[Asterisk-Users] Re: Polycom vs. Cisco IP Phones

[David Mallwitz]

Noah Miller wrote:
> My experience is that the Cisco and Polycom phones are both about in 
> terms audio quality and useability.  Neither one does exactly what I'd 
> expect with respect to multiple lines.  They both take a little extra 
> setup in this regard, but you can read the wiki for that stuff.  Snoms 
> do exactly what I'd expect for a multiple line phone, are very easy to 
> setup, but the audio quality and usability do not compare favorably with 
> either Cisco or Polycom.

If you've considered the Snom, you might also want to test a Zultys 4x4 
or 4x5. I picked a 4x5 up off of ebay recently and have been pleasantly 
surprised by it. While I don't currently have a Polycom to compare it 
with, I would rank the audio quality equal to the Cisco's. It also just 
'does the right thing' with multiple lines - only one registration, no 
hints needed. Can be configured through TFTP with both default and phone 
specific config files. Software updates are freely available from the 
Zultys website.