[Asterisk-Users] best hardphone for Asterisk?

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Which public STUN servers are you using or did you setup your own? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cullin J. Wible [mailto:cwible at algorim.com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:56 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial 
> Discussion'; 'Iain Barker'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] best hardphone for Asterisk?
> 
> We've used a number of the polycom 301 and 501 phones in our office.
> 
> We have also deployed a dozen of the Linksys SPA-1001 
> single-line FXS adapters using G726, SIP, NAT and STUN. They 
> are extremely reliable and easy to deploy - $60-$70 US each.
> 
> We tested a number of IAX hard phones and didn't find 
> anything that was reliable and/or suitable for our corporate 
> setting. We really wanted to run IAX for remote users, but 
> eventually decided that SIP/STUN was easier to support.
> 
> We also tested the IAXy device and found that it's inability 
> to use DNS resolution, only be configured on Linux, and only 
> run ulaw/alaw made and that it cost more then the SPA-1001, 
> which can use DNS, G726/G729 and has web-based configuration 
> for less money the more attractive option.
> 
> We also tested the IAX hard phone made by AT-COM only to find 
> that a number of features such as call transfer do not work.
> 
> For home/remote users: setup STUN, and use a SPA-1001. For a 
> corporate setting I highly recommend the Polycom phones.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Cullin J. Wible
> Co-Founder & CTO
> Email Data Source, Inc.
> 212-514-8900 x1006
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Doug Crompton
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 11:49 PM
> To: Iain Barker
> Cc: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] best hardphone for Asterisk?
> 
> Iain,
> 
>  Thanks for the repsonse but you are kidding me right? From 
> what I can see if I bought this phone and two remotes my 
> outlay would be close to $800 US.
> This is NOT a home device unless you have nothing better to 
> do with your money!
> 
> You can buy a lot of single line wireless phones and FXS 
> devices for that amount!
> 
> Doug
> 
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Iain Barker wrote:
> 
> > Doug,
> >
> > What you are describing sounds like the Aastra 480-CT, a base 
> > Ethernet/SIP screenphone supporting multiple wireless 
> handsets [but as 
> > this is a non-commercial list I won't go into more detail 
> here, google 
> > for the above model number if you're interested in more info.]
> >
> > - Iain
> >
> > ---
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:08:48 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] best hardphone for Asterisk?
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > 	<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
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> >
> > Still awfully pricey for home use and the styling is not 
> there for a 
> > bedroom or many other areas of a modern home. What we need is a 
> > wireless sip phone modeled like the panasonic or uniden which allow 
> > multiple extension off of one base. The base would connect to the 
> > internet. The other problem is many of these phones require 
> power, so 
> > even if you have backup for your central system the phone 
> still needs 
> > to be on it. Power over ethernet would help.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> 
> 
> "Those that sacrifice essential liberty to obtain a little 
> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."  -- Ben 
> Franklin (1759)
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