Stephen Bosch wrote:
Stephen Bosch wrote:
I need to buy some new phones for our own offices.
I've used only Polycom phones until now, but I'd like to broaden my
experience.
I'm trying to decide which phones to experiment with. I have these options:
- A combination of Polycom, Aastra and Snom
- Just Polycom
One the one hand, I'd like to keep things uniform, since it greatly
simplifies provisioning. On the other hand, I don't want to broaden my
knowledge...
...because I like to stay dumb.
Of course, that's not what I meant :)
We have Cisco, Aastra 480i and Grandstream GXP2000 phones in house.
I only recommend the Cisco phones to people I don't like, overpriced and
far too much work.
The Aastra 480i is a good quality phone, on par with Cisco and probably
with Polycom (though I've never used them). Voice quality is good, phone
feels robust. Config is well documented and contained in two text files
(one global, one MAC specific). Good web interface on the phone. Aastra
support have been very responsive.
Grandstream phones are lower quality but good value for money. Sound and
feel of phones is not so good as Aastra or Cisco. Configuration is
through a binary file, a bit fiddly, but quite manageable with a few
scripts. Good web interface on the phone. Grandstream support have also
been very responsive.
regards,
Drew
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Drew Gibson
Systems Administrator
OANDA Corporation
www.oanda.com
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