[Asterisk-Users] Snom firmwares suck <--additional datapoint to consider

[Remco Barende]

On Fri, 26 May 2006, Dave Cotton wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 10:11 +0200, Remco Barende wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your input!
>>
>> Previously I was using Nortel 10/100 switches, I replaced them some
>> weeks ago with 3C16479 gbit switches. The phones are connected directly to
>> the gbit switches. By coincidence I dit notice on one phone that in a
>> split second a message appeared 'Ethernet cable disconnected'. Because I
>> have cable unplug set to ignore the conversation was not interrupted and
>> the conversation could continue.
>>
>> But that still doesn't solve the occasional lockup.
>>
> Looks like you're getting somewhere now. That was my real complaint "xyz
> sucks" helps no one. As I said in my reply I've never had such problems
> with SNOM, perhaps it's because I've always used decent switches.

You mean that 3Com switches are not to be regarded as decent switches? At 
least Snom could have put some remark then that you need a certain brand 
of switches.  If 3Com is not good enough for the phones I would have 
bought different phones.