[asterisk-users] WiFi Phones (was Looking for Wireless Heaset for Polycom 501)

[Pavel Jezek]

I'm using 7920 with chan_skinny (from 1.4branch), it working quite well
I reported some chan_skinny bugs in bugtracker and I can confirm, that 
are solved very quickly :-)
Is true, that chan_skinny have less features that chan_sccp, but more 
important for me is active development/maintenance

we also use Nokia E70 (with latest firmware that solve issues especially 
with low bitrate codecs),
so I think, that these combo phones have great perspective and excelent 
price/usability ratio  ;-)
PJ




Andrew Joakimsen wrote:
> Martin:
>
> I had seen your other post and sent you a message off-list, but I 
> never got
> a response. What do you feel is the most lacking that does not make it 
> ready
> for a production enviroment.
>
> -
>
> I've been using a SIP deskphone in my office and usually some sort of 
> ATA at
> my house, both as the primary phone. I've also had mobile phones from 
> almost
> every carrier. Each one of these devices has offered just below the
> reliability of the PSTN, maybe 96% vs 98% or so for the PSTN. But every
> single WiFi phone I've tried has not gotten anywhere close to that. When
> playing with these devices they are about 90% reliable, but for some odd
> reason, moment I actually go to use it for a real call, something goes
> wrong; the phone freezes or the network disconnects or it says its 
> connected
> but nothing happens when you try to place a call or the call is setup but
> there is no audio, etc, etc, etc......  I just sort of figured that Nokia
> would have gotten this one right.
>
> Is there any chance you did not do this testing with the latest 
> firmware? I
> had heard that it really improves the SIP.
>
> What is the potential market for a USD 200-300 WiFi SIP or IAX phone 
> that is
> known to be reliable. I haven't tested that many handsets, but the 
> Linksys,
> Pirelli, D-Link, 3Com, Neuf Twin, and who knows how many others are 
> all made
> by the same ODM so I don't think any of the variations might be any 
> better.
> There's a Samsung phone that was announced a while back but I can't find
> anything of it, same for some Senao models and their site didn't load the
> VoIP wifi page (404 error) months ago and is the same today. Cisco.... 
> well
> chan_sccp seems to have not been updated in 19 months and how 
> feature-packed
> is chan_skinny? Has anyone encountered a WiFi phone that is reliable 
> besides
> SpectraLink?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
>
> On 10/25/06, Martin Joseph <ast at stillnewt.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 2006-10-25 15:00:52 -0700, "Andrew Joakimsen" < joakimsen at gmail.com>
>> said:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Also the Nokia E60 and E61 are hybird GSM/WiFi phones, when you have
>> WiFi
>> > coverage your calls will go over that technology and when you 
>> aren't its
>>
>> > just a regular mobile. Works great if you only want to purchase one
>> device,
>> > and they both support Blackberry email.
>> I use the e60 and although it's slick and very promising, it's
>> definitely not ready for a "production" environment...
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
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