Did you know that you need the SkypeMate software to make your B2K (B3G) fully-functional?

 

You can find the SkypeMate software on the installation CD, or you can download the latest version here. This is the software that helps communicate between Skype and your B2K / B3G. You need to have SkypeMate installed on your computer to fully unleash the power of your B2K / B3G.

 

Do you know that you don’t need to connect a landline to your B2K / B3G to make it work?

 

No active landline around your computer? No problem. You can make the B2K / B3G work without connecting it to a landline. After installing the SkypeMate software, you can change the default B2K / B3G channel setting to “USB” from “PSTN” through the software (on Windows-based systems.) Then, the B2K / B3G won’t search for the dial-tone every time you pick up the phone that is connected to B2K / B3G. You can make Skype calls on your old telephone through the B2K / B3G without connecting the landline to the B2K / B3G.

 

 

 

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Do you know that the B2K / B3G won’t make your landline busy when you are making Skype calls?

 

First, get your SkypeMate updated to the latest version (you can find it here), then un-check the 'Set PTSN to Busy when on Call' option in the Advanced section. Now your B2K / B3G won’t make the landline busy when you are making Skype calls.

 

Do you know B2K will now work on a Mac?

 

09/15/2006:  Yes, we’ve tested the latest SkyMACMate version 1.0.0.12 for Mac OS X (Panther and Tiger – 10.3 & 10.4.) It works fine on the iMac G3 running OS X 10.3 in our testing lab. Even though the Mac version of the Yealink software does not have the same interface as the Windows version, the previous drawback we found of not being able to change the B2K default channel from PTSN to USB has been solved. The B2K – by default - initially looks for a dial-tone from the PTSN line before letting the phone do anything.  Without the dial-tone, it will not allow switching to a USB Skype call by pushing the * key on the phone keypad. Now there is a configuration file setting change you can make to change the default here. So, after our initial testing of the beta software, a B2K connected to a MAC no longer requires a regular phone line for full functionality.  

 

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.

 

The latest SkypeMate for Mac OSX can be found here.

 

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