[Asterisk-Users] Grandstream GXP-2000

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On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Michael J. Liberatore wrote:
> Well the gxp-2000 has BLF, the polycom 501 does not correct?  I had an
> astra 480i and it was prety bad, but I was going to test the 9133i for
> an inexpensive phone to compete with the gxp2000.  The gxp2000 is not
> bad though, the new firmware helps a lot, but once they work out the
> echo bugs fully and the various minor stuff it will be a good sub $100
> phone.  I am yet to find a phone under $300 that's perfect... The snom
> 360 is nice, but I have lots of problems with those too.  I havent tried
> any polycom's though and starting to think they might be some of th
> ebest...

The GXP2000 is good value for the money. It is not a great phone but for 
your $80 you get a lot more than one would expect. 7 programmable buttons
with BLF, Backlight, dual 100bt. Stuff you dont find on some phones over 
twice the price...

All phones have their warts, even cisco. For $80 I can live with the 
GXP2000's warts, grandstream do seem to be actively improving the firmware 
and fixing what they can. Asterisk features (mwi, blf) "just work" out of 
the box without the gyrations one has to go through for other vendors phones.

I have some $200+ phones which have some serious warts and the vendors do 
not seem terribly interested in fixing them. Big money does not always 
mean good value.

-Dan