Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
On 1/22/07, Vikas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Get a couple of each phone and live with it for a week. You will soon find which one you like. Then repeat the process with a couple of 'decision makers'. Helpful though this list is, it can't take into account local factors like desk size, nature of business, office environment etc all of which play into the choice of phone. Perhaps you should be looking at the SNOM too ? Tim Panton www.mexuar.net www.westhawk.co.uk/ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 16:33 -0600, Jay Moore wrote: The only issue I have with the 480i, is that it's a little unintuitive in how to disable the X missed calls option. There's no option in the web-interface (I'm told one is coming, however), so you have to manually edit a .cfg file and send the info back to the phone. Any chance of sharing the config line, my wife sees missed calls and starts panicking. -- Dave Cotton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Vikas ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
IMO, the 480i, by a LONG shot. The 480i is easier to use, looks nicer, has better audio quality, easier to read, and has a great speakerphone. The web-interface is also leagues better than the tripe the Polycom phones have. The only issue I have with the 480i, is that it's a little unintuitive in how to disable the X missed calls option. There's no option in the web-interface (I'm told one is coming, however), so you have to manually edit a .cfg file and send the info back to the phone. Other than that, I have had zero problems with my 480i's, and nothing but frustration with any of the Polycoms I have on hand. HTH, Jay Vikas wrote: I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Vikas ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
If I commit to Aastra what do I for the: A. Receptionist B. Conference room Aastra does not seem to have a phone for these two functions. Any suggestions ? Vikas On 1/22/07, Jay Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMO, the 480i, by a LONG shot. The 480i is easier to use, looks nicer, has better audio quality, easier to read, and has a great speakerphone. The web-interface is also leagues better than the tripe the Polycom phones have. The only issue I have with the 480i, is that it's a little unintuitive in how to disable the X missed calls option. There's no option in the web-interface (I'm told one is coming, however), so you have to manually edit a .cfg file and send the info back to the phone. Other than that, I have had zero problems with my 480i's, and nothing but frustration with any of the Polycoms I have on hand. HTH, Jay Vikas wrote: I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Vikas ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
On Monday 22 January 2007 5:33 pm, Jay Moore wrote: The 480i is easier to use, looks nicer, has better audio quality, easier to read, and has a great speakerphone. The web-interface is also leagues better than the tripe the Polycom phones have. I have a very hard time believing that the 480i has better sound or a better speakerphone than Polycom. They've been in the business of high quality audio for many, many years. Aastra has, OTOH, been in the business of POTS telephones for about the same amount of time. Web interface: yes, absolutely correct. However nobody, and I mean nobody who has any sanity at all will be using a web interface for anything more than a onesie-twosie deployment. Polycom's win hands down (IMO) in this department. It's just amazing how you can deploy these things without ever touching the actual phone. I'm waiting for a polycom 802.11 phone, and praying the damn thing has bluetooth. -A. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
Your list seems to lean heavily to the Aastra, while I choose the Polycom 501/601 over the Aastra, I did like the unit I tested and the cordless. In the end the fact that most of the people using the phones would use the speaker phone, Polycom and their history of conference phones made the choice. We rolled 75 phones at one site and another 30 now at remote locations. As far a a receptionist phone, we choose to use a software operator panel instead of a phone that took up most of the desk, there were initial concerns but the results have been excellent. If you have not already done so grab a few people from different parts of the office and have them give their 2 cents, it will help to have their perspectives on the quality and feel of the phones. On 1/22/07, Vikas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Vikas ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Bruce Nortex Networks ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?
With over 300 Polycoms, and around 80 Aastra 480i under my belt here is my $0.02. 1. Sound quality, Polycom wins but the Aastra has excellent sound quality as well. 2. Complete product line, Polycom wins. 3. Cordless Aastra, although it's not the best cordless. 4. Backlit, Aastra 5. PoE, Aastra 6. Speakerphone, they both have good speaker phones. Although in general the answer to 1 goes here as well. 7. They both have 2 network ports, but I havnt' done any tests on the speed, I did however notice that when restarting the phone, the Polycom will not shut the network ports down, while the Aastra will. On another note, in general the Polycoms give me less problems. The Aastras are not yet that stable. See my next post to the list. On 1/22/07, Bruce Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your list seems to lean heavily to the Aastra, while I choose the Polycom 501/601 over the Aastra, I did like the unit I tested and the cordless. In the end the fact that most of the people using the phones would use the speaker phone, Polycom and their history of conference phones made the choice. We rolled 75 phones at one site and another 30 now at remote locations. As far a a receptionist phone, we choose to use a software operator panel instead of a phone that took up most of the desk, there were initial concerns but the results have been excellent. If you have not already done so grab a few people from different parts of the office and have them give their 2 cents, it will help to have their perspectives on the quality and feel of the phones. On 1/22/07, Vikas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP. I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the factor. Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order of priority) 1. Sound quality 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone (not on Aastra) 3. cordless (not on 501/430) 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430) 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501) 6. speaker phone 7. 2 network ports. Which one will you choose ? Vikas ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Bruce Nortex Networks ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
