Hi Reza, I am using Asterisk 1.4.25 currently running on OpenWrt (pid = 1077) nothing special on the Asterisk side, on the phone I tried both H263 and H264 they both work fine, as long as the other side using the same H263 or H264.
[2003] type=friend user=2003 secret=Secret host=dynamic nat=yes canreinvite=no disallow=all allow=ulaw allow=h263 allow=h264 allow=h263p callgroup=1 pickupgroup=1 call-limit=99 allowsubscribe=yes qualify=yes For details please refer to the following thread http://pbxinaflash.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8273 besides the normal voice/video calls, I am using the phone at my bedside as morning alarm; my sons of 5 and 11 are playing with the phones with other features such as video recording/voice recordings, even web surfing, they consider the phones as great toys as well. Thanks, Chris Chen On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Reza - Asterisk Consultant < [email protected]> wrote: > Gentlemen, please share more details as per your Asterisk versions, and > settings here. Though screen shot is somewhat a challenge here - please > provide some config details. > > Both your experiences are quite the opposite of mine, so would appreciate > some technical feedback here - to get it rolling. > * > * > *Thanks and regards,* > *Reza.* > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Liviu Toma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a couple of these as well, installed behind NAT firewalls and > > talking over the internet to my hosted asterisk (on a hosted server, > > public IP) and I had no issues. Also video calls are working fine in > > this scenario. > > > > Liviu > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Chris Chen <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > I bought two Nortel 1535 phones from ebay, I should share my own > > experience > > > vs your experience with the list here > > > > > > e. Sound quality is crap > > > > > > Compared to Polycom/Aastra/Snom phones I have, its quality is the same > > level > > > as Aastra phone > > > > > > f. Managed to get it working over a LAN exclusively. > > > I have one phone working via Wireless, one phone with wired LAN, I > didn't > > > test with any SIP servers outside my LAN, but lots of users do > > > > > > g. No video / H264 or H263 in the LAN with Asterisk. > > > I have one phone registered with my Asterisk, one phone registered with > > my > > > FreeSWITCH, none of them is Nortel or SipX platform, the video calls > > using > > > H264 and H263 with Asterisk/FreeSWITCH or mix all working very well. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Chris Chen > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Reza - Asterisk Consultant < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> To make the long story short my friend, they are crap! > > >> > > >> Its not true that I did not like the phone due to firmware issues. > > >> > > >> I did not like it because of the following issues: > > >> a. zero access to latest firmware > > >> b. poor or no access over NAT > > >> c. does not perform in a Hosted environment > > >> d. Inability to keep registrations ongoing > > >> e. Sound quality is crap > > >> f. Managed to get it working over a LAN exclusively. > > >> g. No video / H264 or H263 in the LAN with Asterisk. > > >> h. No Web UI to log into. > > >> i. A bloody pain in the behind to provision the phone to your userid > > and > > >> password via the number pad. > > >> > > >> By the time you are done programming the userid and password via the > > >> telephone interface and keypad, it will be at least 10 minutes. > > >> > > >> There is no proper and easy support for this on Asterisk, contrary to > > other > > >> people's claims. It does work, flawlessly on sipX and Nortel > > platforms. > > >> Well... it better be working on Nortel platforms because its made by > > >> Nortel. > > >> > > >> Yes, people have had success - but extremely limited success on > Asterisk > > >> (and that too within a LAN only). > > >> > > >> They are not cheap if you are using it on Asterisk. It will be an > > >> expensive paper weight. > > >> > > >> In my opinion, you should not have to spend more than a minute or two > - > > to > > >> configure a phone manually to connect to your PBX, hosted or in-house. > > >> Though I am not fond of Grandstream phones, I must say that in my > tests > > >> the > > >> Grandstream video phones worked flawlessly and was provisioned in > > minutes. > > >> There was clear and consistent video over two sets of Grandstream > video > > >> phones connected across continents. You also get to see your own > video > > >> echo > > >> back to you in a regular echo() test. > > >> > > >> You truly get what you pay for. > > >> > > >> Cheers! > > >> Reza. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Bruce N <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > Hi Everyone, > > >> > I know that this came up on the list before and I think Reza didn't > > >> really > > >> > like the phone due to firmware issues but it seems that it's making > > some > > >> > news these days. > > >> > http://nerdvittles.com/?p=703 > > >> > One thing that it impresses me is that it does OpenVPN. Wooo,,,,that > > is > > >> > 100% a bonus. But really what is the catch. IP Video phone under > $100. > > >> Are > > >> > these knock offs from China? Did someone steal the blueprint for the > > >> frame > > >> > and copied the software? Are these cheap because they are one line > > >> support? > > >> > Can anyone weight in? > > >> > Thanks,Bruce > > >> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
