[asterisk-users] Snom vs Polycom

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:07:55PM -0600, Karl Fife wrote:
> > From: "cb" <cb at mythtech.net> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 12:42
> > I use the Snom 370 all day long at work. I have never had a problem
> > adjusting the volume. I change it multiple times a day as I keep my
> > handset on one volume and my headset on another, so I'm always going
> > up and down and I've never accidentally pressed any other key.
> > I will however agree with you on the Mute button, any time I want to
> > mute a call, I have to stop and look at the buttons and figure out
> > which one of the tiny ones is mute.
> 
> You are right, especially with practice.
> I still think it's a little easier if the buttons are distinct from one 
> another by appearance, size and/or placement..  I think Polycom made a good 
> design decision by not making you 'reach over' any buttons to press these 
> common buttons.  I also like the fact that the mute button turns bright red 
> when activated.  Come to think of it, I wish the DND button turned red when 
> activated :-).

Those type of arguments are basically why I stick with a soft-phone.

I have a giga-bit and wifi phone. And the firmware is not an issue of a
hit-or-miss.

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