Hasn't this religious argument/discussion gone on long enough??
zoach...@securax.org wrote: > I personally find the snom phones to look quite good compared to the > american and chinese brands, might be a european thing though :) > > Zoa > > > Geraint Lee wrote: > >> I personally find the snom phones to be generally ugly and >> "un-finger-friendly", in terms of reliability and quality, never had >> any trouble, good phones all in all, i just can't get past the tacky >> look and feel so don't buy them. >> >> 2009/6/3 Darrick Hartman <dhart...@djhsolutions.com >> <mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com>> >> >> On 06/03/2009 11:47 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: >> > >> > On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, Rob Hillis wrote: >> > >> >> Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: >> >>> We are still talking about a $175 phone. How about the >> Polycom IP 320? >> >>> $85 at 888voipstore. Can't go wrong with Polycom for voice >> quality. >> >>> >> >> True, Polycom's are brilliant for voice quality, but unlike the >> Snom, a >> >> Polycom /will/ reboot on the drop of a hat /and/ take a damned >> long time >> >> to do it (~45-60 seconds) In addition, the web interface should be >> >> taken away and shot - the only real way to configure them is >> through (T)FTP. >> >> >> >> They are however, extraordinarily configurable through the XML >> config >> >> and they are very stable. Once they're configured they work very >> >> nicely. The lack of a decent number of BLF keys (even with a very >> >> expensive sidecar you only get two more keys than a standalone >> Snom320) >> >> puts me off a little. >> >> >> >> However, for a conference phone, the Polycom's can't be easily >> beaten. >> >> Their handsfree call quality is in a league of it's own. >> >> >> > >> > Mainly I suggest it because the OP asked for an inexpensive >> quality phone. >> > I agree on the provisioning - the web interface is useless, and >> unless you >> > know how to setup the XML files properly you are doomed to a very >> > frustrating experience. >> >> The Polycom 320/330's are nice little phones for the price. >> >> There are several resources for configuring the phones from the XML >> config files. If the config files are sane, the phones don't take >> that >> long to reboot. >> >> This is probably one of the better examples: >> >> http://www.kfife.com/voip/ >> >> Karl did a good job commenting in the config files where he made >> changes. >> >> Darrick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 4124 (20090602) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4124 (20090602) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Dog is my co-pilot _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users