Jason Tower wrote:
i have three polycom 501s for my business, all connected to a remote
asterisk server using sip, they work without a hitch. very nice
units, and nearly half the cost of a cisco 7960. only had them a few
months so i can't speak about their durability, but they feel very solid.
jason
The A-man knows his stuff. Those Cisco phones are built tough and really
last. We've seen some beaten and abused Cisco's come through here... but
they still work just fine.
The Polycom's seem to be pretty good too - though they don't have the
long pedigree that the Cisco's have. The Polycom's give you a bit more
value (cheaper with more features). Currently those are the only two
brands I would recommend. The *good* cheaper brands tend to burn out
early. The bad ones just get flaky.
Jon Carnes
FeatureTel (VoIP for business afraid to do Asterisk alone)
Also, having done lots of side-by-side testing with the Polycom vs the
Cisco speaker phone, I can say that the Polycom is actually a notch or
two better. To put it in context, that's saying something, because when
I first heard that I wouldn't believe it, because the Cisco 79{4,6}0s
have exceptional speaker phones. The Polycom just has a nicer, fuller
sound with more bass, while still maintaining equally good mid-voice
range. In retrospect, since Polycom is primarily known for their
conference-room speaker phones, it shouldn't be too surprising.
Having said that, the Cisco phones are sleeker, and have a nicer GUI
interface, IMHO. And the speaker phone is really just fantastic unless
you've got it sitting right next to a Polycom. :)
Aaron S. Joyner
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