On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:23:21 +0800, Stuart Elvish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Definitely agree - don't even try using the Grandstream for a > receptionist (among other things the phone probably won't hold out > physically for more than a few weeks if it makes it that far).
:-) > 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). The lack of alpha caller ID is a downside. We're using the alpha string for all sorts of things, eg: to display the trunk a call came in on "Private Line", a queue "QUEUE: Sales", in addition to the name of the caller where supported. It's certainly noticeable when absent. > 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. They are more expensive, which is a downside to the Cisco phones. I bit the bullet and bought a few varying models, but it was a bit of a financial hit. I have the final say on company purchases, so there is no boss to contend with. > 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. You'll need a TFTP server to get the SIP firmware on the phone. For small deployments you can configure the options on the phone itself, but for anything more than 2 phones, I'd recommend a TFTP server. > Stuart -Shaun _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
