[asterisk-users] SIP Conference phones

[Chris Brentano]

I'll third the Polycom units. We use SoundStation IP 4000s in our  
conference rooms and they work great. But yes, they are expensive.

- Chris


On 24 Dec, 2007, at 7:20 AM, Michael Graves wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:29:46 -0000, Chris Bagnall wrote:
>
>> Greetings list,
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with SIP conference phones? I need to  
>> source a couple for a client, but I'm not really familiar with the  
>> market - i.e. what's available, what's decent quality, etc..
>>
>> A cursory googling has led me to the Polycom Soundpoint IP4000 at  
>> around the £450 mark - any thoughts on this?
>>
>> If anyone knows a good Polycom wholesaler in the UK, I'd be really  
>> grateful if you could fire me some contact details off-list, or  
>> post them to the -biz list (to avoid cluttering this non-biz list).
>
> Can't help with the UK contacts, but the Polycom conference phones are
> first rate. Very pricey, but high quality devices.
>
> Dedicated conference speakerphones have huge advantages over using  
> even
> a good phone with a speakerphone feature. The directional positioning
> of microphones and ability to add extra mics at the table ends can  
> be a
> huge improvement.
>
> I've also used the Phoenix Audio Duet, which is a USB speakerphone
> devie for use with a soft phone client. This was a very good
> speakerphone device and only around $150. They have a version called
> the Duet Executive that allows several to be connected to provide
> coverage of a large board room. I see that they also have a new model
> called a Quattro with further enhanced capabilities, including an
> analog line interface. If cost is a factor I'd look at these as an
> alternative.
>
> Michael Graves
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