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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi folks --</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Has anyone used a Viking Electronics E-30 handsfree speakerphone on a Cisco VG-224 or ATA?</FONT>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.vikingelectronics.com/products/pdf/e-30.pdf"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.vikingelectronics.com/products/pdf/e-30.pdf</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">On the documentation, I read this:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"<B><I>CAUTION - 1 When installing on an analog extension of a phone system:</I></B></FONT>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Some phone systems do not conform to analog telecom standards and might</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">not be compatible with the E-30 speaker phones."</FONT></I>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So I figured one quick way was to just ask if anyone on the forum has used one of these- </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I need to replace a phone in a lobby that does PLAR (via the UCM 7.02.20000) with this device, which is a lot more hardened to abuse.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It would also be able to dial by itself, which would be nice, as it would remove some complexity from our system.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Has anyone got experience with these devices from Viking on your systems?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Or, recommendations for another manufacturer/model to use in place of this?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tim Reimers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Systems Analyst II</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Information Technology Services</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">City of Asheville</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">70 Court Plaza</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Asheville, NC 28801</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">phone - 828-259-5512</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="mailto:timreimers@ashevillenc.gov"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">treimers@ashevillenc.gov</FONT></U></A>
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