[Asterisk-Users] Any suggestions for an IP phone?

[Michael Graves]

True. However, there is broad user based support for Polycom & Cisco
phones within the Asterisk community. Not so for Zultys. 

The only area where the Zultys 4x4/4x5 were better tahn the Polycom
IP500/600 was in handling multiple lines. The Z phones handle many
lines with a single registration, very much like a hunt group. The
polycom phones require multiple registrations and complex external
dialplan logic to behave in a similarily intuitive manner.

Michael

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:19:30 -0500, Tom wrote:

>Polycom and Cisco are also blind to customer support.  Neither will sell to 
>us through normal distribution unless we become certified in their phone 
>systems.  The rules for certification are very restrictive and in the stone 
>age.  They do not want to support asterisk.  They only want to support 
>CallManager and voip enabled PBXs.  Polycom will direct all support through 
>their authorized dealers.  At least Cisco will sell a support contract on 
>some phone equipment.  Both companies are feeding grey market sales with 
>these policies.
>
>Tom
>
>At 07:54 AM 7/13/2005, you wrote:
>>I have Polycom IP600s and just bought some 500s. I had a Zultys 4x5but
>>got rid of it. You need to be aware that Zulyts provides no end user
>>support whatsoever. They send you to the reseller, many of which don't
>>know enough to be helpful. I had hoped to make the FXO port on the 4x5
>>forward to * for voicemail purposes. While the firmware supposedly
>>supported this I could find noone to advise on its setup...so I resold
>>the phone.
>>
>>Also, the Zultys stuff just doesn't feel as nice as the Polycom phones,
>>and they're about the same price.
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:51:49 +0200, Pavel Jezek wrote:
>>
>> >maybe polycom works, but better to try some other with official support
>> >for asterisk (or generaly open source), like snom or zultys have nice
>> >features and btw, linux based ;-)
>> >today most features had probably cisco 7940/60 (moreover custom features
>> >extendable through build in xml minbrowser), but not very suitable for
>> >SOHO due to complicated support (cisco partner needed)...
>> >PJ
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Dan Perik wrote:
>> >> That's just a marketing thing.  Just because they are "not supported"
>> >> under Asterisk doesn't mean they don't work under Asterisk.  It just
>> >> means don't call them (voipsupply or Polycom) if you have problems
>> >> getting them to work under Asterisk.  Otherwise myself and many others
>> >> on this list wouldn't be recommending them.
>> >>
>> >> My USD0.02.
>> >>
>> >> - Dan
>> >>
>> >>
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