Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation
Hi We use Snom phones pretty exclusively and find them to be really good. So long as you get the firmware version up to 7.3.28 you shouldn't have any issues. They are really good for remote configuring and management and also have a really nice web interface for the user to use if the phones and PCs are on the same network. Ish Pascal Bruno wrote: I would love to hear some inputs on Aastra and Snom IP phones. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Jeff LaCoursiere j...@jeff.net mailto:j...@jeff.net wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Tim Nelson wrote: - Gordon Henderson gordon+aster...@drogon.net mailto:gordon%2baster...@drogon.net wrote: If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones. Gordon The same can be said for the US versions. My experience has been it's not a case of 'if' the PSU will fail, but 'when'. In a past (less intelligent) life, I deployed a fair number of the GXP2020s and GXP2000s. There are not very many of them left that haven't completely died(the phone itself), and of those left, they've all had power supplies replaced. I cannot speak for the quality of the later devices from Grandstream. After being burned, it's a bit hard to look at them again when there are so many other quality devices available (think Polycom, Aastra, etc). --Tim I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am *trying* to stabalize the new video phones they have come up with. I have several GXV3000 and GXV3140s. I got through central provisioning using their java based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd bugs. If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply stops answering calls. The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like doubling every digit pressed. This is all fine and I know they are new products, but what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support. The forums are next to useless, and the firmware releases are always coming very soon. Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways. Echo, bad audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc. Again, support is non existant. So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself leaves a lot to be desired IMO. j -- _ -- 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 -- Pascal B. http://www.kameleonlabs.com/ Samuel Goldwyn http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/samuel_goldwyn.html - I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong. -- Ishfaq Malik Software Developer PackNet Ltd Office: 0161 660 3062 -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On the 'used' market I can't really fault the Swissvoice 1P10S (The SIP version). Web Browser/Phone configuration, simple, works flawlessly with Asterisk, can take a headset and around £10-£20 used. -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
Hi! On the 'used' market I can't really fault the Swissvoice 1P10S (The SIP version). Web Browser/Phone configuration, simple, works flawlessly with Asterisk, can take a headset and around £10-£20 used. Agreed - but do note that this is a single line phone (correct me if I am wrong). And although hardly anyone will be interested: It also works fine with Asterisk using MGCP instead of SIP. By the way it appears that Innovaphone is still selling this as IP110. http://www.innovaphone.com/index.php?id=125L=0 The latest SIP firmware I am aware of is dated Jul 2006: build 101b4 If anyone happens to know about a later version I'd be interested to learn more about it. Philipp -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am *trying* to stabalize the new video phones they have come up with. I have several GXV3000 and GXV3140s. I got through central provisioning using their java based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd bugs. If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply stops answering calls. The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like doubling every digit pressed. This is all fine and I know they are new products, but what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support. The forums are next to useless, and the firmware releases are always coming very soon. I have 4 GXV 3000's. They're in a residential setting - my own/wifes family so we can keep in-touch and see the new baby... I would not recomend them for business use just yet though - and by the sounds of it, the others have issues too. And the 3000's are not that new - at least a year old! Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways. Echo, bad audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc. Again, support is non existant. I've rescued 2 companies so-far from their PBX device and installed Asterisk boxes. The few handytones I've used have seemed OK though. So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself leaves a lot to be desired IMO. Even though I use their phones, I'd have to agree here. They do have some nice innovations, but I get the feeling that they've bitten off more than they can chew - for the money I've not found anything better than the GXP2000 - and my clients, who always seem to be budget concious SMEs (mostly 5-20 staff) like them too, but ... But Grandstream, if you're listening - Get a Grip! You could have something really good here, if only ... Gordon -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
I have always found that the marginal extra cost of a Polycom, Snom or Cisco phone is very, very well worth it in the long run versus the giant catastrophe that is Grandstream and other low-budget hardware. The customers seem to agree. Budget-conscious doesn't have to mean masochistic. -- Sent from mobile device On Feb 11, 2010, at 6:37 AM, Gordon Henderson gordon+aster...@drogon.net wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am *trying* to stabalize the new video phones they have come up with. I have several GXV3000 and GXV3140s. I got through central provisioning using their java based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd bugs. If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply stops answering calls. The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like doubling every digit pressed. This is all fine and I know they are new products, but what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support. The forums are next to useless, and the firmware releases are always coming very soon. I have 4 GXV 3000's. They're in a residential setting - my own/wifes family so we can keep in-touch and see the new baby... I would not recomend them for business use just yet though - and by the sounds of it, the others have issues too. And the 3000's are not that new - at least a year old! Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways. Echo, bad audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc. Again, support is non existant. I've rescued 2 companies so-far from their PBX device and installed Asterisk boxes. The few handytones I've used have seemed OK though. So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself leaves a lot to be desired IMO. Even though I use their phones, I'd have to agree here. They do have some nice innovations, but I get the feeling that they've bitten off more than they can chew - for the money I've not found anything better than the GXP2000 - and my clients, who always seem to be budget concious SMEs (mostly 5-20 staff) like them too, but ... But Grandstream, if you're listening - Get a Grip! You could have something really good here, if only ... Gordon -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010, Alex Balashov wrote: I have always found that the marginal extra cost of a Polycom, Snom or Cisco phone is very, very well worth it in the long run versus the giant catastrophe that is Grandstream and other low-budget hardware. The customers seem to agree. Budget-conscious doesn't have to mean masochistic. I actually give customers the choice - maybe that's their downfall! (or mine!) But the GXP2000 has been a very good platform for me. I'm still happy to use it. Gordon -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
SPA504G seems to be a good choice since I don't want to have any issues and this still have the same provisioning scheme I'm working right now. Also I like the HD feature.. what is the bandwith consumption for that feature? It will work only between 2 spa504 right? or any G722 device can interoperate with it? Sebastian -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
Sebastian Milioto wrote: Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, Sebastian Sebastian Milioto ITC Cid Campeadro 440 Rio Tercero, Cordoba, Argentina msn: sebamili...@hotmail.com mailto:sebamili...@hotmail.com We use Linksys SPA's and SNOM in our offices, and couldn't be happier. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation
