[Asterisk-Users] Re: ip phone

[The VoIP Connection]

Listen, we sell a lot of Budgetones so I'll admit to having an agenda here,
but I like to think I'm pretty honest and objective about product advice.
These phones got a bad rep based on early versions which admittedly had many
problems.  They now work quite well when configured properly.

No, they are not as good as a $200 Polycom (gasp!).  As far as being the
equivalent of a $10 k-mart phone, I'd like to see a $10 phone that has any
of these features - let alone ALL of them: backlit display, blind and
attended transfer, three-way calling, off-hook auto-dial, auto-answer,
speakerphone AND headset jack, custom ringtones (including one that
announces the caller ID), time and date display, the list goes on.

This phone is not suitable for all applications but it is not fair to say
that it doesn't work well or offer great value for the money. -Mike

Michael Crown
Managing Partner
www.thevoipconnection.com
321.989.6728 ext. 611
sip:611 at voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Adamson [mailto:radamson at routers.com] 
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:15 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: ip phone
> 
> 
> > >Maybe grandstream budgetone 100 series will fulfill your 
> requirement.
> > >It's very good for such a cheap sub-50 phone.
> > 
> > We have two of these and they are the VoIP equivalent of a 
> $10 K-Mart 
> > phone.  I won't even use them in my house, much less the office.
> 
> Might be carefull with assumptions in this area... depending 
> upon where you are from and what type of service one is 
> accustomed to using (or receiving), the term "quality" has as 
> many interpretations as there are countries (or counties in 
> some cases) in this world. Some would consider the 100 series 
> as a significant improvement over what they currently have 
> for service, while many others would consider it close to the 
> bottom of the stack of sip phones.
> 
> I'm not trying to defend anyone's opinion or propose alternatives.
>