[asterisk-users] Which SIP phones to buy?

[Steve Totaro]

Stephen Bosch wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Salvatore Giudice wrote:
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>> Product selection is not cut and dry. What are your business requirements?
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>> So you need encryption? If so, what kind? 
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> No.
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>> Do they need support for outbound proxies?
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> No.
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>   
>> Are you going to use the same model for remote deployments?
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> Yes.
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>   
>> Do you need WAP capabilities?
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> No.
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>   
>> Do you need programmable speed dials?
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> Yes.
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>   
>> Do you need modular admin sidecars?
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> Maybe.
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>   
>> Do you need IPSEC capabilities built into the handset?
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> No.
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>   
>> Do you need advanced/specific codec support?
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> Wideband (I think that's G.729) is a "nice-to-have".
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>   
>> Do you need guaranteed interoperability with specific vendor supplied
>> components?
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> Not at the moment. (No)
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>   
>> Are you looking for a phone for 10 people, 100 people, or 10000 people? If
>> you are scaling, what does your provisioning system look like?
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> 10 - 250; TFTP or FTP-based provisioning.
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>   
>> Do you need phone features like video or quality speaker phone?
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> Quality speaker phone. No demand for video.
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>   
>> What is your budget for phones?
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> up to 300 CAD per unit, preferably around 200 CAD
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>   
>> Do you need an RTCP capable handset?
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> If I knew what that was... :)
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>> Do you need a handset that support 802.11p for QoS?
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> No.
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> Will that help narrow things down?
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> -Stephen-
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>   
Polycom 301 or 501 (probably 501 since you need speakerphone and the 301 
has a great speaker but no mic)

Thanks,
Steve