[Asterisk-Users] Opinions on Cisco 7960G, Polycom IP-600, and Snom 360

[Daniel Bingham]

Hello,

We are planning to replace our current PBX with an Asterisk / SIP
solution, and are now trying to decide which phones to get.  My first
thought was the Cisco 7960G, but the Cisco licensing scheme irritates me
enough that I'll probably end up going with either the Polycom IP-600 or
Snom 360.

If anyone has any opinions of these phones, especially in comparison to
each other, I would really appreciate hearing them.  Is there a reason
you would recommend one of these phones over the others, or any reason
why you would steer people away from a particular model?

This is for a small office, with only 8-10 phones.  A receptionist and a
couple of office staff will be responsible for watching the "office"
line(s), and three or four support reps will be watching a technical
support queue.  Our environment dictates that we move around a lot, and
not necessarily be tied to our workstations, so being able to take calls
from any given phone is an important consideration.  In the same vein,
knowing the status of other staff (i.e. if they are on a call or idle)
would be very useful, and is something we are used to with our current
setup.

Thanks,

Daniel Bingham
dan at apci.net