I'm a big fan of the Aastra line. We use 9133i handsets as our default office set. It gives you three call appearances (more if you use the programmable keys), 7 programmable / blf keys, speakerphone, headset interface, backlit display, PoE, ethernet passthrough. They are REALLY easy to provision using tftp or ftp. They sound great and are pretty sturdy. If you want fancier phones, the 480i or 55i are nice, and there are versions that have cordless companion handsets. Stay away from the 9112i. It doesn't do PoE, and the power supply it comes with seems to fail after a year. All the other ones in the line seem to work well. They are very intuitive to operate. I have about 80 or so fielded with small business and SOHO customers. They seem to be well accepted. A 9133i is about $175, depending on where you buy and what quantities.
Polycom makes a good phone too, but they are a bit more complicated, and more expensive than Aastra. -Tim On Monday 07 January 2008 09:53, Paul Nash wrote: > Hi > > I'm looking for recommendations for handsets for a small office (10 - > 15 people). The currently have a mix of Grandstream 102's (too > fragile for their staff) and Linksys SPA 921's (work fine). > > The problem with the Linksys is that they find the menus confusing > (call hold, conference, etc) and lose the cheat-sheets that I stick up > next to the phones. > > I am currently looking at a multi-line Linksys, Polycom, snom or > Aastra. Budget is about $200/handset (preferrably cheaper). Devices > need PoE, only need a single ether port. > > I am looking for recommendations based on ease of use, voice quality, > reliability, robustness. > > Any recommendations or horror stories welcome. Don't mind whether > they come from vendors (cross-posted to biz) or end users or > integrators or ... > > Thanks in advance > > paul > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tim St. Pierre IP telephony specialist sip://[EMAIL PROTECTED] Toronto: 647 722 6930 Toll-Free 1 888 488 6940 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
