[asterisk-users] SIP/WiFi handsets?

[Hans Witvliet]

On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 09:39 -0700, mgraves at mstvp.com wrote:
> I had a good experience with that Polycom/Spectralink phone. Very rugged
> as you say.  The experience did highlight the weaknesses in consumer
> Wifi AP, which reinforced my commitment to continue using DECT around my
> office.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] SIP/WiFi handsets?
> > From: Jason Baker <jbaker at glastender.com>
> > Date: Wed, September 23, 2009 10:02 am
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > 
> > 
> > Ken,
> >  I did lots of research on this for my VoIP deployment here where I work. We have a huge manufacturing floor and all the supervisors have wifi phones. We evetually settled on the Polycom Spectralink 8002. A nice rugged little phone with great sound quality and some good features. We use a managed switch to create seamless wifi coverage over all of our AP's. Provisioning the phone is pretty easy, but no web browser if you were planning on using the phone to travel with, some hotels require login for internet access.
> >  
> >  I also tried a clamshell wifi SIP phone by D-Link. This phone actually works really well, but we had some minor issues with it so we went with all Spectralink phones. But the D-Link phone would be good choice if you plan to take your wifi phone on the road.
> >  
> >  I also tested the Linksys WIP330 which I thought was a terrible phone. Very difficult to use.
> >  
> >  Good luck.
> >  
> >  http://www.polycom.com/products/voice/wireless_solutions/wifi_communications/handsets/spectralink_8002_wireless.html
> >  http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=485
> >  http://www.voipsupply.com/linksys-wip330-na
> >    Jason Baker
> >  IT Coordinator
> >   Glastender, Inc.
> >  5400 North Michigan Road
> >  Saginaw, Michigan 48604 USA
> >  Phone: 989.752.4275 ext. 228
> >  Fax: 989.752.4276
> >  www.glastender.com 
> > 
> >  
> >  Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:  Anyone know of any *portable* SIP/WiFi handsets? Looking for a decent
> >  price:quality ratio, of possible. Keep seeing handsets for Vonage, etc.,
> >  in Best Buy and the like, but I imagine it's locked to Vonage, and can't
> >  be re-appropriated.
> >  
> >  Thanks!


For a field trial we bought about 50 flutstars F1000.
Audio quality reasonable, reach also good.
Minus-points were: wep-only and the capacity/quality of the batteries.

Instead of DECT, we bought our own base-stations and made our own
GSN-network. Much cheaper as all of the people allready have an
GSM-phone.

hw