Which Skype Phone is Right for You

"What kind of USB Skype Phone do I need, how to buy a Skype phone"，many people asked this question before they buy one. So, let’s have a look below.

If you do nor care if other people can listen to the full conversation, and If you are always "attached" to your PC and its monitor, the cheapest solution is to use your PC speakers and a microphone. You can get a microphone in many stores for under $10.

If you want to wander around your house while on the USB Skype Phone，The cordless Skype phone will free you. Plug the base station to your PC via a USB port. You can use it like a regular cordless phone. Some earlier generation cordless Skype phones have limited ranges and are designed to be used within a room only. Now DECT phones are available with good ranges and would not interfere with your wireless network

If you want to make video calls, Use a Skype video phone or a regular Skype phone and attached a web cam to your PC.

If you want hand-free Skype calls so that You hands are always busy doing other more important things, Use a Skype speaker phone, a headset with attached microphone or a Bluetooth headset.

In general, the cost goes up with features. You can have a speaker/microphone solution for under $10 to a pc-less Skype phone with extra handsets for over $300. At the time of this writing, pc-less Skype phones start at $110; Cordless Phones Skype start at $50; corded Skype phones start at $20; Skype dual phones start at $50; speaker phones start at $40; Bluetooth headsets start at $30. it is totally up to your budget.