try Yealink, this is damn good phone and we distribute in India. Rgards MT Kondela www.kevesystems.com On 2/10/10, Sebastian Milioto smili...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, Sebastian Sebastian Milioto ITC Cid Campeadro 440 Rio Tercero, Cordoba, Argentina msn: sebamili...@hotmail.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] IP Phone recommendation
Don't use Grandstream if you want quality and stability. Also check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Sebastian Milioto Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:39 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, Sebastian Sebastian Milioto ITC Cid Campeadro 440 Rio Tercero, Cordoba, Argentina msn: sebamili...@hotmail.com -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation
I was recommended Polycom phones. I tested some. And now, I LOVE them. Look at the Polycom IP321. It's a great phone with provisioning and two lines. Dont know about G729, but I'd be surprised if it didn't support it. From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Peder Sent: 10 February 2010 15:51 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Don't use Grandstream if you want quality and stability. Also check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Sebastian Milioto Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:39 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, Sebastian Sebastian Milioto ITC Cid Campeadro 440 Rio Tercero, Cordoba, Argentina msn: sebamili...@hotmail.commailto:sebamili...@hotmail.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] IP Phone recommendation
On 10 Feb 2010, at 15:50, Peder wrote: check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. I second that. They're rock solid, good audio quality and easy to provision. S -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
Polycom 331's are also in the same price range, and offer good features as well. All my polycoms are provisions with option 66 on dhcp, and an ftp site with cfg files that are build from a mysql database from sip users table. From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Peder Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:51 AM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Don't use Grandstream if you want quality and stability. Also check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Sebastian Milioto Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:39 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, Sebastian Sebastian Milioto ITC Cid Campeadro 440 Rio Tercero, Cordoba, Argentina msn: sebamili...@hotmail.com -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 I'd like to jump in here as well, with the Aastra 57i. It is easy to configure with asterisk, provision and is not that badly priced either. - - Tommy William Stillwell (Lists) skrev: Polycom 331’s are also in the same price range, and offer good features as well. All my polycoms are provisions with option 66 on dhcp, and an ftp site with cfg files that are build from a mysql database from sip users table. *From:* asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Peder *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:51 AM *To:* 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Don’t use Grandstream if you want quality and stability. Also check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. *From:* asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Sebastian Milioto *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:39 AM *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion *Subject:* [asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Thanks very much in advance, -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREKAAYFAkty3gsACgkQ573V05EH/pZOUwCfdwbZD1Bs+PG1iD4WBWwaP3KL 0+wAn3pysUcluzjjcW43hqTa1JSlEwbf =0pyC -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On 10.2.2010 18:06, Steve Howes wrote: On 10 Feb 2010, at 15:50, Peder wrote: check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. I second that. They're rock solid, good audio quality and easy to provision. S SPA504G - 1 more vote for it. It is worth having 4 lines even if you need 1 initially. SPA504G supports G722 and sound is awesome even if you do not not use teh HD sound. If you do not care that mcuh about HD sound and do not need PoE SPA941 is a excellent choice - you get really a lot for the price Peter -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
I see... problem with spa941 is it dont have LAN port (I'm thinking NAT the customer PC) Sebastian On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Peter peterp...@aboutsupport.com wrote: On 10.2.2010 18:06, Steve Howes wrote: On 10 Feb 2010, at 15:50, Peder wrote: check out the Cisco SPA504G. They are the newer versions of the SPA922, support multiple lines and are fairly cheap too. I second that. They're rock solid, good audio quality and easy to provision. S SPA504G - 1 more vote for it. It is worth having 4 lines even if you need 1 initially. SPA504G supports G722 and sound is awesome even if you do not not use teh HD sound. If you do not care that mcuh about HD sound and do not need PoE SPA941 is a excellent choice - you get really a lot for the price Peter -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
SPA504G - 1 more vote for it. It is worth having 4 lines even if you need 1 initially. SPA504G supports G722 and sound is awesome even if you do not not use teh HD sound. If you do not care that mcuh about HD sound and do not need PoE SPA941 is a excellent choice - you get really a lot for the price Peter Coming from someone who uses 7940's and 60's: has Cisco/Linksys embraced SIP compatibility with asterisk more completely with the SPA504G's than they have the 7940 series? Lack of features on the 7940's is frustrating, and makes me hesitant to try other Cisco phones, even if the SPA504G is newer. --Brent -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Brent Torrenga li...@torrenga.com wrote: Coming from someone who uses 7940's and 60's: has Cisco/Linksys embraced SIP compatibility with asterisk more completely with the SPA504G's than they have the 7940 series? Lack of features on the 7940's is frustrating, and makes me hesitant to try other Cisco phones, even if the SPA504G is newer. SIP support in newer generations of the 79XX series is much better. I believe that their goal is to have 100% feature parity between the SIP and the SCCP images, they are probably 90% now. Whether Asterisk supports all of those features is another matter though. -- Jeff Ollie -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Brent Torrenga li...@torrenga.com wrote: Coming from someone who uses 7940's and 60's: has Cisco/Linksys embraced SIP compatibility with asterisk more completely with the SPA504G's than they have the 7940 series? Lack of features on the 7940's is frustrating, and makes me hesitant to try other Cisco phones, even if the SPA504G is newer. --Brent I talked to the Cisco SPA guy at the 2009 Astricon convention about this - according to him, the SPA line is a completely different team than the 79xx series team. Thus, the SPA (and especially the new SPA5xx series) had better support for SIP out of the box, because that's what they were originally designed for (whereas the 79xx series was built for SCCP and CUCM). There was even a document (https://www.myciscocommunity.com/docs/DOC-10647) that listed how to make the SPA5xx series phones work with asterisk. The phones were really nice, but I haven't seen one outside of a demonstration environment. As far the OP's question, I've successfully used Polycom, Cisco, and Aastra phones, all in the price range listed, that have been very nice and support all the options you've requested. -- Thanks, --Warren Selby http://www.selbytech.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] IP Phone recommendation
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Sebastian Milioto wrote: Hi all, I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones like: Cisco-Linksys SPA922 u$s 146 Grandstream GXP-2000 u$s 105 Snom 300 u$s 119 The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to low): - Stability (device don't hang in any way) - Voice quality using G729 - Provisioning So what device do you suggest according I said above? Is there another device which deserves attention? Since you've had one negative for the Grandstream, I'll balance it and give them a positive... Now, it's true to say that Grandstream phones haven't been without their probems in the past, but the current generation are really nice. The GXP2000 has been about for a long time too and I've not had any issues with them in the past 18 months or so. They've undergone a few hardware revisions too. I statically provision all my phones and use a perl utility called gsutil. They can be provisioned from a tftp server though, but I've never done this. They sound fine, and have plenty of features that are easy to use - call transfer - big backlit display (now variable contrast and brigtness) 7 easy to use speed dial/BLF buttons, etc. If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones. Gordon -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
