[asterisk-biz] Cheapest HW SIPphone?

[Leo Ann Boon]

Cardiff IT Support Ltd wrote:

> On 15/06/06, *Matthew Rubenstein* <email at mattruby.com 
> <mailto:email at mattruby.com>> wrote:
>
>            Who's got the cheapest (new) SIP handsets that provide
>     *just dialtone*
>     (and dialing/ringing/talking/hearing)? In other words, the SIP
>     equivalent of $5 POTS phones. That actually work, and will survive a
>     normal adult user's use for at least a year or so.
>
>            And is there any equivalent cheapest IAX handset?
>
>  
> As far as I know, the Grandstream BT101.  Great for testing but not 
> commercial. (About GBP40)
>  
> And the AT-Com AT-320 for IAX2. (About GBP45)

Phones built using PA168 chipset are the cheapest. Works for SIP and 
IAX. 18 months ago, I could get them for about US$50/pc in low 
quantities. I'm sure the price has dropped since. IIRC, the AT-320 is 
using this chip.

See http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-PA168