Yealink P4K Desktop Internet Phone

 

AmperorDirect Skype VoIP Solution

A great home or business product, the Yealink P4K desktop phone is a solid solution for a USB Skype Phone. If you would like an all in one audio/video solution, the Yealink P4V is a suitable solution

 

Description

Easy to use! Plug the Yealink desktop P4K phone into your computer's USB port, you are now set to make and receive Skype calls. The P4K is commercial grade high quality speaker phone, large LCD with back lighting. This desktop phones accepts and rings all incoming Skype calls, as well as makes direct calls to your Skype contacts from the phone.

 

Features

• Commercial grade high quality speakerphone, ideal for conference calls
• Large LCD with backlight
• Phone ring for incoming calls, ring style and volume selectable
• Dial skype contacts (speed dial number) and skypeout number by phone keypads
• Caller ID function of skype calls
• 199 incoming calls and 199 dialed numbers
• Echo cancellation, noise reduction, full duplex communication
• PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone, Phone to Phone operation

 

Hardware

• No external power required
• USB power LED indicator
• Driver and sound card built-in

 

Interface

• 1 USB interface to PC

 

System Requirement

• Windows (2000, XP and Vista) or MAC
• 400 MHz processor and free USB1.1 or USB2.0 port
• 128 MB RAM and 15 MB free disk space
• Internet Connection (33.6 Kbps modem, or any broadband: cable, ADSL.)

 

Compatibility

Windows	Mac OS X	Skype	Yahoo!
VoIP Buster	MSN Messenger	Google Talk

 

Note

Recent support contacts have indicated that Yealink products are not fully compatible with Intel processor-based Mac systems, and sometimes will not behave properly with some G5 systems.  We are working with Yealink to try and track down the cause of the problems so they may fix them, so keep checking back for more updates.

 

A solid Skype USB telephone that actually works exactly as advertised!

Packaging

 

The Yealink P4K USB Skype phone comes in a nicely (secure) four color cardboard box. Unlike some OEM boxes, this box is ready for gift giving! Items included in the box:

 

• P4K Desktop USB Phone
• USB Cable
• CD Drivers and Software
• Installation/Instruction Manual

 

Installation

 

Installation of this phone is a snap. Take the USB cord and connect to the back of the phone (see image) as well as your computer. Windows XP will recognize the device and ask for the drivers. Insert the CD inside your CD-ROM and go through the installation process.

 

Couple of suggestions:

• Download Latest Skype Software
• Download Latest Yealink Software

 

Note: The P4K is now MAC-ready with the latest Yealink software!

 

P4K USB Skype Phone Review

Advertised as a desktop phone for either home or business use, the Yealink P4K telephone delivers perfectly. Taking the phone out of the box, you can feel why they say the phone is 'commercial grade'. The telephone feels solid and does not have the cheap plastic feel of other USB desktop phones.

 

The phone we tested is two-toned (dark gray and light gray) and would fit perfectly within any professional setting.

 

The P4K USB phone also comes with a long 6 ft. USB cable. This allows the phone to be place away from your computer without any problems.

 

Immediately noticeable is the big two-line LCD display. Included in the display is the month, date, time and running clock. If a Skype call comes in the display changes color and the callerID is shown. Very nicely done!

 

Speaker and Mic volumes are fine out of the box, but you might need to tweak SkypeMate to meet your own personal requirements. However, the base feature of 'mic' and 'headset' are fine in this phone -- there is no noticeable noise or echo issues.

 

So, are there any negatives? Not many, and you might think we nitpick. The first improvement we would suggest would be a higher sound level for playing Skype voicemail. Pushing the 'VOL+' button helps, but it seems that the setting is not kept each time you play voice mail.

 

Also, the telephone cord seems to tangle a bit faster than we have seen on other phones -- but this is probably a result of how often we have used this phone.

 

[Note: This phone was tested using Skype 2.5.0.113 and Yealink's SkypeMate 3.0.1.26 software]

 

Conclusion

 

We are beyond happy with the Yealink P4K telephone -- including the look and feel, sound quality, and overall experience. If you need a good desktop kitchen or professional office phone, the P4K is a solid solution. (Just make sure to download the latest Yealink Software!)