[asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

On Monday 22 January 2007 5:33 pm, Jay Moore wrote:
> The 480i is easier to use, looks nicer, has better audio quality, easier
> to read, and has a great speakerphone.  The web-interface is also
> leagues better than the tripe the Polycom phones have.

I have a very hard time believing that the 480i has better sound or a better 
speakerphone than Polycom.  They've been in the business of high quality 
audio for many, many years.  Aastra has, OTOH, been in the business of POTS 
telephones for about the same amount of time.

Web interface: yes, absolutely correct.  However nobody, and I mean nobody who 
has any sanity at all will be using a web interface for anything more than a 
onesie-twosie deployment.  Polycom's win hands down (IMO) in this department.  
It's just amazing how you can deploy these things without ever touching the 
actual phone.

I'm waiting for a polycom 802.11 phone, and praying the damn thing has 
bluetooth.

-A.