[Asterisk-Users] Snom phones?

[Cory Andrews]

IMHO, Snom is moving in the right direction as they have migrated from 
the Snom 190, to the 200/220, to the 320/360.  Their phones have always 
worked well, but from an aesthetic standpoint their earlier models were 
not the best.  They continue to improve the overall design, look and 
feel of their handsets.

Cory Andrews
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Colin Anderson wrote:

><snom-bias>
>
>I use them and like them a lot. Like all IP phones they have...charming
>quirks. But they are IMO no more or no less hassle than other IP phones, and
>the firmware at least is updated regularly and snom goes through great pains
>it seems to ensure that the phone is properly supported. They are also the
>best-documented phones with Asterisk in terms of interoperability, howto's
>and posts on the lists. I also like the degree of control and relative
>attention to detail you get through their web admin page, phone setup is
>super easy in Asterisk and AMP, and I also get little bonuses like a GSM
>codec. Some people complain about the lightness of the handsets, volume
>problems, and bad speakerphone; I guess it depends on your environment and
>business requirement. I have one in a framing shop, covered in sawdust all
>day, with the most annoying ring on high. You can hear it ring with the saws
>on. It works. I also have them in an environment where there's four people
>talking on the phone in a bullpen, and the fifth guy always puts his on
>speakerphone. That doesn't work. 
>
></snom-bias> 
>
>That being said, the other phones out there keep getting better and better.
>The Polycoms are well respected on the list. Big name high end phones with
>SIP like Cisco, Mitel and 3com work, too. Problem with high end handsets is
>sometimes you get locked into things like a service contract with Cisco just
>to download firmware images, or the vendor is a dickhead and won't publicly
>publish firmware like Mitel. There is a horde of SIP and IAX phones that are
>made by many Happy-Lucky-Fortune taiwainese style concerns, of which
>Grandstream is the poster child; interoperability, support and firmware
>updates will vary widely, however I have seen some pretty interesting
>looking handsets. Seems to me that it's hard to ensure a consistient rollout
>with these type of phones unless you were ordering n x 2 phones for spares,
>but with a single phone vendor like Snom, Cisco, or Mitel you  could at
>least have the same *kinds* of interoperability issues to troubleshoot
>instead of a mongrel of different Chinese phones.
>
>OT: Hey, anyone still left reading this, quick poll: ADSI, Dead or Not? 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Bosch [mailto:posting at vodacomm.ca]
>Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:09 PM
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Snom phones?
>
>
>Hi, everyone:
>
>I'm in the processing of deciding what IP phones we should use with our
>Asterisk server, and I wanted to get feedback from the user community on
>the quality, reliability and ease of operation of Snom phones.
>
>What do you have to say about these phones? Are there other phones you'd
>suggest along with or instead of Snom?
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Stephen-
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