional landline calls through the same handset. The Base Station connects to your router’s Ethernet port, which transmits the European DECT signal, a lower frequency that the traditional 2.4Ghz and the newer 5.8 Ghz cordless phones to the cordless handset.
Before you buy a wireless router for your home or small business, here are some things that should help you narrow down the selection.
In this example, we configure a NETGEAR SPH200D Dual Mode Skype Phone for optimal voice quality, using a Buffalo WHR-G125 Router flashed with Tomato Firmware. Your configuration may be different, but the concept is the same:
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Tomato, DD-WRT, and X/Open-WRT, and a few others are free alternatives to factory Router Firmware. Depending on your preference and the model you have, installing free Firmware alternatives is fairly simple. Information on supported models can be found on the the official Tomato, DD-WRT, and X-Wrt sites. If you are looking to purchase a supported model, visit the Store.
For most models, the install can be performed by downloading the correct .trx or .bin file for your model, loading and pressing the upgrade button from the current Firmware’s GUI upgrade page. This next section contains install instructions that can be used for/when: