[asterisk-users] Linksys/Sipura SPA-942 phones in larger deployments

[Bryan M. Johns]

Dave,

I highly recommend that you try network provisioning the Polycom  
phones you have.  The configuration access and tweaks available in  
the config files is nearly infinite and can be used to address most,  
if not all of the issues that you mention here.

Here's a decent run-down on network provisioning the Polycom:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Polycom+Soundpoint+IP+501

While it may not be practical to go this route for a single desk  
handset, it can be a life-saver in a larger network rollout.

I hope that this helpful.

Bryan M. Johns
Partner
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On Mar 22, 2007, at 6:51 PM, dave cantera wrote:

> bryan,
> can it be that polycom is the best?
> my headset doesn't work with the 600 volume resets to default on  
> every hangup,
> speakerphone resets intermittenly (haven't figured out why),
> my 301 has a speaker phone but no mic (very useful!), every config  
> changes reboots the phone taking 60+ seconds to restart,
> if you change 'Registration 4' *and* 'Registration 5' only the  
> submit button you clicked on updates, the other registration  
> remains the same...
> granted, I haven't tried the server tftpboot option, but even so,  
> making minor changes is quite a chore...  perhaps once you hack  
> though it and things settle out, it gets better?...
>
> please help me in my miss-understanding of polycom, I am still  
> looking for a good sip phone... maybe you could convince me to give  
> them another chance?
> thanks for your help.
> daveC
>
> Bryan M. Johns wrote:
>> Chris,
>>
>> Having deployed every major brand of sip handset in numbers  
>> greater than 100, I can say that I recommend the Polycom product  
>> hands-down for these types of roll-outs.  Provisioning and  
>> management are superior and the product if of generally better  
>> quality than the SPA line.
>>
>> If you want more details, please feel free to contact me off-list.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bryan M. Johns
>> Partner
>> Shelton | Johns Technology Group
>> office: 678:248:2637 x:1500
>> direct: 678:229:1809
>> iaxtel: 700:248:2637 x:1500
>> http://www.sheltonjohns.com
>>
>>
>> On Mar 22, 2007, at 3:50 PM, Chris Bagnall wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings list,
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any experiences they'd like to share deploying  
>>> these phones in medium-size asterisk setups, e.g. 40+ users? I  
>>> have a project coming up to deploy 100 phones over 2 offices and  
>>> the client rather likes these phones. Are there any obvious  
>>> pitfalls/configuration difficulties/quality issues etc. using  
>>> these phones? If so, what alternatives would people suggest with  
>>> a similar feature set and price range?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Chris
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