[Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi ortraditional wireless ?

[Brian Johnson]

In that example you could make outgoing calls only correct? (since incoming
likely needs port forwards)

I guess the questions becomes "how often are you going to do that to justify
the extra $100 or so you going to pay for a wifi sip phone?"




Paul Fielding (paul.fielding at shaw.ca) wrote:
>
> I think some people are missing the point.   You can't throw your cordless
> phone in your pocket, go to your office, hotel or buddie's house, turn it on
> and get a signal.     You can with a WiFi phone, however....
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim Lux" <lux at diesel-research.com>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi
> ortraditional wireless ?
>
>
> >
> > I don't know why people keep making the statement about range with wifi
> > versus a cordless phone.  I can easily get a good wifi signal when I'm
> > over at my neighbors but can't get reception with our cordless (2.4GHz)
> > phone.  (Both receivers are at home...)  It seems to me that the wifi
> > range is at least as good as the phone range if not better.
> >
> > Thanks for the tip on the SIP phones.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 18:53 -1000, James H. Thompson wrote:
> >> Uniden and Vtech both just announced cordless phones with SIP ATAs
> >> built into the base station.
> >> You get better range and battery life compared to a WiFi phone.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> James H. Thompson
> >> jht at lj.net
> >>
> >>         ----- Original Message -----
> >>         From: Kim Lux
> >>         To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> >>         Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:49 PM
> >>         Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone...
> >>         wifi or traditional wireless ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>         An unflattering zyxel review:
> >>
> >>         http://slacker.com/~nugget/asterisk3.php
> >>
> >>         I can't help but think my questions are out of place on this
> >>         list... I'm
> >>         asking questions about SIP phones and everyone else is talking
> >>         about
> >>         asterisk.  Sorry.
> >>
> >>
> >>         On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 20:08 -0700, Kim Lux wrote:
> >>         > My wife wants a cordless phone for around the house.  We are
> >>         going to be
> >>         > using VOIP exclusively very shortly.  Our current cordless
> >>         phone is aged
> >>         > and on the verge of replacement.  The other phone we are
> >>         going to use is
> >>         > a SIP Budgetone.
> >>         >
> >>         > Should I buy a SIP to POTS converter and a new cordless
> >>         phone or a wifi
> >>         > SIP phone ?
> >>         >
> >>         > Is anyone using the Pulver WiSIP phone ?  Any comments ?
> >>         >
> >>         > How about the zyxel ?
> >>         >
> >>         > Thanks
> >>         >
> >>         --
> >>         Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
> >>
> >>
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> > Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
> >
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