[asterisk-users] SIP Hardphone that works well with asterisk

[Sherwood McGowan]

I'm VERY partial to Aastra's devices. Seriously, they don't take as long to
boot as Polycoms, they're relatively inexpensive but are not CHEAP (like a
certain brand beginning with a "G", in my opinion), they have decent web
interfaces (also unlike the unnamed brand I non-mentioned a moment ago),
solid features, and have good expansion modules as well.

In almost every case where a client ends up choosing Aastra as the brand to
buy after reading my "shortlist" of brands/models I suggest, I've had less
overall issues/complaints about the phones themselves. Even Polycom based
clients/locations have more issues/complaints/annoyances they wish to bring
to my attention than the Aastra based ones.

I do have a complaint about Aastra though...Because of my client's happiness
with the brand, and because I personally think they're worth suggesting, I
spoke with Aastra about becoming an authorized reseller...filled out the
paperwork, scanned it and emailed it to the rep I was working with......and
never heard another word...For a phone device company to never get back to a
telecom consultant who wanted to not only put their brand at the top of the
shortlist, but wanted to push the brand as their preferred brand to use..I
mean come on, seriously, free advertising and purchase referrals? Why
wouldn't you just file the paperwork and reply to the completed application
with a "thank you, you are now an authorized reseller" or even just a
"thanks, but you don't meet the projected sales numbers we wish from our
resellers"?

Anyway, Aastra IS great in my book...

Cheers all!
Sherwood "I'm the Mick and that's my $0.05..keep the change" McGowan
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