[asterisk-users] DECT phone for home: siemens A510 v. Grandstream DP715

Tue Dec 11 16:54:15 CST 2012

Using a Gigaset C610IP here, and am very happy with the features. The base
station can handle two concurrent SIP calls, and another internal one at
that. It does it with a single SIP registration to each server. You can
setup multiple servers if you want to and define dial patterns/plans that
determine which server gets used. After some playing around with it, I'm
now using my setup connected to a single asterisk only. (Let asterisk make
call routing decisions based on cost, using an AGI)

Call transfer is working fine, the handsets have a Flash/R key to
accomplish this. Using the Flash lets you start a second call, and once
answered you can easily conference the second party in (softkey right on
the screen), or transfer the call to the other party (via menu, then
transfer). Using this capability, someone on a call can easily confer with
another party, and bridge them into the call. AFAIK it is not possible for
someone to join an existing call easily. You'd have to implement that in
asterisk's dialplan, not on the Gigaset phone.

My understanding is that the C610IP has a few more features than the 510. I
might've also read somewhere that the 510 is obsolete. Can't find that link
right now, but search mgraves.org (use the Gigaset tag to get some initial
results).

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Roy Abshire <roy at coopvr.com> wrote:

>  That is true about the A580.
>
> I don't like the interface much to check messages.
>
> Besides that every time I go to dial a number...it always uses the first
> digit pressed to go into phone mode..so I have to press the first digit
> twice...
>
> I would test other phones but it's for home and I can't fork over $$ to
> try them all out....
>
> I have tested some Nokia cell phones, the N97, N900, and E71 and the E71
> and N900 worked well.  I didn't like the N97.
>
>
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>
> On 12/11/2012 12:52 PM, Pete Mundy wrote:
>
> One thing I dislike about the A580H is that the handset always says 'You have new messages' if I've missed a call. It wouldn't bug me if it said 'missed call' but it tells me I have new messages and even lights up a red LED under a button with a picture of an envelope on it.
>
> I'm about to test an A510IP and an A610IP to compare against the A580. Fingers crossed neither of them has that issue, because the Gigaset phone is a pretty good phone other than that, and the difficulty doing a (blind) transfer, as referred to by the OP.
>
> Pete
>
>
> On 12/12/2012, at 8:57 AM, Roy Abshire <roy at coopvr.com> <roy at coopvr.com> wrote:
>
>
>  I've been using the Gigaset A580 Base and A58H Phone for about 3 years now.  Never gave me problems. The call Quality is excellent!
> I only have 1 handset connected to the Base but I want more. I bought a Linksys WIP330 as a 2nd phone to try out and that works just as good without a base unit.
>
> The A580 Base supports up to 6 handsets.
>
> I have 6 Incoming VOIP Numbers using separate SIP accounts pointed to 1 Handset but you can point each SIP to separate handsets.
>
> The call goes to the first phone that picks up.  When on a call, picking up another phone makes a separate call and does not conference.  I don't use conference yet but I know you have to put the call on hold or something.
>
> The thing I don't like about the A580 and might be the same on all of them is that you can only specify 1 Sip Account for making outgoing calls.  In other words, all 6 phones would use the same caller id out, but I wanted to be able to choose that because I have a business number and number for each person in our household.  In order to use a different Caller ID (SIP Account) for making outgoing calls I added a extension to my Dial Plan and before making outgoing calls I press *1-6 before the number.
>
> I'm going to try adding more handsets that are compatible.  I want the SL78H but they are so expensive for just home everyday use.
>
> Make sure you check the compatibility page here before buying handsets.
> http://gigaset.com/us/en/cms/PageCustomerServicesCompatibility.html
>
>
> Co-op Vacation Rentalswww.coopvr.com
> 15218 Summit Ave
> Suite #300-354
> Fontana, CA 92336
> Phone/Fax (855) 760-COOP (2667)
>
> On 12/11/2012 11:32 AM, sean darcy wrote:
>
>  Siemens A510IP
>
>
>
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