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[Jonathan k. Creasy]

> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Jonathan k. Creasy wrote:
> 
> > I should have been more clear. I was talking about the IP301 which
> > doesn't have a full-duplex speakerphone. (Something I can't really
> > understand)
> 
> Huh? The IP301 can't really be considered a Speaker Phone, as it has
no
> microphone whatsoever. Full Duplex, Half Duplex don't apply when you
have
> one way audio and no Microphone.

Exactly my point. I was annoyed about the Polycom IP301 not having a
speaker phone or as Polycom likes to say "Not a full-duplex
speakerphone".

I don't understand why they would build the IP301 like it is, without a
microphone. 

> 
> The IP 500, 600, 501 and 601 have GREAT speakerphones, which far
surpass
> the Cisco 7960 in quality and tonality. While Cisco may have licensed
some
> technology from Polycom, their implementation of it pretty much sucks
> compared to the Soundpoint series.
> 
That is why I should have been more clear, the higher models do have
great speaker phones.