[Asterisk-Users] GXP-2000 any good with * ?

[Tom Vile]

I am using the .12 firmware

How are you using hint with the cisco phones?

On 12/30/05, Ross C <wotech at cox.net> wrote:
> I like them.  IMO, you can't beat them for the money.  My first SIP phone
> order was a bunch of GXP-2000's, some Polycom 601's, and 2 Snom 320's (now
> discontinued I think).  The Polycom has the best feel/quality, but it was
> hundreds more.
> The speakerphone on the GXP-2000 leaves a bit to be desired. And they also
> need to work on getting the volume louder (from both the speakerphone and
> the handset) without it getting distorted or causing echo or blowing up.
> I've had trouble getting call forwarding to work reliably.  I can enable
> call forwarding, but when I try to disable it, it doesn't work right; when I
> dial *73 or whatever it is to disable the call forwarding, after I press the
> "3", I get a dial tone again (when I should get a response from the Asterisk
> server telling me that call forwarding has been disabled).  Maybe there's a
> fix for this....I dunno.
> Another problem I have sometimes is the phone locking up on reboot.  This
> kinda puts the hurt on the whole 'remote management' concept because you're
> forced to go power cycle the phone when it locks up.  Since I've had all of
> mine setup, I've had to do this a large handful of times; not enough to
> justify throwing them out the window, but enough to be very annoying.
>
> Ultra simple to configure.  Looking at the PDF manual didn't even cross my
> mind when I started configuring them.  The default password is "admin";
> that's about the only non-obvious piece of information when doing the basic
> configuration.  The built in switch doesn't require any configuration to
> use; just connect a computer to the 'PC' port on the back of the phone.
>
> FYI--I'm using 1.0.1.13 for the firmware version (beta, but works well--at
> least better than other versions)
>
> All in all, I'd recommend them if you're on a budget.  At <$100, they're a
> good deal IMHO.  Lots of features and it seems like they're actively working
> on improving the firmware and features....at least some.
>
>
> -ross
>
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> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] GXP-2000 any good with * ?
>
> Anyone using the GXP-2000 with * ?
>
> Any showstopper problems?
>
> The echo issues, is it speakerphone only?
>
> -Dan
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