[asterisk-users] Soundpoint IP 430 -- discontinued.

[Mike]

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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Soundpoint IP 430 -- discontinued.

On Nov 5, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:

> Hey, all.  I'm in the middle of a rollout, and just learned that the 
> SoundPoint IP 430 -- my favorite mid-range phone -- has been discontinued.
> The heir apparent is the SoundPoint IP 450 -- for a low, low, low $130 
> more/handset.  AND it doesn't look as nice.
> 
> Ouch.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations -- Polycom or otherwise -- for a 
> good-quality, mid-range, two-line SIP phone (with good speakerphone) 
> for ~$150/ea.?  I realize that there are still some 430's to be had, 
> but they won't be around forever, and now might be the right time for 
> me to be moving forward.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Ken
> 

I have a 450 and it's got to be one of my favorite poly's. Great phone. But
if you only want 2 line, go for the 3xx series.

The problem with the Polycom 3xx series is that Polycom decided to be cheap
on the phone UI, and it`s dramatically less-friendly than the other phones
for anything else than simple calling/answering.

Mike