SPA504G is LINKSYS with newer look and HD :-) Expect all you had in Linksys SPA9XX + more. I personaly have both phones - differences are not a lot :) Peter On 10.2.2010 20:31, Jeffrey Ollie wrote: On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Brent Torrenga li...@torrenga.com wrote: Coming from someone who uses 7940's and 60's: has Cisco/Linksys embraced SIP compatibility with asterisk more completely with the SPA504G's than they have the 7940 series? Lack of features on the 7940's is frustrating, and makes me hesitant to try other Cisco phones, even if the SPA504G is newer. SIP support in newer generations of the 79XX series is much better. I believe that their goal is to have 100% feature parity between the SIP and the SCCP images, they are probably 90% now. Whether Asterisk supports all of those features is another matter though. -- _ -- 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] IP Phone recommendation
- Gordon Henderson gordon+aster...@drogon.net wrote: If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones. Gordon The same can be said for the US versions. My experience has been it's not a case of 'if' the PSU will fail, but 'when'. In a past (less intelligent) life, I deployed a fair number of the GXP2020s and GXP2000s. There are not very many of them left that haven't completely died(the phone itself), and of those left, they've all had power supplies replaced. I cannot speak for the quality of the later devices from Grandstream. After being burned, it's a bit hard to look at them again when there are so many other quality devices available (think Polycom, Aastra, etc). --Tim -- _ -- 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
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Hi! Lack of features on the 7940's is frustrating, and makes me hesitant to try other Cisco phones, even if the SPA504G is newer. Here are two quotes that make me stay away from Cisco/Linksys: Firmware can be downloaded from the Cisco Support Center (registered partners only - password required) [...] Here is a 96-second screencast showing navigation to the firmware: http://screencast.com/t/CUnxfoAX; A 1.5 min screencast to explain how to download firmware?! ;-) Philipp -- _ -- 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
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Tim Nelson wrote: - Gordon Henderson gordon+aster...@drogon.net wrote: If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones. Gordon The same can be said for the US versions. My experience has been it's not a case of 'if' the PSU will fail, but 'when'. In a past (less intelligent) life, I deployed a fair number of the GXP2020s and GXP2000s. There are not very many of them left that haven't completely died(the phone itself), and of those left, they've all had power supplies replaced. I cannot speak for the quality of the later devices from Grandstream. After being burned, it's a bit hard to look at them again when there are so many other quality devices available (think Polycom, Aastra, etc). --Tim I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am *trying* to stabalize the new video phones they have come up with. I have several GXV3000 and GXV3140s. I got through central provisioning using their java based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd bugs. If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply stops answering calls. The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like doubling every digit pressed. This is all fine and I know they are new products, but what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support. The forums are next to useless, and the firmware releases are always coming very soon. Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways. Echo, bad audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc. Again, support is non existant. So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself leaves a lot to be desired IMO. j -- _ -- 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
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On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Philipp von Klitzing klitz...@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de wrote: Here are two quotes that make me stay away from Cisco/Linksys: Firmware can be downloaded from the Cisco Support Center (registered partners only - password required) [...] Here is a 96-second screencast showing navigation to the firmware: http://screencast.com/t/CUnxfoAX; A 1.5 min screencast to explain how to download firmware?! ;-) The SPA firmware only requires free registration - you do not need to have a SmartNET contract to get the firmware (according to their site and the conversation I had with the Cisco SPA rep at Astricon). -- Thanks, --Warren Selby http://www.selbytech.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
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I would love to hear some inputs on Aastra and Snom IP phones. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Jeff LaCoursiere j...@jeff.net wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Tim Nelson wrote: - Gordon Henderson gordon+aster...@drogon.netgordon%2baster...@drogon.net wrote: If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones. Gordon The same can be said for the US versions. My experience has been it's not a case of 'if' the PSU will fail, but 'when'. In a past (less intelligent) life, I deployed a fair number of the GXP2020s and GXP2000s. There are not very many of them left that haven't completely died(the phone itself), and of those left, they've all had power supplies replaced. I cannot speak for the quality of the later devices from Grandstream. After being burned, it's a bit hard to look at them again when there are so many other quality devices available (think Polycom, Aastra, etc). --Tim I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am *trying* to stabalize the new video phones they have come up with. I have several GXV3000 and GXV3140s. I got through central provisioning using their java based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd bugs. If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply stops answering calls. The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like doubling every digit pressed. This is all fine and I know they are new products, but what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support. The forums are next to useless, and the firmware releases are always coming very soon. Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways. Echo, bad audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc. Again, support is non existant. So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself leaves a lot to be desired IMO. j -- _ -- 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 -- Pascal B. http://www.kameleonlabs.com/ Samuel Goldwynhttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/samuel_goldwyn.html - I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong. -- _ -- 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
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I would love to hear some inputs on Aastra and Snom IP phones. I'm using Aastra 57i phones and like them. They can provisioned easily (without ANY entries from a local network). The support BLF and I'm also using the XML capability. -- _ -- 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
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At 02:18 PM 2/10/2010, you wrote: I would love to hear some inputs on Aastra and Snom IP phones. I've have 3 480i-CT Aastra phones in our house for 3 or 4 years now with no complaints. Took a year for the firmware to get where it is and there were some things I'd like changed, but I can't remember what they are any more. Other than loosing 1 cordless handset they've been rock solid. Ira -- _ -- 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
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On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 09:18:34AM -0500, Danny Nicholas wrote: I will agree with most of what you say about the polycoms, but here is one thing to help you out. The Polycom 501 has an HTTP configuration interface; I set up mine thru http://127.0.0.1:8088/asterisk/static/phones where /var/lib/asterisk/static-http/phones contains the polycom TFTP directory members. So anybody can ready anybody else's configuration? (that applies to just about any (T)FTP setup and static HTTP ones) -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com iax:gu...@local.xorcom.com/tzafrir ___ -- 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
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Cary Fitch wrote: We have a bunch of SNOM 360’s we are not using. I agree they are not intuitive to the user. They work ok in general. I would part with 15 or so at an attractive price, one or more, I like the Grandstream 2000 series. Easy to use, easy to set up, good web page. Priced nice on the wholesale market. Just don't /ever/ upgrade the firmware if you get one that is semi functional. My experience with the first five GXP2000s I bought means that I will not ever consider Grandstream products again. Maybe I got a bad batch, but they've been such a nightmare, I'll be happy to never see the things again. ___ -- 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
