True. However, there is broad user based support for Polycom & Cisco phones within the Asterisk community. Not so for Zultys.
The only area where the Zultys 4x4/4x5 were better tahn the Polycom IP500/600 was in handling multiple lines. The Z phones handle many lines with a single registration, very much like a hunt group. The polycom phones require multiple registrations and complex external dialplan logic to behave in a similarily intuitive manner. Michael On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:19:30 -0500, Tom wrote: >Polycom and Cisco are also blind to customer support. Neither will sell to >us through normal distribution unless we become certified in their phone >systems. The rules for certification are very restrictive and in the stone >age. They do not want to support asterisk. They only want to support >CallManager and voip enabled PBXs. Polycom will direct all support through >their authorized dealers. At least Cisco will sell a support contract on >some phone equipment. Both companies are feeding grey market sales with >these policies. > >Tom > >At 07:54 AM 7/13/2005, you wrote: >>I have Polycom IP600s and just bought some 500s. I had a Zultys 4x5but >>got rid of it. You need to be aware that Zulyts provides no end user >>support whatsoever. They send you to the reseller, many of which don't >>know enough to be helpful. I had hoped to make the FXO port on the 4x5 >>forward to * for voicemail purposes. While the firmware supposedly >>supported this I could find noone to advise on its setup...so I resold >>the phone. >> >>Also, the Zultys stuff just doesn't feel as nice as the Polycom phones, >>and they're about the same price. >> >>Michael >> >> >>On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:51:49 +0200, Pavel Jezek wrote: >> >> >maybe polycom works, but better to try some other with official support >> >for asterisk (or generaly open source), like snom or zultys have nice >> >features and btw, linux based ;-) >> >today most features had probably cisco 7940/60 (moreover custom features >> >extendable through build in xml minbrowser), but not very suitable for >> >SOHO due to complicated support (cisco partner needed)... >> >PJ >> > >> > >> > >> >Dan Perik wrote: >> >> That's just a marketing thing. Just because they are "not supported" >> >> under Asterisk doesn't mean they don't work under Asterisk. It just >> >> means don't call them (voipsupply or Polycom) if you have problems >> >> getting them to work under Asterisk. Otherwise myself and many others >> >> on this list wouldn't be recommending them. >> >> >> >> My USD0.02. >> >> >> >> - Dan >> >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Asterisk-Users mailing list >> >[email protected] >> >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > >> > >> >>-- >>Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com >>Pixel Power Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>o713-861-4005 >>o800-905-6412 >>c713-201-1262 > >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
