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

[Bjorn Asmul]

You have to disable the local call features to let Asterisk deal with
them.
Otherwise the phone will try to accommodate all those features.

It's important to update to the latest firmware to get the best use.
Using .13 works well with all features. If you're on speakerphone you
should not crank it up to the loudest volume.

Overall the phone beats any other phone in the same price category, and
you're not bound to stupid licensing/software limitations as the others.
It should also be said that Grandstream is working closely with
Asterisk. That can NOT be said about other, and more expensive, phones.
Last time I spoke to Polycom they didn't want to help me when I told
them I was connecting the phone to Asterisk. They tend to support only
(expensive) commercial PBX's.

Bjorn 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ross C
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:57 AM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] GXP-2000 any good with * ?

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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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 5:02 PM
To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
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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