[Asterisk-Users] Hard Phone Screens - newbie question

[Steve Totaro]

Pingtel used to make expressa phones that could display web content and
apps.  I am sure there are others.  You could use the manager interface and
an app to create that kind of content and then display it on the phone.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Wesson" <plug at thenoc.com>
To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Hard Phone Screens - newbie question


> Would anyone care to boast about how they use their hard phone screens?
>
> For instance, could a person place a variable on the screen that indicates
> how many waiting calls there are in a certain queue? Could you program the
> screen to display any data? Current wait time in a certain queue?
>
> Or am I missing the point -- you just use the screen as prompts for speed
> dial keys?
>
> And yes, I'll go look at some of these phone's admin manuals now.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Wesson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of jj
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 6:03 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Hard Phone Screens - newbie question
>
>
> On Jul 18, 2005, at 7:25 PM, Bill Wesson wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Is there an advantage to purchasing a VOIP hard phone with a display
> > for use with Asterisk versus a hard phone without a display? Are there
> > some creative uses of the screen or is it pretty generic?
> >
> > Would anyone have a URL reference for the basics of how the screen
> > works? Is it a web page and the buttons are independently programmed
> > to match the screen presentation, or what? I know the question is
> > incredibly basic, but in my reading of VOIP-INFO.com and other sites,
> > I have not seen much info about this topic.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --Bill
>
> Depends on your definitions and goals.
>
> Yes screens offer flexible soft keys. Yes you may program creative
> applications to use them.
> Obviously each manufacturers screens are configured differently and have
> different capabilities. Checkout each vendors support pages for admin
> guides. As a guidline screens add expense to phones so they are generally
on
> the better models with additional capabilities. All screens are not equal.
> As an example the Polycom IP600 has a great display. The Polycom IP300
> running the same software is almost unreadable - in my opinion.
>
>
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