[Asterisk-Users] Sipura SPA-841 Phone Review

[Trevor Peirce]

John Novack wrote:

> For many years in the key system world there has been a disagreement 
> as to how, after setting up a conference call,  how one should be able 
> to break the conference or drop one party.
> Many key and hybrid systems work just as you describe, and probably 
> just as many do not.
> The user needs to read the manual before operation, but few ever bother.
> The manual clearly states to press the hold button, placing BOTH calls 
> on hold, then the line key for the call you want to continue.
> As with  the "reply" vs "reply all" issue  on a mailing list, each 
> camp has their reasons why it should work a given way.

Well... it's just different than other phones I've used.  Would be nice 
to make it a configurable option :)