[Asterisk-Users] Simple phone question

[Jonathan Miller]

Thanks Joe.  The polycom phones look pretty good.  The only odd thing is
that they make you use a reseller in order to get updates ;(

Sincerely,

Jonathan Miller 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Joe Greco
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:40 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Simple phone question
> 
> > 	Thanks for all the info Joe.  I would really like to 
> avoid cisco 
> > phones if possible.  We've been bitten so many times by 
> them already 
> > (Cisco Routers, Access Routers, Switches).  Generally they 
> provide no 
> > support without a contract, and even that does not keep them from 
> > end-of-lifing their products every year (or it least that's what 
> > happened with the brand new gear we've bought from them so 
> far.. i.e. 
> > as5200, as5350, catalyst3500xl).
> 
> Yeah, that's a problem, for sure.  It's a "no one ever got 
> fired for buying IBM" kind of thing.  Actually, I'm fairly 
> impressed with the 7960 though.
> 
> > I'd prefer someone else who will provide firmware fixes/updates 
> > without a contract.
> 
> That'd be, let's see, um, oh, "everyone except Cisco" I think.
> 
> My own reading suggests that Polycom would be the next thing to try.
> They have a number of phones roughly equivalent to the 
> various Ciscos, followed fairly closely by the Snom phones.  
> You will, of course, hear other opinions.
> 
> > Say, where's the wiki? 
> 
> You haven't found the WIKI?  http://www.voip-info.org ...
> 
> *Very* useful.
> 
> ... JG
> --
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