Linksys SPA900 Series IP phones are good and run on POE w/ the built in switch. The have both just make sure you get the ones w/ the switch inclusive. They have some cheap 1, 2, 4, 6 line phones. We have this setup w/ SRW2008MP (This is only 8 port, but have up to 48 port POE). This way you can stick w/ one vendor for your VOIP. Makes support much easier when integrating and you don’t get finger pointing.
Only other phone I could really recommend is the PolyCom they seem to be decent. DO NOT get phone w/ the power brick. Steve Wofford www.uctrlit.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mikel Lindsaar Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 02:00 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones Hello list, I am doing some work for a non profit group. As part of this, I am going to be putting in a 30 handset Asterisk solution. We are trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, as this job includes cabling, I am looking at POE solutions. On the switch side, I am considering something like some Netgear ProSafe FS726TP 24 port switches, or maybe the equivalent Linksys SRW224MP 24 port switch. About 4 of these will run the phones and computers on the network connecting back to a gigabit switch handling the phone and other servers. On the phone side VOIP phones The price range sort of limits me to: * Aastra 9112i * Snom 300 * Polycom 320 * Cisco CP-7906G (But I believe this won't handle SIP out of the box?) Any good bad stories of the above? One thing I like about the Aastra is being able to go POE from a switch, to the Aastra, then out of the second port on the Aastra and into the PC. Regards Mikel
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