[asterisk-users] Re: Newbie Questions - Grandstorm phones?

[Henry.L.Coleman]

I came to the same conclusion.
There is one thing however that the GXP2000 needs in my opinion.
There is no dial plan avaiable in the configuration, this means that when
dialing a number there is a slight delay before it actually dials.
With a dial plan the dialed number is sent immeadiately the pattern is
match ed so it saves a second or two. Maybe they will fix this?



Henry L.Coleman CEO
*VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
Toronto Ontario
Canada


> After doing some research on the Internet and studying all the major IP
> phones, I have came to a conclusion that Grandstream GXP-2000 has the most
> features of all the phones for the least price of all. I don't know how
> they
> are managing to manufacture their product for such a cheap price, but
> they're doing it well for sure. Each and every other phone has something
> missing in it, but Grandstream GXP-2000 has every necessary thing in it.
> Even if they sell their product at 2x the price, it'll still be a fair
> price. So Grandstream GXP-2000 is the best phone to go with. I only wish
> if
> they could make its face look a litter more like Polycom, that would be
> better.
>
>  Aastra 9133i is the second best option. Good price for the features they
> have. A lot of lines, PoE, dual ethernet etc. Looks very professional,
> same
> design as those of existing non-VoIP office phones, which people are used
> to
> look at as office phones. This is becasue Aastra once used to make phones
> for Nortel, so they have the same designs for their IP phones as well. It
> gives more professional image. The only drawback could be smaller LCD.
> They
> could make it a little bigger. I am testing it these days.
>
> Third best option is Linksys 942. They have two lines, you pay extra for
> the
> adapter and pay extra for other two lines. This all make them more than
> twice expensive than GXP-2000. But then they come at the same level with
> GXP-2000. Good thing is the big display. I am also testing this phone
> these
> days.
>
> Polycom are best looking, expensive, but configuration a little difficult,
> and don't have backlit LCDs? And also they have limited lines. Mostly no
> PoE.
>
> Snom are good, ok looking, expensive and limited lines, either no PoE or
> no
> backlit LCD. But very configurable.
>
> And an important advice: Don't buy a phone which doesn't have backlit and
> non-tiltable LCD, or you'll regret later.
>