[asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation

[Gordon Henderson]

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Sebastian Milioto wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have to install 25 IP Phone in some building. I want just basic IP Phones
> like:
>
>
> Cisco-Linksys SPA922          u$s 146
> Grandstream GXP-2000       u$s 105
> Snom 300                           u$s 119
>
> The most valuables parameters for me are (in importance order from high to
> low):
>
> - Stability (device don't hang in any way)
> - Voice quality using G729
> - Provisioning
>
> So what device do you suggest according I said above?
> Is there another device which deserves attention?

Since you've had one negative for the Grandstream, I'll balance it and 
give them a positive...

Now, it's true to say that Grandstream phones haven't been without their 
probems in the past, but the current generation are really nice. The 
GXP2000 has been about for a long time too and I've not had any issues 
with them in the past 18 months or so. They've undergone a few hardware 
revisions too. I statically provision all my phones and use a perl utility 
called gsutil. They can be provisioned from a tftp server though, but I've 
never done this.

They sound fine, and have plenty of features that are easy to use - call 
transfer - big backlit display (now variable contrast and brigtness) 7 
easy to use speed dial/BLF buttons, etc.

If not using PoE I'd suggest getting a few extra PSUs though - that's one 
area I have had a few issues with - but maybe it's just been the UK ones.

Gordon