[Asterisk-Users] Best of the best of IP Phones

[Eric Wieling aka ManxPower]

Greg Boehnlein wrote:
> I've got Polycom and Cisco phones and quite frankly, I prefer the Polycom 
> Soundpoint IP-500 and 600 to my Cisco's now. All things being equal 
> between the phones, the following are why I prefer the Polycoms:
> 
> 1. Better speakerphone than the Cisco 7960s. Despite the fact that Cisco 
> licensed Polycom's SpeakerPhone technology, the SoundPoint IP 500 and 600 
> just sound and work better.
> 
> 2. Lower price point: $185 for a NEW SoundPoint IP 500 is better than the 
> $225 I see for used 7960s.
> 
> 3. FTP based provisioning. TFTP is fine, but doesn't work very well 
> through some NAT implementations. The PolyCom's can be centrally 
> provisioned from any FTP server, and NAT doesn't seem to be a problem for 
> it.
> 
> 4. More intuitive User Interface. My clients require less training and are 
> up and running quicker on the Polycoms.
> 
> These are my opinions.... I love BOTH phones, and you can't go wrong with 
> either choice, but for my needs the Polcom's work a lot better.

  The Polycoms also include a power supply and SIP firmware, which the 
Ciscos
do not.  Overall I just think the Polycoms are a better value.


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