This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "USB phone" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(December 2023)
USB phone
A USB phone looks like a traditional telephone, but it has a USB connector instead of an RJ-11. It may be used with most softphones and services like Skype, Sipnet, Sippoint Mini, Net2Phone, MSN Messenger, NetMeeting, Xlite, Skype for Business.
In 2005 XS4ALL Internet BV (the first public internet provider in the Netherlands) supplied all of its DSL users with a USB VOIP Phone, it the idea of Donar Alofs and built by Philips. It came with a browser plugin and people could make and receive calls via this USB Phone via an internet website (webphone.xs4all.nl). Later on, people got DSL modems with RJ-11 VoIP ports and RJ-45 ISDN ports, later the DSL modem/routers were also built-in DECT[clarification needed] for making calls with traditional phones.
The first USB phone in the world
In 2009, Polycom introduced the CX300 USB phone, optimized for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.[1] In its second release (CX300 R2), this USB phone operates as a plug-and-play device with Skype for Business, Microsoft Lync 2013, and Microsoft Lync 2010. A user can communicate using the handset, plug in a headset (RJ9 plug in rear), or use it as a speakerphone when the handset is left on-hook. It is also supported with Skype for Business online which makes it a possible endpoint to use with Office 365 Cloud PBX when connected to a PC running the Skype for Business client.
^"Polycom Expands Desktop Phone Portfolio With the Introduction of the Polycom SoundPoint IP 335 and the Polycom CX300". Market Wired. Polycom, Inc.
A USBphone looks like a traditional telephone, but it has a USB connector instead of an RJ-11. It may be used with most softphones and services like Skype...
and devices requiring up to 240 watts. USB has been selected as the standard charging format for many mobile phones, reducing the proliferation of proprietary...
national standard on mobile phone chargers using the USB standard. In June 2009, 10 of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers signed a Memorandum...
well as all previous USB connectors. As of 2024,[update] USB consists of four generations of specifications: USB 1.x, USB 2.0, USB 3.x, and USB4. USB4...
Later, mobile phones from major brands typically used a USB cable with a micro-USB or, since the mid-2010s, USB-C interface. Apple's iPhone was the sole...
adapters can also be used with various other USB devices, such as hardware mice and keyboards. Mobile phone chargers have gone through a diverse evolution...
September 22, 2023. Like the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, the 15 Pro and Pro Max replaced the proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C to comply with European...
Additionally, the accessory has a USB-C port passthrough so the user can still charge the phone with the horizontal USB-C port while the AeroActive Cooler...
Pro Max, the 15 and 15 Plus are the first iPhones to replace the proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C to comply with European Union mandates. In...
Physical specifications of the Phone (2) The phone has an IP54 water resistance. The phone charges up to 45 watts with USB-C, 15 watts Qi wireless charging...
USB communications device class (or USB CDC) is a composite Universal Serial Bus device class. The communications device class is used for computer networking...
usually used with a headset connected to the sound card of the PC or with a USBphone. See Comparison of VoIP software To communicate, both end-points must...
smartphone (often simply called a phone) is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities...
box. The phone does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The speakers are enhanced with Dolby Atmos, and the phone comes with a THX-certified USB-C to 3.5 mm...
system, an infotainment system with a 9.0-inch screen, Apple CarPlay and USBphone charging. The car has unique screens mounted in the steering wheel spokes...
mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet, portable media player or e-reader. Sideloading typically refers to media file transfer to a mobile device via USB, Bluetooth...
also typically support USB, but not Ethernet or Power over Ethernet interfaces. The smartphone became the dominant VoIP phone because it works both indoors...
referred to as USB 4.0, is the most recent technical specification of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) data communication standard. The USB Implementers Forum...
Additionally, the accessory has a USB-C port passthrough so the user can still charge the phone with the horizontal USB-C port while the AeroActive Cooler...
additional eMMC storage, and a USB-C dock known as a "docking bar". The docking bar is capable of delivering power to the phone via USB-C power-in (3A 5V), outputting...
USB-C port, HDMI and two USB ports. This design enabled the cell phone to lay flat and function as a touchpad or even continue being used as a phone in...
delivered over USB, mainly by communicating to the power supply and negotiating a voltage. Quick Charge is supported by devices such as mobile phones which run...
found in prior iPhone models; however, a USB-C to Lightning cable is included; this change was retroactively applied to other iPhone models sold by Apple...
of the USB Power Delivery standard in 2012, and the USB-C connector in 2014, USB-C has become a widespread standard for charging mobile phones. A situation...
Global Information
