[asterisk-users] Re: Newbie Questions - Grandstorm phones?

[Zeeshan Zakaria]

After doing some research on the Internet and studying all the major IP
phones, I have came to a conclusion that Grandstream GXP-2000 has the most
features of all the phones for the least price of all. I don't know how they
are managing to manufacture their product for such a cheap price, but
they're doing it well for sure. Each and every other phone has something
missing in it, but Grandstream GXP-2000 has every necessary thing in it.
Even if they sell their product at 2x the price, it'll still be a fair
price. So Grandstream GXP-2000 is the best phone to go with. I only wish if
they could make its face look a litter more like Polycom, that would be
better.

 Aastra 9133i is the second best option. Good price for the features they
have. A lot of lines, PoE, dual ethernet etc. Looks very professional, same
design as those of existing non-VoIP office phones, which people are used to
look at as office phones. This is becasue Aastra once used to make phones
for Nortel, so they have the same designs for their IP phones as well. It
gives more professional image. The only drawback could be smaller LCD. They
could make it a little bigger. I am testing it these days.

Third best option is Linksys 942. They have two lines, you pay extra for the
adapter and pay extra for other two lines. This all make them more than
twice expensive than GXP-2000. But then they come at the same level with
GXP-2000. Good thing is the big display. I am also testing this phone these
days.

Polycom are best looking, expensive, but configuration a little difficult,
and don't have backlit LCDs? And also they have limited lines. Mostly no
PoE.

Snom are good, ok looking, expensive and limited lines, either no PoE or no
backlit LCD. But very configurable.

And an important advice: Don't buy a phone which doesn't have backlit and
non-tiltable LCD, or you'll regret later.
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