[Asterisk-Users] 3Com Phones

[Jared Valentine]

I would not recommend the 3Com phones for use with Asterisk.  

3Com 3100 series phones do not support SIP with non-3Com systems.  They have
a basic boot loader which must download code from a 3Com NBX or a 3Com VCX
system.  If you don't have either of these, then you won't get runtime code
on the phone, thereby making it impossible to use the thing with Asterisk.

I've heard rumors that the 3103 phones have enough storage space on the
phone to store a SIP image, but I don't have any more information than that.


As far as 3Com licensing is concerned, it's not per year, it's per-seat
(one-time charge), just like any other commercial VoIP PBX vendor (Cisco,
Avaya, Shoretel, etc.)  

Jared Valentine
hidden at xmission.com



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Curt Shaffer
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:49 AM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] 3Com Phones

I would not recommend the 3Com phones. I know to get most of them to even
work on 3Com systems you need to purchase licenses. For the prices you want
to pay you would definitely be better off going with something else.

 The list price for the 3101 is $155
 The list price for the 3102 is $240
 The list price for the 3103 is $365
 The list price for the 3105 is $255

Phone licensing is list price of about $135/year

Of course a partner could probably give you a little better of a deal
depending on your relationship with them. I am freshly out of a 3Com only
world so I cannot point you in the exact direction but I am sure you can get
comparable phones from places like Polycom and others. Maybe these prices
can give others on the list an idea of what you are looking at spending. I
would stay away from anything 3Com if you want a compatible, fully
functional system (Pretty scary statement from being certified in 3Com IP
telephony ;)) 

Curt

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of stoffell
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:18 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] 3Com Phones

On 3/25/06, Daniel Hazelbaker <daniel at highdesertchurch.com> wrote:
>         We are looking at installing a VoIP system with Asterisk and are
> currently looking at the line of 3Com phones.  Has anybody had
> success with using the following phones?  We need to buy a lot and we
> don't want to end up with phones that don't work properly with asterisk.

I didn't even know 3Com had VoIP phones, I'm also curious on these..
How many phones do you need and what is your budget and features wishlist?

cheers
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