[VoiceOps] Grandstream VoIP phones

[Scott Berkman]

If you care about speakerphone quality and clarity, you should be using
Polycom as they destroy everyone else, especially on the models that support
HD voice and therefore have the big speaker baffle and better microphones.
This is pretty clear when you see that all of Cisco's conference models are
just rebranded Polycom's with SCCP firmwares.  I'm a big Polycom fan in
general, but the Cisco 7940/60 is a close second (just wish it supported
more features like subscribe on the 3rd party SIP images).  The Cisco's do
have some problems with the speakerphone (and handset) at high volume, such
as sound still coming out the handset when it shouldn't and clipping.

It's been a long while since I touched a Grandstream, but I like using the
feel and weight of the handset as an indicator of build quality, and the
older Grandstreams failed that test miserably.

-Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org]
On Behalf Of Alex Balashov
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:06 PM
To: voiceops at voiceops.org
Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Grandstream VoIP phones

It's been a while, but my issue with Grandstream has always been:

1) SIP interoperability & stack problems.

2) Low-end speaker phone hardware, thus bad echo cancellation and duplex
handling.

I mainly judge phone hardware by the quality of its speakerphone, since I'm
a very heavy user, so it may be a personal bias.  However, by that metric,
the Cisco 79xx's and Polycoms win, and Grandstreams, Snoms and Aastras lose.

On 08/16/2012 08:07 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote:

> Who else on the list is using them, particularly in a hosted 
> environment?  We've just decided to transition to them as our primary 
> recommendation instead of the Cisco SPA series.  We did it because of 
> the value and feature set, like having an inexpensive phone with a 
> small BLF, which a lot of customers asked for.  I'm wondering if 
> others have tips they've learned along the way, or any advice they want to
offer.
>   Also anyone using the advanced features like the browser for 
> anything useful?
>
> For those who haven't tried them, or who like us, didn't like their 
> older models, take another look.  We have been surprised at the value 
> they give us.  The prices are low, but the functionality and quality 
> are high.  They aren't Polycom 600s to be sure, but they are nice 
> phones that have a huge set of features for a great price.  Customers 
> are liking them a lot.
>
> Has anyone used the new DECT phone?  We currently use the Panasonic 
> DECT phones but they are a nightmare to configure.
>
> If anyone wants to get in touch with them, our Grandstream contact is 
> Dennis Ryan, dryan at grandstream.com <mailto:dryan at grandstream.com> .
>
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