Graves, Thats what I was thinking, but hundreds of providers are still buying and selling the older line of Polycom phones, and I just don't understand why. They are typically more expensive than the VVX line, and have less features.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:37 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > --------- Original Message --------- > Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] What is your favorite line of IP Phones and Why? > From: "Colton Conor" <[email protected]> > Date: 3/26/15 11:25 am > To: [email protected] > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Nick, > > Thanks this is exactly what I am looking for. Yealink seems to be the up > and comer. How is their support? Their documentation and release notes look > like a joke, so I am a little concerned. There doesn't seem to be much > version tracking on bug fix numbering like Polycom is known for. > > Is there a reason to use the old Polycom IP line since the VVX series has > replaced it? > > > Quite the opposite. Software development of the older SoundPoint models > has ceased. The VVX series are still undergoing active development, so they > will be more supportable over time. > > > The Grandstream GXP2140 looks like one hell of a deal for under $100 > including 24BLF keys, but it looks like it looks like it has a paper insert > for the BLFs. In todays world with ever changing add moves drops do you > really think paper labels are even a viable option? Seems like a nightmare > to me. > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Nick Olsen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In the following order. >> 1. Yealink, (T41P, T46G, T48G) Easy to configure. Easy to upgrade. Just >> works. No real bugs that I've found. >> 2. Polycom, (IP330, 550, 650..etc) Just works. Not as easy to configure. >> Has a few oddities. But once it's up. It's pretty solid. >> 3. Grandstream. (GXP2140) Haven't had much seat time with them. But they >> might unseat polycom from the number two spot. Easy to upgrade/configure >> like the yealink. Just stay away from the android based ones. I've had some >> real issues with those. >> Used with Asterisk, Mostly in a hosted PBX environment. I really like the >> easy of using more advanced features in the yealink, Like multicast paging. >> BLF is super simple..etc. >> I will say though. I've got two Polycom IP650's in use at a local pizza >> place. Phones have queues on them for when customers call in. And are >> really put through hell. Hundreds of calls a day. Absolutely covered in >> flour and pizza. (The phone handsets are physically shiny now it's been >> handled so much). And it just keeps chugging (knock on wood). >> Nick Olsen >> Network Operations >> (855) FLSPEED x106 >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*: "Colton Conor" <[email protected]> >> *Sent*: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:46 AM >> *To*: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Subject*: [VoiceOps] What is your favorite line of IP Phones and Why? >> What is your favorite line of IP phones and why? What PBX or softswitch >> do you use these line of phones with? >> I would love to hear responses for both Hosted PBX applications, and >> On-Prem PBX applications. >> Is there any reason or need to use non IP phones in todays environment? I >> know NEC, Avya, and others make multiple digital non SIP phone systems. >> > _______________________________________________ VoiceOps mailing list > [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops > >
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