Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio
Grandstream GXP-2000 is decent. On 1/9/06, Ken D'Ambrosio <ken@jots.org> wrote:> Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I > was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like > "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the > other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's > wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be > being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall > static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose > money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money > elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent > sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? > > Thanks! > > Ken D'Ambrosio > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- Tom Vile Baldwin Technology Solutions, Inc Consulting - Web Design - VoIP Telephony www.baldwintechsolutions.com Phone: 518-631-2855 x205 Fax: 518-631-2856
On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 15:28 -0500, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:> Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I > was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like > "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the > other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's > wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be > being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall > static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose > money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money > elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent > sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones?If you were looking at BudgeTones, you *might* want to look at the GXP-2000. A little nicer, and if you shop around you can get them for a decent price. http://snipurl.com/lfa3 for instance. The Polycom is nice, but I have found that the only Polycom that seems to do PoE correctly is the 601, which is definitely out of your sub-$100 price-range... Steve
I have to agree with the folks recommending the GXP-2000. It's professional looking (big screen, lots of buttons, black) and functions well. It's no Cisco 7960 as far as looks go, but I think it'd work well for you. If you're charging $100 for them, I don't think you'd make any money on them, but you shouldn't lose any either (and if so, just a couple bucks). -ross -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ken D'Ambrosio Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:28 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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2006-Jan-09 22:03 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone.
Ken, I would tell the client that you offerd phones for under $100.00 and he didnt like them so now for a diffrent phone he will have to pay more. Also I have an 841 and for it works great. I also installed one for a customer in a mechanic shop and no complaints. Regards, Dovid Message: 15 Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:28:28 -0500 From: Ken D'Ambrosio <ken@jots.org> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Message-ID: <43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060109/d5d54142/attachment.htm
Get him a 940 sipura/linksys, big difference, and I can personally say they are 200% better. I have used both and there is no comparison, from the user's end, it makes a big difference. One of the most important aspects of a customers experience is the ease of use. If someone simply wants to make cheap calls, they do not care, but if they are looking for a good phone for a good price, the sipura 94x series are great. I personally prefer polycom/cisco. Polycom is great for multiple call handling, whereas the cisco 7960 is great for a remote worker. Greg ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dovid B. Asterisk Users Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:03 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. Ken, I would tell the client that you offerd phones for under $100.00 and he didnt like them so now for a diffrent phone he will have to pay more. Also I have an 841 and for it works great. I also installed one for a customer in a mechanic shop and no complaints. Regards, Dovid Message: 15 Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:28:28 -0500 From: Ken D'Ambrosio <ken@jots.org <mailto:ken@jots.org> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com <mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Message-ID: <43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org <mailto:43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060109/09a499fc/attachment.htm
Ken, I have good experience with the alcatel speedtouch 2020 and 2030 phones. Should be under 100$ we sell them for about 88 euro (ex. VAT) here in the Netherlands. joash ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dovid B. Asterisk Users Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:03 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. Ken, I would tell the client that you offerd phones for under $100.00 and he didnt like them so now for a diffrent phone he will have to pay more. Also I have an 841 and for it works great. I also installed one for a customer in a mechanic shop and no complaints. Regards, Dovid Message: 15 Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:28:28 -0500 From: Ken D'Ambrosio <ken@jots.org <mailto:ken@jots.org> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com <mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Message-ID: <43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org <mailto:43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060110/4dd51ec4/attachment.htm
Too bad this wasn't a couple weeks ago. We just sold a huge lot of unused Polycom IP300's for $99/each. ------------------- Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:28:28 -0500 From: Ken D'Ambrosio <ken@jots.org> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Decent" sub-$100 SIP phone. To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Message-ID: <43C2C76C.8070803@jots.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hey, all. I quoted a customer about $100 for some cheap SIP phones. I was planning on using the BT-102's, but he called said they look like "Princess phones," and I have to admit that he has a point. Some of the other inexpensive phones look decent, but (for example) the SPA-841's wiki entry says the remote end gets a lot of static. Since it'll be being used from a noisy environment (a cleanroom), the less overall static, the better. Someone suggested the Polycom 301's, but I'd lose money on them. [I'll go with them if I have to, as I'm making money elswhere, but still...] So, does anyone have any suggestions for decent sub-$100, professional-looking SIP phones? Thanks! Ken D'Ambrosio