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On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Cary Fitch wrote: We have a bunch of SNOM 360ÿÿs we are not using. I agree they are not intuitive to the user. They work ok in general. I would part with 15 or so at an attractive price, one or more, I like the Grandstream 2000 series. Easy to use, easy to set up, good web page. Priced nice on the wholesale market. Just don't /ever/ upgrade the firmware if you get one that is semi functional. My experience with the first five GXP2000s I bought means that I will not ever consider Grandstream products again. Maybe I got a bad batch, but they've been such a nightmare, I'll be happy to never see the things again. I like Grandstreams, but yes, they have had issues in the past, and as you say, don't upgrade the firmware if you have one that does what you need it to do. New Grandstreams with the 1.6 series firmware have been very good indeed. The issues I've had have been when upgrading new firmware onto old hardware. There have been several hardware revisions of the GXP2000 and older phones just don't work that well with newer firmware. I have one which I bought over 2 years ago with the latest greatest on it - it works, but there are issues with audio quality occasionally (Once or twice during a call it buzzes for a few seconds! This doesn't happen with the same firmware on newer hardware platforms) Still - you get what you pay for, and I've yet to find a phone with the same features as the GXP2000 for the same price. Most of my customers like them - I offer them the choice of Grandstream and Snom - and at nearly twice the price for a Snom 360 vs. a GXP2000, most of them go for the Grandstreams... It's almost impossible to get to know every phone type really well - thats one disadvantage of an open standard (like Linux distributions!) but it's a small price to pay for compatability - I do have customers with Polycom, Linksys and ATL phones - all working for them though. Grandstream, Siemens and Snom (but not Snom for DECT!!!) are the ones I've decided to learn the most about... If only I have more time ( money!) to play with others... Gordon___ -- 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
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Right! Whatever somebody likes more! I just say that the Snoms look better at the side of my Mac. Wich is of course by far the superiour system. ;-) Chris John Novack schrieb: Hasn't this religious argument/discussion gone on long enough?? zoach...@securax.org wrote: I personally find the snom phones to look quite good compared to the american and chinese brands, might be a european thing though :) Zoa Geraint Lee wrote: I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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 __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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 ___ -- 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
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That would be correct, since the TFTP/HTTP setup is a world-readable one. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tzafrir Cohen Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:00 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 09:18:34AM -0500, Danny Nicholas wrote: I will agree with most of what you say about the polycoms, but here is one thing to help you out. The Polycom 501 has an HTTP configuration interface; I set up mine thru http://127.0.0.1:8088/asterisk/static/phones where /var/lib/asterisk/static-http/phones contains the polycom TFTP directory members. So anybody can ready anybody else's configuration? (that applies to just about any (T)FTP setup and static HTTP ones) -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com iax:gu...@local.xorcom.com/tzafrir ___ -- 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
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Check out the snom 300 or the snom 820... CS -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] Im Auftrag von Rilawich Ango Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Juni 2009 09:45 An: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Betreff: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation Hi all, Any good recommendation of IP phone in term of sound quality and price (reasonable) using with asterisk? ango ___ -- 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
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i quite like the aastra 55i phones, i find the sound quality is better than the polycom sound stations on loud speaker, and handset quality is perfect. 2009/6/3 Christian Stredicke christian.stredi...@snom.de Check out the snom 300 or the snom 820... CS -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] Im Auftrag von Rilawich Ango Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Juni 2009 09:45 An: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Betreff: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation Hi all, Any good recommendation of IP phone in term of sound quality and price (reasonable) using with asterisk? ango ___ -- 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 ___ -- 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
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On 03/06/09 08:37, Rilawich Ango wrote: Hi all, Any good recommendation of IP phone in term of sound quality and price (reasonable) using with asterisk? ango Not sure where you are in the world, or what you really need but I like the Siemens Gigaset IP DECT phones. The S685IP is really nice: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/27/siemens-gigaset-685ip-phones/ HTH 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
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Christian Stredicke wrote: Check out the snom 300 or the snom 820... Good lord... talk about two extremes... :) The Snom 300 is pretty good, but the 320 is much better and costs around a *third* of what the Snom 820 does. Stick with the older model snoms. So far I've seen nothing about the 820 to justify the significant extra expense. ___ -- 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
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On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:23:13PM +1000, Rob Hillis wrote: Christian Stredicke wrote: Check out the snom 300 or the snom 820... Good lord... talk about two extremes... :) The Snom 300 is pretty good, but the 320 is much better and costs around a *third* of what the Snom 820 does. I have been looking at a snom 300, which seems okay. the display goes a bit haywire occasionally - not sure why yet. Are the 320 worth the extra money ? Alex Stick with the older model snoms. So far I've seen nothing about the 820 to justify the significant extra expense. ___ -- 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 -- We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure. - George W. Bush 05/03/2003 Crawford, TX signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ -- 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
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Christian Stredicke wrote: Check out the snom 300 or the snom 820... Good lord... talk about two extremes... :) The Snom 300 is pretty good, but the 320 is much better and costs around a *third* of what the Snom 820 does. Stick with the older model snoms. So far I've seen nothing about the 820 to justify the significant extra expense. Build quality perhaps? I hope the newer models last longer than 2 years. ___ -- 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
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Alex Samad wrote: I have been looking at a snom 300, which seems okay. the display goes a bit haywire occasionally - not sure why yet. Are the 320 worth the extra money ? IMO yes, though it really depends on what you want from the phone. The Snom 320s handle transfers considerably better than the 300s and all round are a little easier to work with and use. The 12 programmable keys that can be used for lines, BLF indication, speed dials as well as other things are a big plus. They are easy to configure - and unlike many other makes of phone do /not/ reboot on the drop of a hat. The only real problem I have with the Snom 320 is the display - the display is a bit too small and /isn't/ backlit. considerably better than the 300s. Having said that, the display on the 320s are still much better than those of the 300s. ___ -- 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
