[cisco-voip] 79xx vs. 99xx

Mike King me at mpking.com
Mon Mar 5 21:46:46 EST 2012


You are correct, it is a separate purchase.  However, it replaces the
phones stand, so it is contained inside the footprint of the phone.  It's
also powered off the spine connector, so the phone powers the zero client.

Mike

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:

> As far as I understand, there is no zero client built-in, you have to
> purchase the module to snap on to the back of the phone. Or is there
> something else?
>
> The built in wireless and VPN clients have advantages too.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
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> On Mar 5, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Mike King <me at mpking.com> wrote:
>
> One thing to keep in mind is the 9900's do more than Voice and Video.
>
> We are seriously considering them because there is an optional zero client
> built into the phone.  (Virtual Desktop)
>
> It's an amazing thought to not only get rid of another box off our desks,
> but it's also one less power supply to deal with (We'd be deploying with
> PoE).
>
> Mike
>
> 2012/3/5 Eric Butcher <Eric.Butcher at cdw.com>
>
>> I've been using 9951 for a year or more and it has been fantastic.
>> Features aren't even a comparison.  Best of all has been the built-in
>> bluetooth for the headset.  You'd have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
>>
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>> Eric Butcher
>> Cisco Unified Communications Engineer
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>> On 3/5/12 8:30 PM, "Peter Slow" <peter.slow at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >We have a couple hundred 9971s and they work great for both voice and
>> >video. We're running the standard firmware that comes with 8.6.1.210011.
>> >(I can check tomorrow)
>> >I'll agree that theres a very significant "learning curve." they're also
>> >noticeably slower at times, but you sure can do a lot of stuff with them.
>> >
>> >-Pete
>> >
>> >
>> >Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >On Mar 6, 2012, at 2:09 AM, Frank Arrasmith <frank.arrasmith at gmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey all,
>> >>   just want to poll the room regarding IP Phones they are using.   We
>> >>recently deployed a large # of 9951/9971 phones, and encountered some
>> >>pretty serious bugs(that dont have a fix/workaround yet).  Anybody else
>> >>deploying these?  Are you having bugs in the Call Manager version you
>> >>are running?  Other than the integrated video, what benefits do you see
>> >>in them?. I have to say, after working on the 7900 series(sccp) for some
>> >>time, with fairly rock solid performance, I am certainly not impressed
>> >>with the 99xx phones.  I think they are particularly hard to
>> >>use(compared to the 7900 phones) for someone with Cisco experience, and
>> >>practically impossible for the average Joe. Maybe I am missing the big
>> >>picture.  Has anyone seen exceptional benefits from using them? The
>> >>decision to deploy these was above my head , and supposedly in part to
>> >>the 7965's going end of life.  Is that true, or did we get suckered by
>> >>our VAR(i couldnt find an EOL notice).
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