I agree with Patrick. CISCO / LINKSYS phones specially SPA9XX series really good phones.Easy to use and configure.
Also If you want to implement SLA, AASTRA firmware have a bug for a longtime[ 2.6 firmware partially work, old firmware never work at all]. Other than that AASTA phones really good phones. I used to deploy a lot of Aastra phones in the past. Now using the Cisco phones. Thanks Lloyd On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Patrick Song <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it depends on which angle you look at them > > from technology perspective, aastra is better and it is easy to provision > and troubleshoot and it looks professional > > however, from end user experience, I was told that CISCO is easy to use > because too many buttons on aastra to get them confuse easily > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Reza - Asterisk Consultant < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > One of our Asterisk servers we have close to 200 Aastra phones > > connected that I can speak of personally. Combined with our > > resellers and other ITSPs who purchase bulk trunks from us, our last > > count of known Aastra phones deployed exceeded over 2,000 in the past > > 3+ years. > > > > Within my 200+ phones personally deployed, not one had been returned > > after deployment. Clients who had the Aastra phones for over 5+ years > > now, are still happy and phones are working great. > > > > + POLYCOMS: At the quality & stability - I will say Polycoms are > > **THE BEST**. However provisioning them is a REAL PAIN in the behind > > and boot up time is a real pain too. Their firmwares are all > > standardized and firmware for one unit is compatible with the rest of > > the product line. Overall, I will say POLYCOM has the best > > engineering efforts put behind them but they have one major flaw: > > Provisioning and Bootup time. > > > > + AASTRA: At the deploy-ability, ease of configuration and short boot > > up time - Aastra phones have been beyond perfect in our real world > > deployments and MUCH easier to troubleshoot. The customer service & > > support from Aastra (at least to me) has been beyond what I expected > > (direct access to their engineers if needed). > > > > + LINKSYS/CISCO: Linksys/Cisco Phones (the new ones) are equally > > reliable and competitive. But I don't like them because they look > > like toys (We are a Linksys/Cisco partner but I hate their phone > > designs. I think it needs to look more business like and their series > > needs a face lift in terms of design) > > > > + SNOM - I know a lot of people like them, but to me they look like > > cheap plastic toys (Sorry SNOM supporters) > > > > + GRANDSTREAM - Grandstream phones - Well, I know my good friend Henry > > will stand by them! I think he's had good luck with them. But my > > experience with Grandstream phones has been extremely poor in terms of > > reliability. Another good friend stands by the product and has > > requested me to give Grandstream a 2nd chance. Supposedly they've > > changed their philosophy and vision and now making good products. > > (I'll let others give feedback on this) > > > > + No Name Chinese Aastra Knockouts - stay the heck away from them! > > > > I can also tell you first hand, that everyone who had SNOM or > > Grandstream, when we provided our loaner Aastra units to try out - > > never looked back on Snom or Grandstream. I think because the Aastra > > phones (original design bought out from Nortel) - are phones that most > > corporate users could relate to, as they somewhat resemble their OLD > > Meridian/Norstar phone systems. > > > > My preference is Aastra mainly because their phones have **never > > failed**. The phones that were broken because of negligence were > > replaced. They are also a Canadian company with amazing executives, > > tech support staff and engineers, most of whom I know personally. > > > > I am *very* pleased with the Aastra product line. If you like to be > > connected with the distributor of Aastra or wish to be a reseller, > > contact me off list and I will be happy to make the proper > > introduction. > > > > Alrighty now... enough postings for a day here :). I will visit > > again in a week or two. > > > > Cheers! > > Reza. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Mark Little <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > Just wondering what phones you go with/recommend instead now? > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > On 01/09/2010 5:09 PM, Reza - Asterisk Consultant wrote: > > >> > > >> Erik: > > >> > > >> Trying to send you the necessary files but google is preventing it. > > >> Please send me a userid/password with an SSH account and/or FTP > > >> account (off-list) and I will drop the necessary files. Where did > > >> you buy the phone from and how much? These phones are considered > > >> "End of Life" -- and are not the best SIP phones if you ask me. We > > >> no longer use this phone on a production basis, but we do use them as > > >> test tools and demo units for customers. > > >> > > >> Kind regards, > > >> Reza. > > > > > > > > -- > > Toronto based VoIP / Asterisk Trainer, > > I.T. Consultant and Hosted PBX Solutions Provider. > > +1-647-476-2067. > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/seminar > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > -- > Thank you > > Patrick Song > Thinking globally, Networking locally > CCVP, CCNP, M.Eng in Telecommunications > Cell:1-647-868-2950 >