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Alex Samad wrote: I have been looking at a snom 300, which seems okay. the display goes a bit haywire occasionally - not sure why yet. Are the 320 worth the extra money ? IMO yes, though it really depends on what you want from the phone. The Snom 320s handle transfers considerably better than the 300s and all round are a little easier to work with and use. The 12 programmable keys that can be used for lines, BLF indication, speed dials as well as other things are a big plus. They are easy to configure - and unlike many other makes of phone do /not/ reboot on the drop of a hat. The only real problem I have with the Snom 320 is the display - the display is a bit too small and /isn't/ backlit. considerably better than the 300s. Having said that, the display on the 320s are still much better than those of the 300s. We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. j ___ -- 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
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Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. ___ -- 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
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I will agree with most of what you say about the polycoms, but here is one thing to help you out. The Polycom 501 has an HTTP configuration interface; I set up mine thru http://127.0.0.1:8088/asterisk/static/phones where /var/lib/asterisk/static-http/phones contains the polycom TFTP directory members. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Rob Hillis Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:10 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. ___ -- 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
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On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. j ___ -- 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
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On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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
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I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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] IP phone recommendation
We have a bunch of SNOM 360's we are not using. I agree they are not intuitive to the user. They work ok in general. I would part with 15 or so at an attractive price, one or more, I like the Grandstream 2000 series. Easy to use, easy to set up, good web page. Priced nice on the wholesale market. Cary Fitch _ From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Geraint Lee Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:33 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] IP phone recommendation I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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] IP phone recommendation
I'll put in my $0.02CAD for Polycom. We use the 330s here. Singer Geraint Lee wrote: I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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 ___ -- 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
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I personally find the snom phones to look quite good compared to the american and chinese brands, might be a european thing though :) Zoa Geraint Lee wrote: I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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 __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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
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Hasn't this religious argument/discussion gone on long enough?? zoach...@securax.org wrote: I personally find the snom phones to look quite good compared to the american and chinese brands, might be a european thing though :) Zoa Geraint Lee wrote: I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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 __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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 -- Dog is my co-pilot ___ -- 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
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you could say it has, and you're right, it probably has :) but i personally find these threads help make the day pass a little faster 2009/6/3 John Novack jnov...@stromberg-carlson.org Hasn't this religious argument/discussion gone on long enough?? zoach...@securax.org wrote: I personally find the snom phones to look quite good compared to the american and chinese brands, might be a european thing though :) Zoa Geraint Lee wrote: I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and un-finger-friendly, in terms of reliability and quality, never had any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky look and feel so don't buy them. 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman dhart...@djhsolutions.com mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the Polycom IP 320? $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice quality. True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the Snom, a Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML config and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone Snom320) puts me off a little. However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily beaten. Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive quality phone. I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and unless you know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very frustrating experience. The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take that long to reboot. This is probably one of the better examples: http://www.kfife.com/voip/ Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made changes. Darrick ___ -- 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 __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4124 (20090602) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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 -- Dog is my co-pilot ___ -- 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] IP phone recommendation
How did I miss thins gem? Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned long time to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is through (T)FTP. I didn't say that, I said the person who developed the web interface should be forced to use it. Which is way worse than being taken out and shot. Especially when the exit button changes position in the middle of a menu operation. Maybe they need Flash in the phone? This said, damn fine sounding phones, especially in g722 on a wideband conference bridge like the one we talk on every Friday :) /r ___ -- 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] IP Phone Recommendation
Kris, I highly recommend the snom 320. Very easy to configure, and very easy to setup line appearances. As has already been mentioned, the idea of lines is a bit dated. For more information, read this: http://forums.digium.com/viewtopic.php?t=891. Sean Duracom ISP Lists wrote: We are going to replace our existing PBX system with an Asterisks box. I have 7 phone lines that come in and I need to get a phone that would support that many lines at minimum. Do you guys recommend any phones that you have used that work well. Kris ___ --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
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Anders Svensson wrote: We use Grandstream GPX2000 for this. It works ok. Support 11 lines in basic. Anders I also use this phone, have read about the 11 lines, but how does one 'manage' these lines? The first 4 are easy, you have buttons for that, but how can you use the 'others' ? (incoming/outgoing) ___ --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
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You can use the speeddial buttons. They are configurable Anders -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristof Hardy Sent: den 13 december 2005 09:17 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation Anders Svensson wrote: We use Grandstream GPX2000 for this. It works ok. Support 11 lines in basic. Anders I also use this phone, have read about the 11 lines, but how does one 'manage' these lines? The first 4 are easy, you have buttons for that, but how can you use the 'others' ? (incoming/outgoing) ___ --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] IP Phone Recommendation
We use Grandstream GPX2000 for this. It works ok. Support 11 lines in basic. Anders -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duracom ISP Lists Sent: den 12 december 2005 23:36 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation We are going to replace our existing PBX system with an Asterisks box. I have 7 phone lines that come in and I need to get a phone that would support that many lines at minimum. Do you guys recommend any phones that you have used that work well. Kris ___ --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] IP Phone Recommendation
