Linksys wireless VoIP phone shuns WiFi

Linksys is now offering a dual-mode wireless phone that doesn't use WiFi. No, that's not a contradiction in terms. The CIT310 (photo) works both with Yahoo Messenger with Voice and with the PSTN. But unlike most wireless VoIP or VoIM phones, the Linksys unit uses the DECT standard to communicate with a base station that plugs both into a PC's USB port and a PSTN wire. The phone has a color screen that lets users scroll through a buddy list or search for a local business. Estimated price: $100.

For more information about the wireless Linksys phone for Yahoo Messenger:
- read this PC World article