[asterisk-users] Anyone use the Linksys phones?

Zeeshan Zakaria zishanov at gmail.com
Mon Sep 24 06:02:28 CDT 2007


Linksys are great phones. I like them but there only problem is limited line
appearances. I prefer Aastra over them because Aastra has more lines
appearances. They both are good. If you are not planning to have more than 4
lines, then Linksys is a great phone.

On 9/24/07, Chris Bagnall <lists at minotaur.cc> wrote:
>
> > Is anyone out there using any of the newer linksys phones since Cisco
> > took over? I am more specifically looking at the spa-941 & 942's. Just
> > curious about call quality, programability, and functionality with
> asterisk.
>
> We've used the SPA-942s in most of our recent installs and been very
> impressed with them. The 941 lacks PoE and most importantly, has no
> backlight. I've found the bright, clear, backlit screen really makes a
> difference when it comes to users' first impressions. They also like the
> more "upright" nature of it compared to other IP phones - requires
> substantially less desk space than the Snom 360/370 or Aastra 55i/57i, for
> example.
>
> Firmware is improving fairly rapidly and is well worth updating before
> deployment. Remote provisioning documentation is somewhat scarce and does
> seem to involve a fair bit of trial and error, but once you get it working,
> it seems to work fairly well.
>
> I've replaced the Cisco 7960 on my desk with the colour SPA-962. It's
> about half the buy price of the Cisco, takes less desk space, has more
> features, and a vastly superior screen.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
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