[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 vs 7905

[Scott Laird]

I'm interested in picking up a Cisco SIP phone, but I don't have enough 
information to decide between the 7940/60 family and the 7905/12 
family.  Between the wiki and Cisco's web site, it seems clean that the 
7905/12 don't have a speakerphone, and that the 7905 doesn't have a 
built-in Ethernet switch.  The wiki suggests that the 7905/12 has a 
better SIP implementation and a higher-resolution screen, but that's 
about all that I can find comparing the two.  Can anyone with both of 
them give me a bit more information?

A few things that I'm interested in:

-  XML directory support: how many entries supported, how many lines 
displayed on the screen on each?

-  SIP Alert-Info ringtones.  The 7960 can choose from the standard 
bellcore set right now, but not custom tones.  How does the 7905 
compare?

-  XML services.  Is there a difference, or indeed any documentation 
anywhere?

-  SIP implementation quality.  The wiki suggests that the 7905 works 
better, but with no examples.  Are there actually problems with the 
7960?

-  Lifespan.  The 7960 is currently running v6.3, while the 7905 is 
running v1.01.  Cisco seems to be be putting more work into the 
higher-end family.

-  Subjective usability.  Does either one work or feel better?


Thanks.


Scott