[Asterisk-Users] Vtech/Vonage Wireless Phone system

[Michael Graves]

In the US they are distributed through ABP Tech near Dallas TX, but I
bought mine from www.voipsupply.com for $319.00

Michael

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:45:12 -0400, Andre Normandin wrote:

>Hi Michael,
>
>Can I ask roughly how much the Hitachi wifi phone is, and where can you get
>them?
>
> Thanks,
>       - Andre
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Michael
>Graves
>Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:58 PM
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Vtech/Vonage Wireless Phone system
>
>
>I currently have one of the Hitachi WIP-5000 SIP phones. I've been
>using it off and on for about four months. Just one as an initial test.
>While it's pretty good it does have some minor issue, or they could be
>issues related to my wlan access points. Whatever the case, it drops
>off lan periodically causing a silent period in the current call. I've
>had to extend the qualify setting to 3000 or it gets reported as not
>available now and again.
>
>My next test will be the Aastra/Sayson 480 cti SIP deskphone with
>cordless handset. It costs about the same as the Hitachi phone on its
>own. I don't think that the cordless handset is truly SIP/Wifi based.
>But that may not matter if its well integrated into the phone.
>
>Michael
>
>On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:47:50 -0400, Andre Normandin wrote:
>
>>I already have a Sipura and a panasonic cordless, I was just hoping that I
>>could find a true SIP wireless phone at a reasonable price  :-)
>>
>>Oh well, one can drea <laugh>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>      - Andre
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Michael
>>Graves
>>Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 4:10 PM
>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Vtech/Vonage Wireless Phone system
>>
>>
>>All these things are is just an ATA built into a plain vanilla analog
>>cordless phone system...ok, a 5.8 Ghz system....vanilla with sprinkles
>>;-)
>>
>>Nothing special at all. You'd be better off with a Sipura device and a
>>Panasonic cordless phone.
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:12:49 -0400, Andre Normandin wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>I just read all the literature on the Vtech website, and, I think you are
>>>exactly correct!
>>>
>>>Oh well, so much for cheap SIP wireless phones :-)
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Rich
>>>Adamson
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:51 PM
>>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Vtech/Vonage Wireless Phone system
>>>
>>>
>>>> I just stopped in at Best Buy here in CT, USA. I found an interesting
>>>> offering from Vtech there. It states it's a VOIP wireless phone system
>>>made
>>>> for the Vonage service.
>>>>
>>>> Here it is at their website:
>>>> http://www.vtechphones.com/vtechui/guide/dsp_voip_guide.cfm
>>>>
>>>> For $149, it comes with 2 (supposidly) VOIP 802.11b wireless phones, and
>>a
>>>> 'broadband/Wireless' router.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know anything about these? Are they SIP phones? If so, I
>>>wonder
>>>> if it's possible to modify them for use with Asterisk?  Do they need
>>their
>>>> 'base' to talk, or is that nothing more than an 802.11b wireless router?
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking of picking up a kit just to see if I can get them to work
>>>> nativly with Asterisk, but if anyone has any experience with them before
>>I
>>>> do, I'd appreciate it..
>>>
>>>I seen their ad in the paper this morning. It appeared the phones were
>>>the standard cordless (not 802.11b), and the base unit had pc wireless
>>>(802.11b) integrated with the linksys/sipura broadband stuff. You might
>>>want to check that out a little closer; but, fairly good return policy
>>>if the ads are a little misleading. ;)
>>>
>>>
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>>Michael Graves                           mgraves at pixelpower.com
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