[Asterisk-Users] Anyone using VoIP WiFi phones?

[Michael Graves]

I had a Hitachi WIP-5000 for about 6 months. It felt nice in the hand. Battery life was OK, but not great. I got about 5 hours of mixed use on a charge. Sounds quality was good.

However, the speaker level was low even when cranked right up. Even with a headset plugged in I found its output was too low almost all the time. Also, the range was extremely limited in my 
office...not more than 40-50 from am AP and it would not work reliably.

I eventually resold it and replaced it with an Aastra 480i CT desk phone with cordless handset. These are tremendously better, without resorting to the combination of an ATA and a traditional 
cordless phone.

Michael



On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:28:34 -0400, Karl J. Vesterling wrote:

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>I know someone who has the Hitachi Wifi phones, I have used it, and  
>as the other posts point out, battery life is a problem.  Especially  
>when it gets lost in the couch for a week! ;-)

>The other annoyance is that it takes a hit in the conversation when  
>you switch from WAP to WAP, but as long as you're not getting handed  
>back and forth between two WAP's you probably won't even notice.

>Some others have suggested that a standard analog cordless is an  
>option, however the problem becomes when the facility itself is  
>larger than the range of the standard cordless since there is only  
>one base.  Additionally you can't take your standard cordless to a  
>hotspot and place a call.

>Personally I haven't tried the Linksys/Cisco WiFi phones yet, but I'm  
>eagerly anticipating one that would come with a speakerphone.  I'll  
>buy the first one that offers it since that's a requirement for me.

>I could care less about the color LCD, or browsing the web on the  
>phone, but a good speakerphone built into a cordless WiFi is  
>definitely a requirement that needs to be met before I purchase one.



>On Jun 20, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Warren wrote:

>> If anyone out there using VoIP WiFi phones?  If so, which ones and  
>> what
>> do you think about it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> W
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