[asterisk-users] IP Phone recommendation

[Ishfaq Malik]

Hi

We use Snom phones pretty exclusively and find them to be really good. 
So long as you get the firmware version up to 7.3.28 you shouldn't have 
any issues.

They are really good for remote configuring and management and also have 
a really nice web interface for the user to use if the phones and PCs 
are on the same network.

Ish

Pascal Bruno wrote:
> I would love to hear some inputs on Aastra and Snom IP phones.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Jeff LaCoursiere <jeff at jeff.net 
> <mailto:jeff at jeff.net>> wrote:
>
>
>     On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Tim Nelson wrote:
>
>     > ----- "Gordon Henderson" <gordon+asterisk at drogon.net
>     <mailto:gordon%2Basterisk at drogon.net>> wrote:
>     >> 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
>     >
>     > The same can be said for the US versions. My experience has been
>     it's not a case of 'if' the PSU will fail, but 'when'. In a past
>     (less intelligent) life, I deployed a fair number of the GXP2020s
>     and GXP2000s. There are not very many of them left that haven't
>     completely died(the phone itself), and of those left, they've all
>     had power supplies replaced.
>     >
>     > I cannot speak for the quality of the later devices from
>     Grandstream. After being burned, it's a bit hard to look at them
>     again when there are so many other quality devices available
>     (think Polycom, Aastra, etc).
>     >
>     > --Tim
>     >
>
>     I haven't used any standard Grandstream IP phones, but I am
>     *trying* to
>     stabalize the new video phones they have come up with.  I have several
>     GXV3000 and GXV3140s.  I got through central provisioning using
>     their java
>     based tool and for the most part these phones work, but have very odd
>     bugs.  If left to itself for more than a few days the 3140 simply
>     stops
>     answering calls.  The 3000 has very odd DTMF issues - like
>     doubling every
>     digit pressed.  This is all fine and I know they are new products, but
>     what is frustrating is Grandstream's lack of support.  The forums
>     are next
>     to useless, and the firmware releases are always "coming very soon".
>
>     Then there are my horrid experiences with their FXO gateways.
>      Echo, bad
>     audio in general, needing a reboot every few days, etc.  Again,
>     support is
>     non existant.
>
>     So regardless of the quality of the latest phones, the company itself
>     leaves a lot to be desired IMO.
>
>     j
>
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