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

[Henry.L.Coleman]

I am at ver 1.1.1.9 and I will update to 1.1.1.14 pretty soon.
Strangly enough I have just picked up an Aastra 480i.... looks real nice!



Henry L.Coleman CEO
*VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
Toronto Ontario
Canada


> I am agree with you. Do you use the latest version of firmware?
>
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> I came to the same conclusion.
> There is one thing however that the GXP2000 needs in my opinion.
> There is no dial plan avaiable in the configuration, this means that when
> dialing a number there is a slight delay before it actually dials.
> With a dial plan the dialed number is sent immeadiately the pattern is
> match
> ed so it saves a second or two. Maybe they will fix this?
>
>
>
> Henry L.Coleman CEO
> *VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
> Toronto Ontario
> Canada
>
>
>> 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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