[Asterisk-Users] Analog Desktop Phone

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On 3/13/06, Kerry Garrison <support at techdatapros.com> wrote:

> You really aren't going to find an analog phone that works as well as a SIP
> phone for what you are trying to do. Some people suggested the GXP2000 for
> $85 which works ok in a home environment. It is not a top quality phone but
> it has all the features you want plus works very nicely with Asterisk.
>
> This same conversation is constantly going on on numerous forums. If you
> think about what you are trying to accomplish, it might put things into
> perspective. You are taking a state-of-the-art phone system flush with every
> business feature you may ever want and trying to install it into your home
> and you want to use a cheap phone on it. Things are just not designed that
> way. If you want to be happy with your system, not to mention putting some
> value on your time (and heaven help you if you have a wife that will use the
> system) you do NOT want to use a cheap phone on this system. At a minimum go
> with a Linksys SPA941 or a Snom 360. You will have either one working in a
> matter of minutes. If you don't put any value on your time, then keep
> monkeying around with a lesser solution, but the few hours you will save
> just dropping in a decent phone should more than make up for the extra cost.

I already have it up and running and it works fine.  My wife (and
mother-in-law) both like the system, and would probably be satisfied
with the crappy $5 non-CID phone that they are using now.  But I want
something better.  The problem that I have with the SIP phones is that
I (or the babysitter) need(s) to be able to call 911 even if the power
is out, and my network and asterisk box are down.  The SPA3000 (and
apparently a bunch of better cheaper solutions) addresses that
problem.  Now I just need an analog phone with better features (and no
external power supply).

Dave