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

[Michael Welter]

Is there a way to reduce the gain on the handset mic?

Erick Baum wrote:
> So far, pretty much every firmware upgrade has been an improvement in 
> one way or another.  They're running 1.1.0.13 <http://1.1.0.13> now 
> which seems to be fairly stable.  They still get brief moments of echo, 
> but usually only when the handset volume is up pretty high.  I think 
> it's a hardware problem where the handset microphone is actually picking 
> up the handset speaker audio when it gets real loud.
>  
> If you do get these phones, I would make it very clear to your customers 
> that this is a very inexpensive phone, aka CHEAP.  So don't be surprised 
> if you have some problems every once in a while.  But they do have some 
> great features that you only find in more expensive phones and some 
> features even the big boys don't have.  They especially work well 
> remotely, extremely nat friendly... which I cannot say for the Cisco's 
> or Polycom's.
>  
> Erick
> 
>  
> On 6/7/06, *Louis-David Mitterrand* 
> <vindex+lists-asterisk-users at apartia.org 
> <mailto:vindex+lists-asterisk-users at apartia.org>> wrote:
> 
>     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.
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