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CallerID has become something that, while not always accurate we have come to take for granted. As nice as a service that Skype has been, it has been more than a little annoying to send or receive a SkypeOut call and see “+0000123456” on the CallerID display.

Now US based SkypeOut users will be able to configure their own number to display. Simply login to your Skype account and set the number by selecting Caller ID from the Account menu. You can set the number to reflect your personal cell number, which will send you an SMS message to confirm that you are not spoofing the ID display or if you already have a SkypeIn number that will be reflected by default.

Its nice that we here in the US will finally have an accurate CallerID display, something that European customers have apparently had for a while now. Its also a nice option to be able to have it reflect your cell phone, as my Skype account is already set to forward to my cell when I am not logged in.

Via [jkOnTheRun]

Nowadays you can walk into a Best Buy / Circuit City and choose from quite a large selection of Skype certified phones.  Now USRobotics has announced two new phones to add to your confusion.  The USR9602, known as the USB Mini Internet Phone (very creative), and the USR9601A, known as the USB Internet Phone (even more creative), both plugin to your computer via USB 1.1 or 2.0 and allow you to access all of Skype’s features.  You can use SkypeIn, SkypeOut, as well as Skype Caller ID all from the phone.  The only down side is that it’s not wireless, but luckily you can pick up a wireless USB transmitter if you search around the web.  The USR9601A has been given a price of $49.99 while the Mini one hasn’t.  Neither have release dates yet but expect them to hit the market soon.

Read [MobileMag]