Re: [Asterisk-Users] Phone choices....opinion request Polycom vs Cisco
Gary wrote: On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:52:40 +, w fm3 wrote: Hi I am struggling with hardware choices to get started with. My options are narrowed down to SIP phones - Polycom IP500, IP600 and Cisco 7940G. of importance is: - functionality / integration with asterisk - headset functionality and use - voice quality - build quality Is there much of a difference between Polycom and Cisco? Scanning the group it looks like there may be slightly more issues with Polycom but I don't know how they stack up on the integration with Asterisk and future flexability. Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks Walt I would seriously start looking at IP Phones based on the PA1688 chipset. Particularly those which use one of the standard loads Have a look at http://www.aredfox.com/edownloads.htm whistl IAX2 at the time of writing is not there, its wont be long at all :-) We are using Polycom 500-600, Cisco 7940 everyday. We tried PA1688-based phones. The latest are very far from desired business quality, also those have limited set of functions. After trying a few phones we picked Polycom IP600 for our 10+ extensions setup. No regrets so far. Of course, IAX2 firmware for Polycoms and/or Cisco would have solved SIP-NAT-related headache for telecommuters and remote SOHO setups. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Phone choices....opinion request Polycom vs Cisco
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:52:40 +, w fm3 wrote: >Hi > >I am struggling with hardware choices to get started with. My options are >narrowed down to SIP phones - Polycom IP500, IP600 and Cisco 7940G. > >of importance is: > >- functionality / integration with asterisk >- headset functionality and use >- voice quality >- build quality > >Is there much of a difference between Polycom and Cisco? Scanning the group >it looks like there may be slightly more issues with Polycom but I don't >know how they stack up on the integration with Asterisk and future >flexability. > >Any recommendations appreciated. > >Thanks > >Walt > I would seriously start looking at IP Phones based on the PA1688 chipset. Particularly those which use one of the standard loads Have a look at http://www.aredfox.com/edownloads.htm whistl IAX2 at the time of writing is not there, its wont be long at all :-) Gary . ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Phone choices....opinion request Polycom vs Cisco
> I am struggling with hardware choices to get started with. My options are > narrowed down to SIP phones - Polycom IP500, IP600 and Cisco 7940G. > > of importance is: > > - functionality / integration with asterisk > - headset functionality and use > - voice quality > - build quality > > Is there much of a difference between Polycom and Cisco? Scanning the group > it looks like there may be slightly more issues with Polycom but I don't > know how they stack up on the integration with Asterisk and future > flexability. > > Any recommendations appreciated. Each of the phones noted above are high quality business-class phones. You should be able to find user reviews on the wiki. The Polycom phones are a little bit more difficult to configure initially, but its a learning curve problem not a hardware/software problem. Polycom tends to use xml formated config files that are ftp'ed from your server after each phone reboot, so having a convenient way to view and edit those xml files will make your life easier. The Cisco sip phones use text files that are tftp'ed after each reboot to do the same thing, and those text files can easily be viewed/edited with any text editor. Far fewer options compared to Polycom, but the phones interoperate with asterisk just fine. The Polycom config files give you many more parameters to change/control compared to the Cisco. However, those added parameters is what makes the learning curve a little longer. The IP600 is probably the best choice from the above list since it tends to have everything that you could possibly want in a single phone including power over ethernet. The only down-side that I'm aware of is that you "must" obtain polycom's firmware from a reseller as polycom does not make those available to you on their web site. Not a big deal, but you need to be aware of it. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
