They have recently been ticked as well, plus the firmware has become some what stable.... that having been said I am not sure when the last update came out and it does have a couple of "quirks". We have the system "time out" (or send the dialed digit string) after 4 seconds of no dialing which works well - but that depends on the user environment and what they expect from the phone system. The other problem is that Grandstream don't display any type of alpha caller id - they are purely a digit based caller ID presentation (it tries to present an alpha sequence but it doesn't work at all).
Don't get me wrong - they are still the bottom of the range / basic phone IMHO and Cisco do seem to work a lot better, but are also more expensive and my boss won't pay for one.
What sort of setup is involved for the Cisco as far as config files etc? I am used to plug and play phones (Zyxel, Grandstream, HOP etc) which require minimal configuration and have no licensing issues with them. I know for the Polycom you need to get a TFTP server for XML config files running, and I believe you need something similar for Cisco phones.
Stuart
On Wednesday, Feb 16, 2005, at 06:55 Australia/Perth, Shaun Ewing wrote:
The Grandstream is useless for any serious calling, and would not be recommended for a receptionist. We've had it do all sorts of nasty things including putting a call on hold indefinitely when trying to transfer. One particular version of the firmware also caused problems with our network. It's also necessary to press "send" after dialing a number (or wait for the timeout). No A-Tick either.
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