The last generation didn't have a Mic. Not sure about current units. You can however use them with a headset / mic.
Bria does work on the iPod Touch. That little Samsung 3.5" has it all over that thing though for like $150 US. The 4" is around $200 and the 5" is $250. Mike On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Andrew Radke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Philippe > > I'll look in to testing the Acrobits apps. Do they effectively start and > run in the background automatically or do they need to be run once manually > to get going? > > Has anyone tried using iPod Touchs as a handset for a SIP phone? I think > they may only have a speaker at the bottom with the microphone and none > where your ear would be on an iPhone. Otherwise they could be a fantastic > iOS device for a SIP phone. > > > Andrew Radke > Yuruga Nursery Pty Ltd > Clonal Solutions Australia Pty Ltd > PO Box 220 > Walkamin Qld 4872 > Phone: (07) 4093 3826 > Fax: (07) 4093 3869 > Email: [email protected] > Web: www.yuruga.com.au > > On 18/04/12 9:30 PM, Philippe Laurent wrote: > > Curious about the Galaxy Player, can it be used as a handset, or is it > speakerphone only or bluetooth required? > > Regarding iPhone apps, we tried Acrobits SIP and Acrobits Groundwire (a > few more biz features such as transferring), both are polished apps and > worked very well. As Tony pointed out, battery life suffers (figure on less > than a day's charge), and your quality experience will rely strongly on > your wifi deployment. The ability to have a device that allows you to work > with business apps as well as communication (email, voice, txt) is > priceless, but in the end we did not deploy this type of technology due to > our high noise environment, large glass in a fairly tough environment, and > the need to have devices with battery life that could extend beyond two > shifts (16 hours). > > We chose the KIRK line because of excellent battery life, excellent > (almost scary) signal penetration in our factory environment, abuse > survivability, and the ability to send targeted alerts to the phones > (maintenance alerts, etc) with the 6000 server and 6020 phones, which > replaced lost functionality that the iOS/Android platform would have > delivered primarily. > > Your scenario seems to be different, and the iOS/Android choice may be a > truly tenable solution, given the deployment of a high quality wifi > environment. > > Philippe > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:00 AM, Tony Graziano < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> In your case I would test coverage with "any" app, besides counterpath, >> you can try the free 3cx (Android and iOS) app and others. The biggest >> thing you will find with wifi -- battery life/talktime (especially when >> received wifi signals are weak), don't hold up nearly as long as DECT. So >> your wifi deployment, coverage has a lot to do with battery life and >> talktime. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:01 AM, Andrew Radke <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi Tony, >>> >>> We are looking at outdoor coverage but with a lot of trees and >>> vegetation. >>> >>> Considering your response it shows that things have changed in recent >>> years too… >>> >>> We do also have large wifi coverage already and are constantly >>> increasing it. In the past it seemed that wifi was considered universally >>> terrible. Has that changed? >>> >>> And are there any good smartphone apps? I guess it would be Android >>> rather than iPhone since it is possible to get reasonable Android handsets >>> cheaply on prepaid plans and then don't use the cellular side at all. But >>> for those of us with existing iPhones is there any recommended apps? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Andrew Radke >>> Yuruga Nursery Pty Ltd >>> Clonal Solutions Australia Pty Ltd >>> PO Box 220 >>> Walkamin Qld 4872 >>> Phone: (07) 4093 3826 >>> Fax: (07) 4093 3869 >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Web: www.yuruga.com.au >>> >>> On 17/04/2012, at 8:04 PM, Tony Graziano wrote: >>> >>> You need to explain what kind of coverage you need and what kind of >>> wireless infrastructure you have (if any). >>> >>> Snom makes a dect phone which also has wireless repeaters and should >>> work fine. The battery life and talk time is very good and does not >>> interfere with wifi at all. >>> >>> If you have a wifi infrastructure you could opt for an app on a >>> smartphone. >>> On Apr 17, 2012 12:56 AM, "Andrew Radke" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Just a query to see what the current thoughts are on cordless phones. >>>> >>>> We probably need 2-3 phones fairly soon that can transfer calls. It >>>> would be nice (but not immediately required) to have the phones capable of >>>> switching between multiple base stations due to the physical area to be >>>> covered. 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