I think Cisco VoIP phones are absolute works of art. The first time I saw one, I wanted them,
That being said, I use Polycom IP 500s and I absolutely love them. The speakerphone is excellent, configs are pretty simple once you know what you are doing with them, and the phone is very aesthetically pleasing. Firmware can be updated by placing the .ld files on an FTP server and telling the phone where to get configs. Very simple to do. The compatibility is good for using them with Asterisk with no surprises. My $0.02 Cheers, Wiley -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Max Clark Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:03 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom vs. Cisco IP Phones Hi all, I am working on building a new VoIP PBX. Looking at the current market for phones it seems my best "enterprise" options are the Cisco and Polycom phones. I have some experiance with the Cisco 7940G, but the process of flashing the phone with the SIP firmware left a bad taste in my mouth (not to mention the added expense for the phone). What is the general consensis about the polycom IP phones? Are they good? Are they better than Cisco? What do I do for the receptionist's station? Thanks in advance, Max -- Max Clark max [at] clarksys.com http://www.clarksys.com _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
