Dave,
I highly recommend that you try network provisioning the Polycom
phones you have. The configuration access and tweaks available in
the config files is nearly infinite and can be used to address most,
if not all of the issues that you mention here.
Here's a decent run-down on network provisioning the Polycom:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Polycom+Soundpoint+IP+501
While it may not be practical to go this route for a single desk
handset, it can be a life-saver in a larger network rollout.
I hope that this helpful.
Bryan M. Johns
Partner
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On Mar 22, 2007, at 6:51 PM, dave cantera wrote:
bryan,
can it be that polycom is the best?
my headset doesn't work with the 600 volume resets to default on
every hangup,
speakerphone resets intermittenly (haven't figured out why),
my 301 has a speaker phone but no mic (very useful!), every config
changes reboots the phone taking 60+ seconds to restart,
if you change 'Registration 4' *and* 'Registration 5' only the
submit button you clicked on updates, the other registration
remains the same...
granted, I haven't tried the server tftpboot option, but even so,
making minor changes is quite a chore... perhaps once you hack
though it and things settle out, it gets better?...
please help me in my miss-understanding of polycom, I am still
looking for a good sip phone... maybe you could convince me to give
them another chance?
thanks for your help.
daveC
Bryan M. Johns wrote:
Chris,
Having deployed every major brand of sip handset in numbers
greater than 100, I can say that I recommend the Polycom product
hands-down for these types of roll-outs. Provisioning and
management are superior and the product if of generally better
quality than the SPA line.
If you want more details, please feel free to contact me off-list.
Thanks,
Bryan M. Johns
Partner
Shelton | Johns Technology Group
office: 678:248:2637 x:1500
direct: 678:229:1809
iaxtel: 700:248:2637 x:1500
http://www.sheltonjohns.com
On Mar 22, 2007, at 3:50 PM, Chris Bagnall wrote:
Greetings list,
Does anyone have any experiences they'd like to share deploying
these phones in medium-size asterisk setups, e.g. 40+ users? I
have a project coming up to deploy 100 phones over 2 offices and
the client rather likes these phones. Are there any obvious
pitfalls/configuration difficulties/quality issues etc. using
these phones? If so, what alternatives would people suggest with
a similar feature set and price range?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Chris
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