[Asterisk-Users] VoIP Phone Recommendations

[Adams, Gavin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Kohlsmith
> 
> > AS for the WiSIP, STAY WELL AWAY!! I have 3 and they all started to
> > exhibit the same problem after only 4 weeks out of the box. They
become
> > deaf and consistantly miss the call setup. The processor in the
phone is
> > very slow which can be demonstrated by the painfullnes endured when
> > navigating the menu's or configuring its web interface. None of the
> > features that Pulver claims work (hold, transfer, call waiting,
second
> > line etc) and he will not respond to any critisism of the product.
You
> can
> > forget trying to talk to their tech support too. She sucks.
> 
> I second this, although I don't have any issues with speed -- Mind you
I
> am
> not using any kind of encryption, which I hear really bogs it down.
> 
> Hold works fine for me.  No transfer, call waiting or second line
though.
> I
> too have had no success in getting phone calls or email responded to.
The
> volume is very low, even when cranked up.  The standy time sucks ass,
> although I consistently get 3h of talk time out of it.  Both the
display
> contrast and the display backlight are substandard, IMO.
> 
> I'm gonna dump this phone on ebay and try one of the other wireless
SIP
> phones.

I third this. Functionally it's a terrible implementation and not
something I would ever give to users. Anyone want to buy it at a low,
low price?

I'll think twice before buying another Pulver product.

Regards,

--- Gavin