If you do get a Polycom, the old 501 (discontinued) have a louder ring (or can be configured to have a louder ring, don`t quite remember) then the newer ones. But the others are right: it's not meant for this, at least not in a noisy environment. What can work though is a Polycom 321, with a (loud) speaker plugged into the 3.5mm port and properly configured to have the speaker take the call (see paging app and Polycom admin manual). It`s a bit of a hassle but it`s much better than the unreliable and expensive Cyberdata paging products (I hated the one I tried, replaced it with a 321 as described).
Mike -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andy Graybeal Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:01 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion; t...@casanueva.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] VoIP PoE phones for restaurant (kitchen) > I would. The whole Polycom line seems designed for desktop use, and > the speakers just don't get very loud. I have especially had this > complaint about the ring volume, even at some desktops! > > In the hotels where we have installations that include busy kitchen > extensions there seems to be no substitute for an old analog wall > mount phone with a really loud ringer (backed by an ATA). That doesn't > help you with intercom though... > > j Jeff, thank you for your insight. Thats the second vote that I shouldn't be getting a regular phone to act as an intercom in a kitchen. -Andy -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello 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 -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
