[Asterisk-Users] SoftPhones: Bad, or just bad QoS?

[Tom Rymes]

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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Tzafrir Cohen
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 7:50 AM
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> 
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 05:19:05AM -0400, Tom Rymes wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > > as well as the software, while the Polycoms can be centrally 
> > > > managed via TFTP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS, etc.
> > >
> > > You mean: getting close to almost barely good enough to be as 
> > > managable as a local software?
> > 
> > No, I mean, if I have 50 extensions, I can create one config file, 
> > arrange it however I need on the server, and manage the 50 
> phones from 
> > my desk via ssh, etc. With softphones, I will have to get 
> up and walk 
> > to each desk to change settings if I need to.
> 
> This is software. Use manageble software. If "software" means 
> separate setup on each desktop, then don't use it. If you 
> spend that much time on setting up phones, imagine how long 
> it takes you to update other software packages. This is, 
> then, a symptom of a general problem.

Sorry, I wasn't aware of a softphone that was easily managed centrally,
without resorting to thin clients, and all of their associated expense
(can't use linux clients). Which ones are?

Tom