[VoiceOps] What is your favorite line of IP Phones and Why?

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--------- Original Message --------- Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] What is your favorite line of IP Phones and Why?
From: "Colton Conor" <colton.conor at gmail.com>
Date: 3/26/15 11:25 am
To: nick at flhsi.com
Cc: "voiceops at voiceops.org" <voiceops at voiceops.org>

 Nick,  
Thanks this is exactly what I am looking for. Yealink seems to be the up and comer. How is their support? Their documentation and release notes look like a joke, so I am a little concerned. There doesn't seem to be much version tracking on bug fix numbering like Polycom is known for.
 
Is there a reason to use the old Polycom IP line since the VVX series has replaced it? 
 


  Quite the opposite. Software development of the older SoundPoint models has ceased. The VVX series are still undergoing active development, so they will be more supportable over time.

    
The Grandstream GXP2140 looks like one hell of a deal for under $100 including 24BLF keys, but it looks like it looks like it has a paper insert for the BLFs. In todays world with ever changing add moves drops do you really think paper labels are even a viable option? Seems like a nightmare to me. 
 


 On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Nick Olsen <nick at flhsi.com> wrote:
  In the following order.
1. Yealink, (T41P, T46G, T48G) Easy to configure. Easy to upgrade. Just works. No real bugs that I've found.
2. Polycom, (IP330, 550, 650..etc) Just works. Not as easy to configure. Has a few oddities. But once it's up. It's pretty solid.
3. Grandstream. (GXP2140) Haven't had much seat time with them. But they might unseat polycom from the number two spot. Easy to upgrade/configure like the yealink. Just stay away from the android based ones. I've had some real issues with those.
Used with Asterisk, Mostly in a hosted PBX environment. I really like the easy of using more advanced features in the yealink, Like multicast paging. BLF is super simple..etc.
I will say though. I've got two Polycom IP650's in use at a local pizza place. Phones have queues on them for when customers call in. And are really put through hell. Hundreds of calls a day. Absolutely covered in flour and pizza. (The phone handsets are physically shiny now it's been handled so much). And it just keeps chugging (knock on wood).
Nick Olsen
Network Operations (855) FLSPEED  x106



 From: "Colton Conor" <colton.conor at gmail.com>
 Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:46 AM
 To: "voiceops at voiceops.org" <voiceops at voiceops.org>
 Subject: [VoiceOps] What is your favorite line of IP Phones and Why? What is your favorite line of IP phones and why? What PBX or softswitch do you use these line of phones with? I would love to hear responses for both Hosted PBX applications, and On-Prem PBX applications. 
Is there any reason or need to use non IP phones in todays environment? I know NEC, Avya, and others make multiple digital non SIP phone systems. 


 

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