>> You need to post where you're located so we can help you with that. <<<br><br>I'm in USA. so I think anywhere in USA and Canada would be helpfull.<br><br>Also Thank you folks for all these models and your real world experiences that you share with us.
<br>I look forward to hear more.<br><br>AFShin<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Bagnall</b> <<a href="mailto:lists@minotaur.cc">lists@minotaur.cc</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> Wow, Thank you.<br>> So till now I think the best candidates for a REAL WORLD Office PBX
<br>> Deployment are:<br>> Snom<br>> Aastra<br>> Polycom<br><br>I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Linksys SPA-942/962 phones. Many of our clients like them for their small desk footprint, almost Cisco-like handset weight and clear, backlit display. Unfortunately the cheaper end of the Snom/Aastra/Polycom range don't have any backlighting at all - it's only on the substantially more expensive models you seem to get backlights.
<br><br>Certainly here in the UK, a Linksys SPA-942 is quite a bit cheaper than an Aastra 55i (first one with backlight).<br><br>We've also done quite a few deployments in the past with the Elmeg ip290 (basically an Snom 190 clone). These are good phones - sound quality is almost on par with the Linksys, but they do lack that crucial backlight and the buttons feel slightly "spongy" if you're used to the Cisco feel.
<br><br>> Can you guys be more specific on the models and good cheap/reliable<br>> sources<br>> to buy these phones ?<br><br>You need to post where you're located so we can help you with that. In the UK, you might want to try either VoipOn (
<a href="http://www.voipon.co.uk">www.voipon.co.uk</a>) or MyPhoneCall (<a href="http://www.myphonecall.co.uk">www.myphonecall.co.uk</a>) . Obviously if you're anywhere else they aren't going to be much help - especially with the weakness of the dollar at present.
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