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The UT Starcom F-1000 is a new Wi-Fi wireless phone, designed to work with your Vonage telephone service. It will connect to your Vonage service anywhere you can find an open Wi-Fi hotspot, giving you free calls. Well, no extra charge above and beyond the $25/mo you pay Vonage for your home service.

The styling is not exactly the latest and greatest (call it “1998 Nokia Retro”), but if free calls appeal to you, perhaps this won’t be a big deal.

Sign up for Vonage.

Reviews

Engadget writes:

So what’s the verdict? Obviously we’re not in love with the F1000, but for a first-generation product (which, even though there are other WiFi phones, this essentially is) we’re actually not displeased. Yes, the voice quality varied and it wasn’t always a snap to get connected, but we were able to successfully make and receive phone calls both here at Engadget HQ and while we were out and about in Manhattan, which is exactly what we wanted it to do.

Tom’s Networking writes:

So you have a Wi-Fi network and want to quickly get on the VoIP bandwagon without having to rework your network? Or want a VoIP phone that can travel, without having to take apart your own network just to bring your phone with you?

Vonage has a great idea, but as yet poorly realized with its Wi-Fi handset. It looks like an ordinary cell phone but it has the ability to glom on to your Wi-Fi signal so you can use it wherever you can find an open access point.

Sign up for Vonage.

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