Brian Johnson
2005-Jan-13 07:41 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi ortraditional wireless ?
In that example you could make outgoing calls only correct? (since incoming likely needs port forwards) I guess the questions becomes "how often are you going to do that to justify the extra $100 or so you going to pay for a wifi sip phone?" Paul Fielding (paul.fielding@shaw.ca) wrote:> > I think some people are missing the point. You can't throw your cordless > phone in your pocket, go to your office, hotel or buddie's house, turn it on > and get a signal. You can with a WiFi phone, however.... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Lux" <lux@diesel-research.com> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi > ortraditional wireless ? > > > > > > I don't know why people keep making the statement about range with wifi > > versus a cordless phone. I can easily get a good wifi signal when I'm > > over at my neighbors but can't get reception with our cordless (2.4GHz) > > phone. (Both receivers are at home...) It seems to me that the wifi > > range is at least as good as the phone range if not better. > > > > Thanks for the tip on the SIP phones. > > > > > > On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 18:53 -1000, James H. Thompson wrote: > >> Uniden and Vtech both just announced cordless phones with SIP ATAs > >> built into the base station. > >> You get better range and battery life compared to a WiFi phone. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> James H. Thompson > >> jht@lj.net > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Kim Lux > >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:49 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... > >> wifi or traditional wireless ? > >> > >> > >> > >> An unflattering zyxel review: > >> > >> http://slacker.com/~nugget/asterisk3.php > >> > >> I can't help but think my questions are out of place on this > >> list... I'm > >> asking questions about SIP phones and everyone else is talking > >> about > >> asterisk. Sorry. > >> > >> > >> On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 20:08 -0700, Kim Lux wrote: > >> > My wife wants a cordless phone for around the house. We are > >> going to be > >> > using VOIP exclusively very shortly. Our current cordless > >> phone is aged > >> > and on the verge of replacement. The other phone we are > >> going to use is > >> > a SIP Budgetone. > >> > > >> > Should I buy a SIP to POTS converter and a new cordless > >> phone or a wifi > >> > SIP phone ? > >> > > >> > Is anyone using the Pulver WiSIP phone ? Any comments ? > >> > > >> > How about the zyxel ? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> -- > >> Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > -- > > Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
Paul Fielding
2005-Jan-13 10:34 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifiortraditional wireless ?
You shouldn't need any port forwarding. I've found any SIP phones I've worked with have happily moved from site to site behind NATs, etc. So I see no reason to believe that the WiFi phone would be any different - it's just connecting wirelessly instead of with a wire. And to answer your second question, I suspect some people would have very good use for such a phone. Myself personally, I travel often - in the last 6 weeks I've been home for precisely 4 days. Most of the hotels, etc I stay at have wireless of one sort or another, most of my friends have wireless in their homes, may offices I work at have wireless. So I could see very good use for having a wifi phone I can take with me.... regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Johnson" <bjohnson@johnson-engineering.ca> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List -Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifiortraditional wireless ?> In that example you could make outgoing calls only correct? (since > incoming > likely needs port forwards) > > I guess the questions becomes "how often are you going to do that to > justify > the extra $100 or so you going to pay for a wifi sip phone?" > > > > > Paul Fielding (paul.fielding@shaw.ca) wrote: >> >> I think some people are missing the point. You can't throw your >> cordless >> phone in your pocket, go to your office, hotel or buddie's house, turn it >> on >> and get a signal. You can with a WiFi phone, however.... >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kim Lux" <lux@diesel-research.com> >> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" >> <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi >> ortraditional wireless ? >> >> >> > >> > I don't know why people keep making the statement about range with wifi >> > versus a cordless phone. I can easily get a good wifi signal when I'm >> > over at my neighbors but can't get reception with our cordless (2.4GHz) >> > phone. (Both receivers are at home...) It seems to me that the wifi >> > range is at least as good as the phone range if not better. >> > >> > Thanks for the tip on the SIP phones. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 18:53 -1000, James H. Thompson wrote: >> >> Uniden and Vtech both just announced cordless phones with SIP ATAs >> >> built into the base station. >> >> You get better range and battery life compared to a WiFi phone. >> >> >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> James H. Thompson >> >> jht@lj.net >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Kim Lux >> >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:49 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... >> >> wifi or traditional wireless ? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> An unflattering zyxel review: >> >> >> >> http://slacker.com/~nugget/asterisk3.php >> >> >> >> I can't help but think my questions are out of place on this >> >> list... I'm >> >> asking questions about SIP phones and everyone else is talking >> >> about >> >> asterisk. Sorry. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 20:08 -0700, Kim Lux wrote: >> >> > My wife wants a cordless phone for around the house. We are >> >> going to be >> >> > using VOIP exclusively very shortly. Our current cordless >> >> phone is aged >> >> > and on the verge of replacement. The other phone we are >> >> going to use is >> >> > a SIP Budgetone. >> >> > >> >> > Should I buy a SIP to POTS converter and a new cordless >> >> phone or a wifi >> >> > SIP phone ? >> >> > >> >> > Is anyone using the Pulver WiSIP phone ? Any comments ? >> >> > >> >> > How about the zyxel ? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks >> >> > >> >> -- >> >> Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > -- >> > Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Kim Lux
2005-Jan-13 17:09 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi ortraditional wireless ?
On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 14:41 +0000, Brian Johnson wrote:> I guess the questions becomes "how often are you going to do that to > justify > the extra $100 or so you going to pay for a wifi sip phone?"A cell phone costs $30 to $50 a month depending on the provider, the services and the usage. I'm not saying a wifi SIP phone could totally replace a cell phone, but then again I can't integrate a cell phone into my phone system like I can a wifi SIP phone. I think it would be pretty easy to justify $100 extra for a GOOD wifi SIP phone. The question for me becomes "where do I get a good wifi SIP phone" ? -- Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc.