Is that not what the "early dial" option is for? In the GS 200 it dials immediately based on * dialpans with this option set. I am sure the 2000 has it also. I have no wait for any valid dialplan.
Doug On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Henry.L.Coleman wrote: > I have deployed the Grandstream 2000 with very little hardware problems. > Early firmware was petty rough but from 1.1.1.9 onwards is very robust. > Frankly it represents the best bang for your buck. The only thing that I > would like to see is a dial plan (which would speed up dialing). Most > IP-phones don't have this anyway so it's not a big deal. The only other > IP-Phone that I would consider is the Aastra 480i which is of a higher > overall quality but the display is not as bright as the GXP 2000 and is > difficult to view. > > PS they haven't ironed out all the bugs with the sidecar (56 button BLF/DSS) > > Henry L.Coleman CEO > *VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355 > Toronto Ontario > Canada > > > > Doug, > > > > Just a note on this subject: I have a Snom 320 at home, and it's got a > > nice > > orange MWI that's pretty visible (especially if the apartment is dark). At > > the office I have a Polycom 501. It's got a great red light right at the > > top > > of the phone in the middle. It's very visible unless the phone isn't > > facing > > you at all. > > > > Alex > > > > On 11/15/06, Doug Crompton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Well I have a Grandstream 200 in a home application and so far I have > >> been > >> happy with it. My biggest complaint is that 99% of these IP phones are > >> black!! > >> > >> One of the reasons I bought the 200 was because it has a bright red, see > >> across the room, message waiting indicator. I have not seen that spec'ed > >> on other phones. That doe not meant they don't have it, it is just not > >> spec'd. I imagine the multiline LCD's have it on the screen, but you > >> would > >> not see that unless you specifically walked over and looked. > >> > >> I would be interested if any other phones have message waiting > >> indicators > >> as visible as the GS 200. > >> > >> Doug > >> > >> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Tom Vile wrote: > >> > >> > They brake easy. > >> > Speaker phone is not very good. > >> > Overall sound not good compared to a Snom, Polycom or Cisco phone. > >> > Drop registrations with Asterisk randomly. > >> > Power supplies die. Had 4 out of 10 go bad within a year. > >> > LCD backlight died on 2 that I deployed. > >> > > >> > We only do the Snom 320 or 360's now and are just as easy to configure > >> and > >> > have alot of great options as well. > >> > > >> > On 11/15/06, Jeronimo Romero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > We are doing a medium sized office in NYC with 80 phones. The > >> customer > >> > > originally requested Polycom 601 phones. The COO also authorized us > >> to > >> > > purchase 2 Grandstream GXP2000 phones for the mail room. We find > >> these > >> > > phones much easier to configure and work with asterisk . They > >> support > >> BLF & > >> > > intercom right out of the box. They can also be centrally managed > >> and > >> > > provisioned. They also sound great and work in a very intuitive way. > >> We > >> > > don't have real life experience deploying this phone so I'm just > >> going > >> to > >> > > ask: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Is there a catch? Why the huge price difference? These phones seem > >> to > >> do > >> > > everything a busy corporate office would need. Is there a big > >> qualitative > >> > > difference between this phone and Polycom501/601?? Is there a major > >> problem > >> > > with this phone not disclosed by the manufacturer or vendors. Some > >> feedback > >> > > from people who have deployed them would be great. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks In advance. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > JR > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >> > > > >> > > asterisk-users mailing list > >> > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Tom Vile > >> > > >> > >> > >> "Those that sacrifice essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > >> safety > >> deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin (1759) > >> > >> **************************** > >> * Doug Crompton * > >> * Richboro, PA 18954 * > >> * 215-431-6307 * > >> * * > >> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > >> * http://www.crompton.com * > >> **************************** > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >> > >> asterisk-users mailing list > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Alex Robar > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > "Those that sacrifice essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin (1759) **************************** * Doug Crompton * * Richboro, PA 18954 * * 215-431-6307 * * * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * http://www.crompton.com * **************************** _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
