[asterisk-users] 7 points of comparison Polycom 430/501 and Aastra 480i. Which one to choose ?

[Jay Moore]

IMO, the 480i, by a LONG shot.

The 480i is easier to use, looks nicer, has better audio quality, easier 
to read, and has a great speakerphone.  The web-interface is also 
leagues better than the tripe the Polycom phones have.

The only issue I have with the 480i, is that it's a little unintuitive 
in how to disable the "X missed calls" option.  There's no option in the 
web-interface (I'm told one is coming, however), so you have to manually 
edit a .cfg file and send the info back to the phone.

Other than that, I have had zero problems with my 480i's, and nothing 
but frustration with any of the Polycoms I have on hand.

HTH,
Jay

Vikas wrote:
> I need to provide a 80 people office with VOIP.
> 
> I want to commit to one vendor Polycom or Aastra. Price of the phones
> is not a factor in the decision. The quality of the phones is the
> factor.
> 
> Some of the features that I am evaluating on are: (arranged in order
> of priority)
> 1. Sound quality
> 2. complete product line with conference phone and receptionist phone
> (not on Aastra)
> 3. cordless (not on 501/430)
> 4. backlit LCD (not on 501/430)
> 5. Inbuilt POE (not on 501)
> 6. speaker phone
> 7. 2 network ports.
> 
> Which one will you choose ?
> 
> Vikas
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