I'll third the Polycom units. We use SoundStation IP 4000s in our conference rooms and they work great. But yes, they are expensive.
- Chris On 24 Dec, 2007, at 7:20 AM, Michael Graves wrote: > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:29:46 -0000, Chris Bagnall wrote: > >> Greetings list, >> >> Does anyone have experience with SIP conference phones? I need to >> source a couple for a client, but I'm not really familiar with the >> market - i.e. what's available, what's decent quality, etc.. >> >> A cursory googling has led me to the Polycom Soundpoint IP4000 at >> around the £450 mark - any thoughts on this? >> >> If anyone knows a good Polycom wholesaler in the UK, I'd be really >> grateful if you could fire me some contact details off-list, or >> post them to the -biz list (to avoid cluttering this non-biz list). > > Can't help with the UK contacts, but the Polycom conference phones are > first rate. Very pricey, but high quality devices. > > Dedicated conference speakerphones have huge advantages over using > even > a good phone with a speakerphone feature. The directional positioning > of microphones and ability to add extra mics at the table ends can > be a > huge improvement. > > I've also used the Phoenix Audio Duet, which is a USB speakerphone > devie for use with a soft phone client. This was a very good > speakerphone device and only around $150. They have a version called > the Duet Executive that allows several to be connected to provide > coverage of a large board room. I see that they also have a new model > called a Quattro with further enhanced capabilities, including an > analog line interface. If cost is a factor I'd look at these as an > alternative. > > Michael Graves > -- > Michael Graves > mgraves<at>mstvp.com > o713-861-4005 > c713-201-1262 > sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype mjgraves > fwd 54245 > > > > _______________________________________________ > --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