The first clamshell WiFi Phone from D-Link is now shipping. This is a SIP (PsipTN) compatible phone, so Skype users may want to look elsewhere.
https://gizmodo.com/d-link-dph-540-is-first-clamshell-wifi-phone-160904
To make calls from the phone, users will have to subscribe to a VoIP plan with a 3rd party provider, as D-Link just makes the phones. The phones will cost $249, and is available now for all you flip-phone fans.
In our view, when WiMax and its 3~5 mile range gets deployed in a few years, those phones will prove an interesting competitor to cellphones. Until then, WiFi access spots are a bit sporadic for using these phones as your sole contact device.
Press Release [D-Link via Digital Trends]