Often when existing PBXs go and are replaced by IP phones, the installer/planner doesn't realize that the tern *lines* isn't really correct -- think *appearances* and it might help you visualize your needs a little more accurately. How many simultaneous calls must a phone user be in at once? Typically, all will be on hold except the active call anyway. Does it matter in your situation which 'line' a phone user dials out on? Would they notice if the dial tone being played in their ear doesn't come from the phone company directly? (maybe the user will dial another internal extension instead of an external one, asterisk of course would want to intercept that and not waste a phone line in doing so) See what I'm getting at? The IP phones don't talk to the PSTN at all. They don't know about it. They just trust asterisk to do it right. In our office we had to get away from the paradigm of X is waiting on line 4 and into the paradigm of I've got Mr. X parked for you on extension 704 to make this work, but boy has it beem worth it. You should have seen my bosses' eyes light up when I told him it was trivial to handle calls that hadn't provided callerid info differently. Moj Duracom ISP Lists wrote: We are going to replace our existing PBX system with an Asterisks box. I have 7 phone lines that come in and I need to get a phone that would support that many lines at minimum. Do you guys recommend any phones that you have used that work well. Kris ___ --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 -- Mojo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office Manger, Horan Company, LLC (907) 747- x112 ___ --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] IP Phone Recommendation
So every person needs to be able to have 7 or more calls on hold at one time? Usually 2-4 lines is normal as the architecture of an Asterisk system is generally different from a simple multi-line phone system. You need to think through the actual usage of the system and how internally Asterisk manages phone lines. Asterisk can support many many phone lines but each individual user doesn't need to be able to handle each individual line seperately. The system manages the lines and dishes them out to individuals as needed. -Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duracom ISP Lists Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 2:36 PM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation We are going to replace our existing PBX system with an Asterisks box. I have 7 phone lines that come in and I need to get a phone that would support that many lines at minimum. Do you guys recommend any phones that you have used that work well. Kris ___ --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] IP Phone Recommendation
I've been testing various phones with [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1.5 So far I like the Grandstream GXP-2000 for price and ease of configuration, though SideTone/ComfortNoise only comes with the current Beta code I like the SNOM 320 buts its more expensive. Its more of a business phone and doesn't have that Far Eastern product feel to it. I'll be looking at othwer too. When changing phone system its really important to let the users get a feel of both handsets and voice mail. Handset weight SideTone Layout Length of handset cord Robustness in some environment Voicemail Simplicity/Ease of use Speed All the fancy features of the switch are secondary! IanC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anders Svensson Sent: 12 December 2005 22:46 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation We use Grandstream GPX2000 for this. It works ok. Support 11 lines in basic. Anders -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duracom ISP Lists Sent: den 12 december 2005 23:36 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation We are going to replace our existing PBX system with an Asterisks box. I have 7 phone lines that come in and I need to get a phone that would support that many lines at minimum. Do you guys recommend any phones that you have used that work well. Kris ___ --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 This Inbound email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information on a proactive email security service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ___ This e-mail message and any attachments may be confidential and may also be a privileged communication. It is intended solely for the person(s)to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended addressee of the message you must take no action based on it. Please reply to this message to let us know you received it in error and also delete the message from your system. This disclaimer confirms that MessageLabs have swept e-mail and attachments for viruses on behalf of RSM Moffat Ltd. However it does not guarantee that either are virus-free and accepts no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. RSM MOFFAT LTD Registered in UK. [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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation ?
Gary G. Hendershot wrote: I have admired the Cisco 7960, the Polycom 600 and the Snom 200 more or less in that order of appeal all seem to be available in about the same general price range of $275-$350 street price (used ones for less on eBay) I am new enough to IP telephony gear that I have missed some other players that I should consider There's a long list of phones here: http://voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Phones The Uniden UIP200 offers good value (~$150). what I hope to get from the group is a little guidance from folks out there who may have already made a mistake that I should avoid info on any gotchas that I should be aware of would be appreciated Uniden gotcha's are also on the wiki: http://voip-info.org/wiki-UIP200 ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation ?
Do you need to use a real VoIP phone at the remote locations, especially those which will be behind a NAT? In particular, given that IAX traverses NAT more easily than SIP, I wonder if you would get better results buying a nice analog desk phone and an IAXy http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=iaxy. It doesn't sound like you're otherwise (consumer-grade DSL, legacy Panasonic stuff) trying to recreate a full corporate KS/PBX experience, just trying to get voice connections working. -- Greg Broiles, JD, EA [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lists only. Not for confidential communications.) Law Office of Gregory A. Broiles San Jose, CA ___ 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
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation ?
Is the poor shlob using Starband? Don't expect this to work AT ALL. Search the list for a discussion of the many why-nots of Satellite VOIP. Give him a cell-phone. -Original Message- From: Gary G. Hendershot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone Recommendation ? We will also need to deploy 8 additional units at remote locations that are on consumer type internet connections . mostly cable and DSL but one is on a satellite ISP (guy lives in the woods but writes beautiful code) . these remotes will need to traverse consumer grade NAT firewalls to reach the Asterisk server at the main office . ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
Hi Out of interest, (this may be not possible) but I think it would be an excellent idea to modify firmware to handle the IAX2 protocol. Especially since its a linux based phone. Thoughts? Regards Clive On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:54:59 + Joshua Colp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Yiannis, I have an ipDialog SipTone II sitting right beside me. Overall it is an excellent phone but lacks codecs. It only has ulaw, alaw, and g729. The speakerphone is adequate for most things, call transferring works, holding, volume controller, conferencing, 2 lines, it pretty much all works. The interesting thing about the phone though is that it runs Linux. Thanks to ipDialog sending me the firmware I have been able to modify it slightly to get a telnet prompt available. I can't release the firmware though, who knows what trouble I could get into... but below is a snippet of info. Oh, be on the watch... I may end up selling the phone when my Ciscos come. - Joshua Colp. /proc cat version Linux version 2.4.10-uc2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #1 Fri Mar 21 12:39:17 PST 2003 /proc cat cpuinfo Processor : STMicro STLC1502 rev 0 (v3l) BogoMIPS : 6.55 Hardware : STMicro STLC1502 Revision : Serial : On Monday 19 July 2004 12:04 pm, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Thanks, Yiannis ___ 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- _ For super low premiums ,click here http://www.dialdirect.co.za/quote ___ 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
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
