[Asterisk-Users] Re: Polycom FW

[Douglas Garstang]

I don't think you can beat the Polycom's for design, features, configuration options and functionality tho. :)

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Wilson Pickett [mailto:spamsucks2005 at gmail.com] 
	Sent: Sun 1/22/2006 10:32 AM 
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	Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Polycom FW
	
	

	> I second your opinion that Polycom needs to change their policy on this.
	> "Strengthening the Reseller Channels" is one of the more nonsensical
	> justifications for not publicly providing updates for their own product.
	
	Especially in light of the fact that you can easily and legally get
	the source code and images for $50 Chinese phones based on the PA186
	chips. Ok, the phones aren't anywhere near as good as Polycoms, but
	many good inexpensive phones do have easily accessible SIP and IAX2
	images freely available, including in beta.
	
	Further, Polycom SIP phones have the longest boot time of any phone
	I've ever seen (something like 5 min, compared to a Sipure, less than
	60 seconds) and the worst web interface of any device I've ever seen
	anywhere, so it isn't like they're defending the edge either.
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