[Asterisk-Users] why even use SIP

[Jean-Michel Hiver]

Sys Admin wrote:

>After 20 posts, in 2005 the ideal setup for a new installtion of a 50
>user asterisk is:
>
>Option1: IAX2 with softphone firefly
>Option2: SIP with softphone 
>Option3: IAX2 with hardphones (which brand?)
>Option4: SIP with hardphones.
>
>Seems like we cannot come to a definite conclusion, poll ?
>  
>
On a LAN where NAT is not an issue I would go for SIP + decent 
hardphones with good echo cancellation.

On the internet with all sort of NATs + Firewalls, IAX is a must but 
unfortunately I don't know of any good, readily available hardphones.