Clive, Freshtel who provide the Firefly IAX softphone have some IAX hardware based phones coming out in the next few months. Cheers, Dean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 2004 4:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation Hi Out of interest, (this may be not possible) but I think it would be an excellent idea to modify firmware to handle the IAX2 protocol. Especially since its a linux based phone. Thoughts? Regards Clive On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:54:59 + Joshua Colp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Yiannis, I have an ipDialog SipTone II sitting right beside me. Overall it is an excellent phone but lacks codecs. It only has ulaw, alaw, and g729. The speakerphone is adequate for most things, call transferring works, holding, volume controller, conferencing, 2 lines, it pretty much all works. The interesting thing about the phone though is that it runs Linux. Thanks to ipDialog sending me the firmware I have been able to modify it slightly to get a telnet prompt available. I can't release the firmware though, who knows what trouble I could get into... but below is a snippet of info. Oh, be on the watch... I may end up selling the phone when my Ciscos come. - Joshua Colp. /proc cat version Linux version 2.4.10-uc2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #1 Fri Mar 21 12:39:17 PST 2003 /proc cat cpuinfo Processor : STMicro STLC1502 rev 0 (v3l) BogoMIPS : 6.55 Hardware : STMicro STLC1502 Revision : Serial : On Monday 19 July 2004 12:04 pm, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Thanks, Yiannis ___ 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- _ For super low premiums ,click here http://www.dialdirect.co.za/quote ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone recommendation
On Mon, 2004-07-19 at 09:04, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? So far our experience with the IP Dialog SipToneII is not good. It locks up after hang up on us, and just does not play nice. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get it working, we are all ears. The IP Dialog phone is running $200, while the Zip 4x4 is running $280-300 (depending on qty). We are deploying ~60 phones. Originally we were going to try and do 20 Uniden UIP200 and 40 Zip 4x4. We were unable to get our hands on a Uniden, and found that it would not even be available for an august deployment, so we decided to try the IP Dialog phone. The Uniden would have been a very worth while cost savings, as it's $150 and the Zip is $280 for our qty, but the $80 savings of the IP Dialog is not worth it to us. Harry What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Have not tried it but what about PhoneGaim? Thanks, Yiannis ___ 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 -- Harry McGregor, Computing Manager Tucson Support Group - U.S. Geological Survey University of Arizona - Environment and Natural Resource Building 520-670-5574 (office) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 520-661-7875 (Cell) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions/statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of the University of Arizona or the U.S. Geological Survey. ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone recommendation
I really wish a few users would help me with my Avaya 4602SW SIP phone as I believe I am the first to try it with Asterisk. Its a very modern looking phone, I've seen it on froogle for about $135, and it has a decent set of features, and Avaya is really good quality and has a good name in telephony. The Avaya 4602 has been out for a while, but they just released the SIP firmware for it about 1 week ago. The only issue so far that I have with it is that it stops working after I get a -- Got SIP response 481 Call Does Not Exist back from my.home.ip.address which occurs about 15 or 20 minutes after I plug the phone in, if I reset the phone it, again, will work for about 15-20 mins. On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 09:25:48 -0700, Harry McGregor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2004-07-19 at 09:04, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? So far our experience with the IP Dialog SipToneII is not good. It locks up after hang up on us, and just does not play nice. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get it working, we are all ears. The IP Dialog phone is running $200, while the Zip 4x4 is running $280-300 (depending on qty). We are deploying ~60 phones. Originally we were going to try and do 20 Uniden UIP200 and 40 Zip 4x4. We were unable to get our hands on a Uniden, and found that it would not even be available for an august deployment, so we decided to try the IP Dialog phone. The Uniden would have been a very worth while cost savings, as it's $150 and the Zip is $280 for our qty, but the $80 savings of the IP Dialog is not worth it to us. Harry What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Have not tried it but what about PhoneGaim? Thanks, Yiannis ___ 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 -- Harry McGregor, Computing Manager Tucson Support Group - U.S. Geological Survey University of Arizona - Environment and Natural Resource Building 520-670-5574 (office) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 520-661-7875 (Cell) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions/statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of the University of Arizona or the U.S. Geological Survey. ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone recommendation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 19 July 2004 12:04 pm, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Thanks, Yiannis One very nice phone is the Snom 200. Pricing is in the mid to high $200 and worth every penny. This phone is built for flexibility. I can be a five line phone, actually seven. Works well with * and is running Linux. You can have handset, speakerphone, special headset ala $135 and a normal $30 computer headset. At the same time! To be a bit nit picky: it does have an unusual cradle. It does not fall or slip into it, but it works OK. If you then get a stranded patch cable and apply power over ethernet (PoE) you got a very nice combo! - -- Steve They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA/GtxljK16xgETzkRAqiPAJ4rp5kVkCMgvdIaQ/cFFJl+Gt0hKACg2TMT WL6bq0h+fEUqSVYMP+BFqDA= =6McY -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ 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
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone recommendation
Hello Yiannis, I have an ipDialog SipTone II sitting right beside me. Overall it is an excellent phone but lacks codecs. It only has ulaw, alaw, and g729. The speakerphone is adequate for most things, call transferring works, holding, volume controller, conferencing, 2 lines, it pretty much all works. The interesting thing about the phone though is that it runs Linux. Thanks to ipDialog sending me the firmware I have been able to modify it slightly to get a telnet prompt available. I can't release the firmware though, who knows what trouble I could get into... but below is a snippet of info. Oh, be on the watch... I may end up selling the phone when my Ciscos come. - Joshua Colp. /proc cat version Linux version 2.4.10-uc2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #1 Fri Mar 21 12:39:17 PST 2003 /proc cat cpuinfo Processor : STMicro STLC1502 rev 0 (v3l) BogoMIPS: 6.55 Hardware: STMicro STLC1502 Revision: Serial : On Monday 19 July 2004 12:04 pm, Yiannis Costopoulos wrote: Hi, I am looking for some affordable IP Phones. Any experiences with the SipToneII by ipDialog? What about soft phones? Any recommendations there (for Windoze and Linux)? Thanks, Yiannis ___ 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
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
Hey thanks. Much appreciated! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Hester Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation Nathan, I am using the Pingtel phones at a customer site. I should be able to give a report in a couple of days Sincerely, Andy Hester Consero -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nathan Littlepage Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation Has anyone had the opportunity to use a PingTel phone with Asterisk? ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
At 08:14 13-8-2003 -0500, you wrote: Has anyone had the opportunity to use a PingTel phone with Asterisk? No, I have used the Pingtel softclient though, and it's supposed to be very similar. Works pretty well, although I seem to remember something about DTMF modes... Met vriendelijke groet, Florian Overkamp ObSimRef BV (http://www.obsimref.com/) ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
http://voipstore.atacomm.com/shops/Browse.aspx/27934028032-27934031360.htm Thats a good start.. bkw On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Fabrice Tereszkiewicz wrote: Hello, I would like to buy a SIP IP phone, but I don't know wich one to choose... Can you tell me wich IP Phone is known to work with Asterisk please. I've seen the Cisco 7940, but I don't know if it works, and how expensive is it ? I'm french, so if you know some french resellers, tell me. Thanks a lot, -- Fabrice Tereszkiewicz Sawadka.org ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
