[asterisk-users] Grandstream GXP2000 -- What's the Catch?

[Doug Crompton]

Is that not what the "early dial" option is for? In the GS 200 it dials
immediately based on * dialpans with this option set. I am sure the 2000
has it also. I have no wait for any valid dialplan.

Doug



On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Henry.L.Coleman wrote:

> I have deployed the Grandstream 2000 with very little hardware problems.
> Early firmware was petty rough but from 1.1.1.9 onwards is very robust.
> Frankly it represents the best bang for your buck. The only thing that I
> would like to see is a dial plan (which would speed up dialing). Most
> IP-phones don't have this anyway so it's not a big deal. The only other
> IP-Phone that I would consider is the Aastra 480i which is of a higher
> overall quality but the display is not as bright as the GXP 2000 and is
> difficult to view.
>
> PS they haven't ironed out all the bugs with the sidecar (56 button BLF/DSS)
>
> Henry L.Coleman CEO
> *VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
> Toronto Ontario
> Canada
>
>
> > Doug,
> >
> > Just a note on this subject: I have a Snom 320 at home, and it's got a
> > nice
> > orange MWI that's pretty visible (especially if the apartment is dark). At
> > the office I have a Polycom 501. It's got a great red light right at the
> > top
> > of the phone in the middle. It's very visible unless the phone isn't
> > facing
> > you at all.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > On 11/15/06, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Well I have a Grandstream 200 in a home application and so far I have
> >> been
> >> happy with it. My biggest complaint is that 99% of these IP phones are
> >> black!!
> >>
> >> One of the reasons I bought the 200 was because it has a bright red, see
> >> across the room, message waiting indicator. I have not seen that spec'ed
> >> on other phones. That doe not meant they don't have it, it is just not
> >> spec'd. I imagine the multiline LCD's have it on the screen, but you
> >> would
> >> not see that unless you specifically walked over and looked.
> >>
> >> I would be interested if any other phones have message waiting
> >> indicators
> >> as visible as the GS 200.
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Tom Vile wrote:
> >>
> >> > They brake easy.
> >> > Speaker phone is not very good.
> >> > Overall sound not good compared to a Snom, Polycom or Cisco phone.
> >> > Drop registrations with Asterisk randomly.
> >> > Power supplies die.  Had 4 out of 10 go bad within a year.
> >> > LCD backlight died on 2 that I deployed.
> >> >
> >> > We only do the Snom 320 or 360's now and are just as easy to configure
> >> and
> >> > have alot of great options as well.
> >> >
> >> > On 11/15/06, Jeronimo Romero <jromero at eusnetworks.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > We are doing a medium sized office in NYC with 80 phones. The
> >> customer
> >> > > originally requested Polycom 601 phones. The COO also authorized us
> >> to
> >> > > purchase 2 Grandstream GXP2000 phones for the mail room. We find
> >> these
> >> > > phones much easier to configure and work with asterisk . They
> >> support
> >> BLF &
> >> > > intercom right out of the box. They can also be centrally managed
> >> and
> >> > > provisioned. They also sound great and work in a very intuitive way.
> >> We
> >> > > don't have real life experience deploying this phone so I'm just
> >> going
> >> to
> >> > > ask:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Is there a catch?  Why the huge price difference? These phones seem
> >> to
> >> do
> >> > > everything a busy corporate office would need. Is there a big
> >> qualitative
> >> > > difference between this phone and Polycom501/601?? Is there a major
> >> problem
> >> > > with this phone not disclosed by the manufacturer or vendors. Some
> >> feedback
> >> > > from people who have deployed them would be great.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks In advance.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > JR
> >> > >
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> >> > Tom Vile
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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