I will agree with most of what you say about the polycoms, but here is one thing to help you out. The Polycom 501 has an HTTP configuration interface; I set up mine thru http://127.0.0.1:8088/asterisk/static/phones where /var/lib/asterisk/static-http/phones contains the polycom TFTP directory members.
-----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Rob Hillis Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:10 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: > We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? > $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. > True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users