[Asterisk-biz] Business Phones

[Kristian Kielhofner]

Jim Soriano wrote:
> We've just installed one of the new Sipura SPA-841 handsets on our 
> Asterisk PBX and it seems to deliver a lot of bang for the buck.
> 
> It's physically half of the size of the Cisco 7960s that we're also 
> using, has excellent build quality and "real phone feel".  The keypad 
> was a little sticky when first used, but it's loosened up nicely.  The 
> speakerphone function is excellent, and the controls all operate 
> logically.  Downsides: only one Ethernet port, no PoE (at least I don't 
> think it supports it) and the LCD angle is non-adjustable -- you sort 
> have have to have the phone close to you to get a good read angle.  
> Also, it's a pain to provision.  Seems that Sipura doesn't want to 
> provide auto-provisioning tools for small quantity purchasers.
> 
> But, for less than $99 each (2-lines, another $30 if you want 4-lines) 
> they provide good value, IMHO.  I'll be buying some more of them.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim

Jim,

	How many phones do you have?  Sipura is usually pretty good about 
giving out their provisioning tools...

--
Kristian Kielhofner