[Asterisk-Users] Re: GXP-2000 (steer clear)

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I read all the stories and did the homework, but one client wanted  
under 100/phone. I explained the issues and we went ahead. I have had  
not one problem with 18 units purchased from VOIPsupply.
They sound very good via handset. Can't comment on the speaker phone  
quality. For the money, they are good phones in my opinion.


On Jun 7, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Francesco Peeters (Asterisk) wrote:

> On Wed, June 7, 2006 14:09, Louis-David Mitterrand said:
>> On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 11:26:20PM -0400, Daniel Salama wrote:
>>> Well, these are encouraging words :)
>>>
>>> You're basically telling me that I should tell my client to buy  
>>> other
>>> phones. I agree that you cannot compare these phones with Cisco or
>>> Polycom. After all, like you said, what do you expect for under $90.
>>> However, the fact is that my client just recently invested in these
>>> and it will be hard, if not impossible, for me to tell my client to
>>> swap them for Polycoms or something else at a much higher cost.
>>>
>>> I have heard complaints from my client about the speakerphone and
>>> they are now, I guess, getting used to picking up the handset :). I
>>> have heard any echo problems so far. What bothers me the most is  
>>> that
>>> the phone stops working often (multiple times per day). By this I
>>> mean that my client won't be able to dial anything successfully. As
>>> soon as 3 or 4 digits are entered, they get a fast busy. To solve  
>>> it,
>>> they need to reboot it. It sounds as if these phones were running
>>> Windows instead of Linux :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, what firmware did you use that solved so many of your  
>>> problems?
>>
>> I've only had bad experiences with these phones and steer clear of  
>> them.
>>
>> In the same price range you can now get the Thomson ST-2030 or  
>> Polycom
>> 430 for a much, much better user experience.
>
> Where do you purchase the Thomson or Polycoms for a comparable  
> price as
> the GXP2000? I'd like to buy an ST2030 or 430 for under EUR 90  
> myself too!
>
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