[asterisk-users] conference and wifi phones

[randulo]

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Michael Graves <mgraves at mstvp.com> wrote:
> Amen to that! Unles you have some compelling reason for VoWifi it's not
> worthy of consideration. Especially for SOHO or small biz use. Too
> costly to do well.

I have never understood why anyone would use wifi just to get cordless
facility when DECT works so much better.

> DECT, in contrast, is solid and not overly expensive. SIP/DECT systems
> like the snom m3 and Siemens S675/S685 give you all the benefits of a
> SIP phone with the reliability and mobility of DECT. I much prefer this
> to an ATA and analog DECT phone.

I have been using a S675IP with two handsets in our office for over 6
months. Each handset has its own directory, can read a single RSS feed
(title only), has 6 SIP providers AND the base connects to PSTN and
has built-in voicemail. The phone is a geeks dream with all those
possibilities and the base handles two simultaneous VoIP calls.

The lack of a mute button has been ranted about often on the
conference, and a few things can get on your nerves, like filling out
a whole directory entry that is then erased if you backspace one too
many times (Doesn't anyone test the firmware before this kind of
device is sent out? This has to be easy to fox!)

I don't think these phones will outlast a Polycom but they have a
great feature set, rock solid DECT even on low power setting and very
good battery life.

/r