The charging dock and wireless transceiver are both matte black and chiseled in appearance. The red button doubles as the power button, just like most modern cell phones. It has the ubiquitous green and red phone icons for dialing/answering and hanging up. The handset itself looks minimalist, yet functional – reminiscent of something Phillips or VTech might produce. The Skype DUALphone 3088 resembles any of a hundred cordless handsets on the market.

The $158 USD Skype DUALphone 3088 gains props for being the first of its kind, but does it continue to command respect as a high quality, easy-to-use, and reliable phone? Read the following review to find out.

Enter the Skype DUALphone 3088 manufactured by RTX Products A/S – the first phone that doesn’t require a computer for use on the Skype network. A high percentage of those now migrating to Skype are accustomed to standard telephones, whether corded or cordless, and they need the sense of security and normalcy that a familiar handset provides. In years past, Skype users were mostly geeky types (myself included) who were comfortable using a headset and boom microphone tethered to a computer. With Voice over IP (VoIP) being such an omnipresent force in modern communication technology, more and more people are switching from exclusive use of landlines and cell phones to VoIP services like Skype. Not pretty to look at website and support forums lacking somewhat expensive

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