Polycom are very solid phones … I’d put them “head to head” with the Cisco phones (the non Linksys branded ones) … different price bracket than the Grandstream/Linksys etc phones but the quality (look and feel) is quite noticeably different in my opinion too ..
Are they worth the difference? I’d say “it depends” … I used to have Snom and then Aastra phones in my home and they worked ok – eventually they died off (3-4 years) and I went to Polycom .. couple of more years and I’ll be more confident in saying they were worth the price (almost double if I recall)… YMMV.. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Gray Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Sip Phones I've heard decent things about the Grandstream DECT phones, but all 2nd hand and never tried them. Anyone have experience with those? A Wired Phone Question: I use mostly Linksys / Cisco wired with good results (good sound quality, good handsets). How does Polycom compare to the standard Cisco units? _____ On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Anyone used the Panasonic sip phones? I have a business office that doesn’t like the UBNT products due to the feel of the handset etc. They also want a DECT wireless option. Personally I am OK with AASTRA but in this situation I am trying to make front office folks happy. We will be turning down their old panasonic key system soon and I want to try to approximate the type of handset they have been using. Could just swap handsets but they don’t work and they don’t fit the switchhook of the sip phones.