I've never actually placed a call with the budgetone, but it just looks and feels cheap. The Snom is much nicer, and I tend to find that the Cisco 7960s/7940s are quite nice as well. Matt Hardeman PaperSoft - Original Message - From: Uriel Carrasquilla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:12 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation How about when you compare the SNOM to the Budgetone, which one would you recommend for basic telephony? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation I wasn't refering to the costs of things on ebay.. I was talking about new prices.. Hell you could get a Ferrari on ebay for 20 bucks if you are really lucky.. :) Later.. On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 11:45, WipeOut . wrote: The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. Where can one get a SNOM 200 for less than a Cisco 7960? The Cisco's are about $300 on eBay (with power supply). I can't find a SNOM 200 on eBay, and retail seems to be $300. Steve ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
Has anyone had the opportunity to use a PingTel phone with Asterisk? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation IMHO for basic telephony I would say go for the Budgetone, At its price you can't go far wrong and it works.. I have heard some comment that it is too light and so feels cheap but I have had a Snom200 and a Budgetone side by side on the desk in front of me and they both felt the same to use.. In fact the only real thing I don't like about the Budgetone is that it is white.. If you are wanting stylish at a resonable price got for the Snom200 if you are wanting a phone that works with Asterisk and does what a phone should do at a very good price then go for the Budgetone.. You can get 2 Budgetone phone for the price of 1 Snom200.. I have just put a couple of Budgetone's into service for the first time this week and the reports I have got back from the users is that they prefer them to the Snom200.. I was even surprised at that.. Later.. How about when you compare the SNOM to the Budgetone, which one would you recommend for basic telephony? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation I wasn't refering to the costs of things on ebay.. I was talking about new prices.. Hell you could get a Ferrari on ebay for 20 bucks if you are really lucky.. :) Later.. On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 11:45, WipeOut . wrote: The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. Where can one get a SNOM 200 for less than a Cisco 7960? The Cisco's are about $300 on eBay (with power supply). I can't find a SNOM 200 on eBay, and retail seems to be $300. Steve ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
If I can convince finance I'll get one of the hard phones and see how it does. I'm trying to push the nifty features and java dev kit they have for them. Besides, Mitel phones aren't much different in price than Cisco 7900 series. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Florian Overkamp Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation At 08:14 13-8-2003 -0500, you wrote: Has anyone had the opportunity to use a PingTel phone with Asterisk? No, I have used the Pingtel softclient though, and it's supposed to be very similar. Works pretty well, although I seem to remember something about DTMF modes... Met vriendelijke groet, Florian Overkamp ObSimRef BV (http://www.obsimref.com/) ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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How about when you compare the SNOM to the Budgetone, which one would you recommend for basic telephony? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation I wasn't refering to the costs of things on ebay.. I was talking about new prices.. Hell you could get a Ferrari on ebay for 20 bucks if you are really lucky.. :) Later.. On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 11:45, WipeOut . wrote: The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. Where can one get a SNOM 200 for less than a Cisco 7960? The Cisco's are about $300 on eBay (with power supply). I can't find a SNOM 200 on eBay, and retail seems to be $300. Steve ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. All these have ben discussed many times in the list so search the archives and read up on them.. Hello, I would like to buy a SIP IP phone, but I don't know wich one to choose... Can you tell me wich IP Phone is known to work with Asterisk please. I've seen the Cisco 7940, but I don't know if it works, and how expensive is it ? I'm french, so if you know some french resellers, tell me. Thanks a lot, -- Fabrice Tereszkiewicz Sawadka.org ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
IMHO for basic telephony I would say go for the Budgetone, At its price you can't go far wrong and it works.. I have heard some comment that it is too light and so feels cheap but I have had a Snom200 and a Budgetone side by side on the desk in front of me and they both felt the same to use.. In fact the only real thing I don't like about the Budgetone is that it is white.. If you are wanting stylish at a resonable price got for the Snom200 if you are wanting a phone that works with Asterisk and does what a phone should do at a very good price then go for the Budgetone.. You can get 2 Budgetone phone for the price of 1 Snom200.. I have just put a couple of Budgetone's into service for the first time this week and the reports I have got back from the users is that they prefer them to the Snom200.. I was even surprised at that.. Later.. How about when you compare the SNOM to the Budgetone, which one would you recommend for basic telephony? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation I wasn't refering to the costs of things on ebay.. I was talking about new prices.. Hell you could get a Ferrari on ebay for 20 bucks if you are really lucky.. :) Later.. On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 11:45, WipeOut . wrote: The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. Where can one get a SNOM 200 for less than a Cisco 7960? The Cisco's are about $300 on eBay (with power supply). I can't find a SNOM 200 on eBay, and retail seems to be $300. Steve ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
I inquired to Grandstream about their resellers and they pointed me to an establishment that never got back to me with a quote, even after multiple reminders. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Sizemore Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation My users also like the Budgetones better then the Cisco 7960 phones. The Budgetones just handle echo better. (Cisco really need to get there echo problem fixed!) My only problem with the Budgetones is getting them. We would like to place an order for a 100 of them, and can't get Grandstream to take the order! Anyone know of a resaler that can take big orders on Budgetones? smile WipeOut . wrote: IMHO for basic telephony I would say go for the Budgetone, At its price you can't go far wrong and it works.. I have heard some comment that it is too light and so feels cheap but I have had a Snom200 and a Budgetone side by side on the desk in front of me and they both felt the same to use.. In fact the only real thing I don't like about the Budgetone is that it is white.. If you are wanting stylish at a resonable price got for the Snom200 if you are wanting a phone that works with Asterisk and does what a phone should do at a very good price then go for the Budgetone.. You can get 2 Budgetone phone for the price of 1 Snom200.. I have just put a couple of Budgetone's into service for the first time this week and the reports I have got back from the users is that they prefer them to the Snom200.. I was even surprised at that.. Later.. How about when you compare the SNOM to the Budgetone, which one would you recommend for basic telephony? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WipeOut . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation I wasn't refering to the costs of things on ebay.. I was talking about new prices.. Hell you could get a Ferrari on ebay for 20 bucks if you are really lucky.. :) Later.. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP phone recommendation
On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 11:45, WipeOut . wrote: The Cisco is from what I have heard a good phone but is VERY expenisve.. My suggestions would be to go with either a SNOM 200 or a Grandstream Bugetone.. Where can one get a SNOM 200 for less than a Cisco 7960? The Cisco's are about $300 on eBay (with power supply). I can't find a SNOM 200 on eBay, and retail seems to be $300. Steve ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
