<div>The Grandstream seem to be a crap shoot. Some people have real good luck, others don't. So far, I've got four of them in use and the users seem to be happy. The only drawback that I have is that there is no way I can even attempt to try to explain the complex method that you have to use to PARK a call. Their attended transfers are weird. I really like the ringer that calls out the caller ID. It's because of that, that I might put them in my house. However, I still have a CIDCO device that reads out the caller ID. My house is small enough that I can hear it all over the house. I would also like to try out the Aastra 9133. It's a little more than the GXP2000. And, I have noticed the handset gets warm on the GXP. Others have mentioned this.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/17/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">M.Hockings</b> <<a href="mailto:veeshooter@hockings.net">veeshooter@hockings.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I am looking to replace all of the old "Bell" (POTS) phones in my home<br>and office with IP phones. As you can imagine I don't have a huge
<br>budget to work with but I want phones that will provide acceptable voice<br>quality and durability.<br><br>There are basically three categories as I see it<br>1. satellite phones (low cost, low function)<br>2. primary domestic phone (good quality, POE capable, headset capable)
<br>3. primary office phone (good quality, headset, speaker phone)<br><br>In most places the LAN wiring is already in place so the phone would<br>need to be able to provide a LAN port for an existing computer. POE<br>would be desirable in a couple of places due to limited power outlets.
<br><br>What I have considered is the Grandstream BudgeTone BT-102 or BT-200 for<br>the satellite phones, a Grandstream GXP-2000 for the domestic phone as<br>it has all the requirements and there is a POE device available for it.
<br>My alternative pick for this would be a Polycom 301. And for my office<br>I was considering a Polycom 501.<br><br>Are any of these choices known to be bad performers, hard to configure<br>with Asterisk, etc. I have read that it is difficult or not possible to
<br>get the message waiting indicator to show for the BT-102. Is this a<br>problem with the GXP-2000 or Polycom phones ?<br><br>Also is it possible to use the Linksys POE injector/splitter to power a<br>BT-102 ? Or are there other solutions for POE?
<br><br>Some Web references follow for the keen.<br><br>Thanks for any thoughts or input on this.<br><br>Mike<br><br>Linksys POE Injector/Splitter<br><a href="http://www.insight.ca/apps/productpresentation/index.php?format=print&product_id=LNKPPOE12">
http://www.insight.ca/apps/productpresentation/index.php?format=print&product_id=LNKPPOE12</a><br><br><br><br>BT-102<br><a href="http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=95_105&products_id=40">http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=95_105&products_id=40
</a><br><br>GXP-2000<br><a href="http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=95_106&products_id=331">http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=95_106&products_id=331</a><br><br>Polycom 301
<br><a href="http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=757">http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=757</a><br><br>Polycom 501<br><a href="http://www.canadianvoipstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=758">
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