[Asterisk-Users] Polycom vs. Cisco IP Phones

[MobilPete]

can you force polycom hones to handle multiple lines
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C F" <shmaltz at gmail.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom vs. Cisco IP Phones


> My $0.02
> Cisco pros:
> 1. Very easy to configure thru TFTP.
> 2. Great sound quality.
> 3. Great tech support.
> 4. High value even on used.
> 5. Power Over Ehternet support out of the box (even 802.3af, if you
> play around).
> 6. Excellent handling of multiple lines (using one SIP account for all
> buttons will just jump to the next one).
>
> Cisco cons:
> 1. Expensive
> 2. Aside from standard features (DND, CallFWD), they weren't very
> creative in putting in any pluses.
> 3. Upgrading the firmware on new phones can be a pain (sometimes you
> have to first upgrade to version 2, and work your way up to the latest
> one, try doing it on 30 phones).
>
> Polycom pros:
> 1. Easy to configure using either TFTP, or FTP.
> 2. FTP support for configuration.
> 3. Great sound quality.
> 4. Excellent features, including call reject (will send to voicemail
> if configured the right way in *), auto answer thru call header (a
> most if you plan on doing intercom and/or paging, on cisco phone you
> have to make sure that it's enabled localy), and more.
> 5. Very easy to upgrade the firmware.
>
> Polycom cons:
> 1. You have to buy a cable for $40 to make POE work (this brings the
> price very close to cisco). The exception is the IP600.
> 2. Doesn't handle multiple lines nicely, will not jump to the next
> line, even if the same SIP registration is used, and you can't disable
> Call waiting.
> 3. They don't realy support their phones, unless there is a hardware 
> problem.
>
>
> This is what I could remember on the spot. I'm sure there is more. I
> personaly like the Cisco phones better, mostly b/c of the multiple
> line handling. Also the Cisco's are a bit easier to configure in a
> text editor, since the Polycoms use xml style.
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