[asterisk-users] conference and wifi phones

[Jeff LaCoursiere]

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009, Kelvin Chan wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I'm looking for a affordable conference phone and a wifi phone that has a cradle.
>
> Polycom seems to make pretty nice conf phones but the price is a bit 
> crazy for us. I saw the recommendation with ATA plus an analog Polycom 
> phone but I do prefer a SIP phone. All because it's just too difficult 
> to pull a phone cable into the current conference room. Is there any 
> cheaper SIP solutions out there?

Why not have the ATA in the same room as the conference phone?  I did this 
for a client.  The ATA is bolted to the underside of the conference table 
and plugs into the ethernet switch (also bolted to the underside of the 
conference table), and a simple RJ11 patch cable runs up to the legacy 
Polycom conference phone.

>
> For wifi phone, I tried Linksys iPhone. It works well but lacks a 
> cradle. My users often forget to charge it when they leave for the day 
> and come back to a dead wifi phone for the next morning.

I still don't get the market for this kind of phone.  DECT cordless phones 
can be had for $20 with very long battery life and range, and if the base 
is plugged into an ATA you have your wireless SIP phone.

Long live the PAP2T...

j

>
> Any good recommendations?
>
> Cheers,
>
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