[asterisk-users] Digium IP Phones D40

[Jeff LaCoursiere]

On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 10:45 -0500, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
> On 06/22/2012 05:12 PM, bilal ghayyad wrote:
> > One of the problems I faced with Polycom is the voice volume and ring volume, it is low.
> >
> > When it rings, even if it is maximum volume, still it is weak.
> > When I talk and I set the volume to the maximum, I still feel the voice volume is low and would if to increase it.
> 
> I have never, in over 7 years of using Polycom phones, heard anyone 
> complain that the maximum volume was too low. Most devices of this type 
> have their maximum volume controlled to meet guidelines set by 
> government and industry recommendations (in order to avoid causing 
> damage to users' ears), and the Digium phones are no exception.
> 
> If you are finding that the volume produced by common SIP phones is too 
> low and you can't make it loud enough, I'd bet that the problem is not 
> in the phones, but in your environment or your ears :-)
> 

Actually we get that complaint a lot too (Polycom ring volume).  We
typically install in hotel environments, and in their back office the
environment can be noisy, as well as in their restaurants.

I imagine in a typical office environment this wouldn't be an issue...

j