[Asterisk-Users] Zyxel Prestige 2000W Firmware - GOOD!

[Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC]

I would recommend it for tech-savvy people right now.  It's a bit klunky 
in the interface, but the phone functions (dial, receive, cid) work 
great and the sound is clear in both directions.  the setup through the 
phone interface is a little repetitive and slow (albeit probably great 
for avid thumb-typers used to cellphones these days), and the web 
interface didn't have enough functions to allow complete setup.

To give a feel for what I mean by 'klunky', it's just poor programming 
in the firmware.  Change the ringer melody, volume, or style (ring or 
vibrate) and expect the phone to reboot all the way to use the new 
settings.  I don't think there are actually _any_ settings you can 
change on the phone that _don't_ reboot it completely before taking effect.

Oh yeah, this is the V2 model, came with (what, globug? gloworm? 
glopoint?) some proprietary firmware installed that wouldn't allow you 
to use your own sip server.  I went to the manufacturer's web site, 
zyxel.com, and had no problems finding a firmware that alleviated the 
propriety.  I believe it was the wj0011 that Rod mentions below; they 
seem to have a wv0001 now. Not sure if Rod had a V2 or the original model.

Mojo

Paul Hales wrote:
> I suppose the question is now whether you would recommend buying one....
> 
> later,
> 
> PaulH
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rod Bacon" <rod.bacon at empoweredcomms.com.au>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Zyxel Prestige 2000W Firmware - GOOD!
> 
> 
> 
>>An update on this...
>>
>>I was wrong. The wireless problem was an altogether different issue. the
> 
> wj0011
> 
>>firmware finally made my phone useable, after 6 months of problems.
>>
>>
>>==========================================
>>Rod Bacon
>>Empowered Communications
>>Ground Floor, 102 York St. South Melbourne
>>Victoria, Australia. 3205
>>Phone: +613 99401600    Fax: +613 99401650
>>FWD: 512237                   ICQ: 5662270
>>==========================================
>>
>>
>>Rod Bacon wrote:
>>
>>>If you see a wj0011 version of firmware for Zyxel Prestige 2000W
>>>floating around (I found it in a German forum), KEEP AWAY.
>>>
>>>It completely trashed the wireless networking in my phone.
>>>
>>>
>>
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