[Asterisk-Users] SoundPoint IP Attendant Console

[Chris Coulthurst]

So the IP 601 is the 600 with a few extras?  Looks like Polycom dropped the 
ball again -- yet another pretty phone with NO BACK LIGHT.   Does the design 
team at Polycom have their brains unscrewed?

I've been playing with some Aastra phones lately, with limited success on 
working properly.  The only motivations for checking out these other phones 
were the two things that polycom has been lacking from the get-go...REAL 
LEDs and Backlit displays.

PBX and KSU telephones have had backlights for more than a decade now.  If I 
wanted a phone I can't see in the dark, I'd use the Panasonic D1232 I 
already had...

I've been using a set of 300s, 500s and one 600 for 4 months now, and have 
been very happy with the results.  As soon as Polycom pulls its head out of 
its you-know-what and makes LEDs, backlights, and maybe a usable 
administrator's guide, I'll consider them for my customers in the future. 
So far, looks like Aastra is winning the bid...(barely)

Chris Coulthurst
chris at shuksan.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming at digium.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SoundPoint IP Attendant Console


> Bartosz Jozwiak wrote:
>> Does anybody use SoundPoint IP Attendant Console for Polycom IP 601 with
>> asterisk ?
>> Is it going to work with hints in dial plan ?
>
> Since it is not even shipping yet (it was just announced two days ago), 
> the answer is no.
>
> However, we have had a test unit for some time (and we have one in our 
> booth at VON), and yes, it works just like the built-in buttons on the 
> phone. The only issue today with displaying hint status is an artificial 
> limit of eight (8) 'buddies' in the Contact Directory to watch. Once 
> Polycom has released the final firmware for the phone with support for a 
> larger number of watched contacts, the expansion module will be fully 
> usable with Asterisk.
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