Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Olivier wrote: Do we agree on the fact you can't change a S68 handset display name (S68 should be the model name of the handset included in a S685IP package) from a computer ? If my memory serves me right, you can change S685IP base station settings but not handset settings (display name, subscription to an other base station, ...), isn't it ? You can certainly give each handset a more sensible name if that's what you mean... From the web interface to the base station you can do this easily. My three handsets are now called Alan's, Helen's and Kitchen. You can, according to the manual subscribe each handset to up to 4 different base stations. The actual process of registering the handset requires manually pressing the Page button on the relevant base station, whilst the handset is in register me mode... Hope this helps. Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Hi Alan, yeah, latest Siemens DECT phones with VoIP support are quite the new Chuck Norris of cordless phones. Personally I use the C470IP on a business context and a C475IP at home (for the integrated answering machine). The audio quality is amazing, and the extra services are definitely a plus. I just found 2 big cons: * The transfer/hold modes is quite a pain, and it takes many keypress to activate, which doesn't make them suitable for all people * The firmware and ALL of the pre-recorded messages are in german. I had some customers a little scared about this! What do you think? Bye Marco Alan Lord ha scritto: Hi there, in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. Here's my overview and review so far... http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ Cheers Al ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
I also bought the door intercom HC450 it also works like a charm The only drawback: It's not possible (to my knowledge) to make a call TO the HC450-intercom from asterisk The only drawback sofar with C470IP and C475IP are it's not possible to assign ONE handset dedicated to the landline in respect to OUTGOING calls you allways have to pre-dail something. Alan Lord schreef: Marco wrote: Hi Alan, yeah, latest Siemens DECT phones with VoIP support are quite the new Chuck Norris of cordless phones. Personally I use the C470IP on a business context and a C475IP at home (for the integrated answering machine). The audio quality is amazing, and the extra services are definitely a plus. I just found 2 big cons: * The transfer/hold modes is quite a pain, and it takes many keypress to activate, which doesn't make them suitable for all people * The firmware and ALL of the pre-recorded messages are in german. I had some customers a little scared about this! What do you think? Bye Marco Hi Marco, As I've only had them a few days and so haven't used all the features yet. Call transfer is one that I do need to do but, I guess it's the same with most things, once you get into a routine I don't think that 2 or 3 keypresses will seem a chore. As for the language, the phones I bought are for the UK market and everything is English. I have heard of Australians, who seem to have to buy from the UK or Europe getting German or Dutch versions before but it wasn't a problem here. These are UK market units. Ciao Al ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Marco wrote: Hi Alan, yeah, latest Siemens DECT phones with VoIP support are quite the new Chuck Norris of cordless phones. Personally I use the C470IP on a business context and a C475IP at home (for the integrated answering machine). The audio quality is amazing, and the extra services are definitely a plus. I just found 2 big cons: * The transfer/hold modes is quite a pain, and it takes many keypress to activate, which doesn't make them suitable for all people * The firmware and ALL of the pre-recorded messages are in german. I had some customers a little scared about this! What do you think? Bye Marco Hi Marco, As I've only had them a few days and so haven't used all the features yet. Call transfer is one that I do need to do but, I guess it's the same with most things, once you get into a routine I don't think that 2 or 3 keypresses will seem a chore. As for the language, the phones I bought are for the UK market and everything is English. I have heard of Australians, who seem to have to buy from the UK or Europe getting German or Dutch versions before but it wasn't a problem here. These are UK market units. Ciao Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Quoting Marco [EMAIL PROTECTED]: * The firmware and ALL of the pre-recorded messages are in german. I had some customers a little scared about this! I have German units too (of the S675IP), but it's easy to switch the menu language to English. If the pre-recorded messages are still in German (and I believe they are), then I don't think anyone has noticed, since I let Asterisk do my voicemail for me. However, if you want to use the unit's integrated answering machine -- in English -- I would think that would just be a question of finding and installing a UK firmware version... unless maybe the pre-recorded messages are separate files. Cheers, Jaap PS -- I opted for the German versions because they cost significantly less. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Jaap Winius wrote: snip / However, if you want to use the unit's integrated answering machine -- in English -- I would think that would just be a question of finding and installing a UK firmware version... unless maybe the pre-recorded messages are separate files. Cheers, Jaap I recall reading somewhere that there are codes you can enter to change things like this. It might have been on one of the Gigaset forums, but I can't remember. As an aside, I noticed while scanning the back of the manual, that the software, or some if it at least, is LGPL and you can download the source. I've added a link on my blog: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/30/siemens-gigaset-uses-lgpl/ Also, for those who struggled with the vcard import, here's a link: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/30/s685ip-and-the-vcard-format/ Cheers, Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Do we agree on the fact you can't change a S68 handset display name (S68 should be the model name of the handset included in a S685IP package) from a computer ? If my memory serves me right, you can change S685IP base station settings but not handset settings (display name, subscription to an other base station, ...), isn't it ? ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
2008/4/30 Olivier [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Do we agree on the fact you can't change a S68 handset display name (S68 should be the model name of the handset included in a S685IP package) from a computer ? If my memory serves me right, you can change S685IP base station settings but not handset settings (display name, subscription to an other base station, ...), isn't it ? I checked with Gigaset QuickSync (for S68H and other bluetooth enabled handsets) software latest version : it allows contacts sync but nothing for other settings (display names, language, base station association ...) ... ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
AFAIK Siemens ceased distribution of their Gigaset line in North America a few years ago either you find a wholesaler that is importing grey market items or you buy it from a distributor overseas. On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:17:11 +0100, Alan Lord wrote: Hi there, in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. Here's my overview and review so far... http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ Most excellent review! I've been waiting for the C6xxIP series to be available in the US. I hope that it happens soon. Michael -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:05:47 -0400, Andreas van dem Helge wrote: AFAIK Siemens ceased distribution of their Gigaset line in North America a few years ago either you find a wholesaler that is importing grey market items or you buy it from a distributor overseas. Was there any particular reason? I guess they're just not in the consumer electronincs business in North America. They seem to be more in the industrial end. On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:17:11 +0100, Alan Lord wrote: Hi there, in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. Here's my overview and review so far... http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ Most excellent review! I've been waiting for the C6xxIP series to be available in the US. I hope that it happens soon. Michael -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Quoting Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED]: in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. ... Sounds great, especially where you say that you got MWI to work with Asterisk. I bought a couple of S675IP units a few months ago and have never been able to get MWI to work. The relevant lines that I've added to my phone's SIP config are: subscribemwi=yes [EMAIL PROTECTED],1234 I'm using Asterisk v1.4.19. AFAIK, this is a firmware problem that, according to voip-info.org, also affects the c470ip (same firmware), but Siemens has yet to fix. Cheers, Jaap ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
Hi there, in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. Here's my overview and review so far... http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ Cheers Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Siemens Gigaset S685IP Review
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:17:11 +0100, Alan Lord wrote: Hi there, in case anyone is interested, I've just taken ownership of a small home network (3 handsets) of the brand new Siemens DECT PSTN/VOIP phone. It works great with Asterisk. Here's my overview and review so far... http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ Most excellent review! I've been waiting for the C6xxIP series to be available in the US. I hope that it happens soon. Michael -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
