I would also highly reccommend a upgraded model like the 430, 501 or 601 or the new models. I just wanted to answer your specific question which was "do they work". If your client clearly understands the features and limitations of the 301 then you won't be replacing phones after your intitial install. Nonetheless, IP430's are better.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jonathan Creasy</b> <<a href="mailto:jcreasy@netlogic.net">jcreasy@netlogic.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I sold several 301's to customers and when they later purchased some 501<br>and 430 phones, they paid to replace all of their 301 phones.
<br><br>This was not just one customer either. The 301 is not a very good phone<br>when compared to the rest of Polycom's line. I highly recommend a 430 or<br>330 for any situation where you might want to put a 301.<br>
<br>-Jonathan<br><br>bob murphy wrote:<br>> Done hundreds of em and they work well.<br>><br>><br>> On 5/15/07, *Bill Michaelson* <<a href="mailto:bill@cosi.com">bill@cosi.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:bill@cosi.com">
bill@cosi.com</a>>><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> They are billed as speakerphones. They are um, speaker-only<br>> phones. You have to pick up the handset to speak into them. I<br>> was burned by this.
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