3Com is hopping on the VoIP bandwagon, this time hoping to steal a lead over its rivals by pitching a Wi-Fi equipped clamshell device rather than the more common candybar form factor.

Prosaically called the 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone, the handset looks like a mobile phone circa 2004, but if you don't mind the pre-RAZR looks, the phone has 802.11b/g Wi-Fi on board with WPA 2-level wireless security on board.

The 3108 will work with any VoIP service that uses the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) VoIP standard.

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Available now, the 3108 retails to business and enterprise customers for a whopping $415 (£220/€232) - considerably more than the better looking £156 ($293/€zz) Netgear SPH101, which we reviewed t'other week. ®

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