[Asterisk-Users] What business IP phone to use

[Chris Bagnall]

> I hear some 
> people praising the GXP2000 phones and I gotta wonder what 
> they are smokin (regardless of firmware revison) so I just 
> don't know who to believe anymore.

As one of those who's praised the GXP2000, I feel I should just add that
it's all relative *to the price point*. The GXP2000 is probably the best
phone I can get hold of at that price point (£70 or so) here in the UK. The
9133i is £80 + PoE injector (£14), which is quite a big increase in budget
on 20 or 30 phones.

> Is there any unbiased comparison of various phones and 
> features anywhere.

As the discussion about the GXP2000 showed, it's not really features that's
important - it's more a question of reliable firmware, build quality, etc.

If you're after one or two nice office phones, I don't think you can beat
getting 2nd hand Cisco 7960s off ebay, putting the latest SCCP firmware on
them and using them with chan_sccp. I've done that at 3 locations where I
spend lots of time, and I really like the feel of the 7960. I can't justify
the price of them new, but from auction, the prices are far more reasonable
(going rate seems to be about £110 in the UK).

Regards,

Chris
-- 
C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited
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