Re: Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-10 Thread Dane Trethowan
You need Skype installed on your computer, the phone uses Skype through the Skype API, from that controls on the front of the phone can be programmed to answer/end calls and launch other Apps. I did read somewhere that the volume up/down buttons could be used to scroll through contacts but it s

Re: Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-10 Thread tim cumings
Hi, Dane. The question I have about the polycom phone is how do you skype a particular contact using the phone? Do youhave to have skype open as well as the polycom software, or can you accessibley scroll through your skype contacts using the polycom software. On 9/9/2015 11:20 PM, Dane Treth

Re: Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I also neglected to mention that the Pollycom Skype phone comes with a 3.5MM headphone socket so you can plug a set of headphones into the unit if you wish to take a private call. If you like you can also use this device - with headphones connected - as a very good quality playback device for m

Re: Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I can’t see why it wouldn’t work with non Skype devices though how well it will work is the interesting question, the device is your standard sound device however some extra add-ons and plug-ins are installed that Skype runs, I know these provide control functionality to the buttons on the front

Re: Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-09 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
to bad it won't work with non skype devices but this is nice none the less Hank On 9/9/2015 8:20 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Quite some time ago I wrote to the list bemoaning the fact that a good Desktop phone seemed incredibly hard to find, at the time my 12 year old Panasonic desktop pho

Phone Suggestions Pollycom

2015-09-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Quite some time ago I wrote to the list bemoaning the fact that a good Desktop phone seemed incredibly hard to find, at the time my 12 year old Panasonic desktop phone had died. Another list member suggested that I lookup the range of Polycom products, a most useful suggestion though I fou