asterisk users - Nov 2006 - voice quality of Aastra 480i CT and cordless

Hi Folks,
 
Looking for feedback on the cordless phones with the Aastra 480i CT handset. Is
voice quality comparable to standard consumer residential 2.4GHz cordless phones
in the US$30 - $50 price range, or better/worse?
 
How about handset and speakerphone quality for the main phone?
 
Seems like there have been various big issues with firmware in past, but is it
pretty stable now?
 
Thanks,
Scott
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Scott - I find the phone to be a great product, as it stands today with
current firmware.  I use it extensively for customer deployments, and
everyone seems really pleased with the features and performance.  We
have hundreds of these in the field.  I much prefer DECT to WIFI for
client sites where a few users need basic in-office mobility.
 
Cory Andrews
 

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Subject: [asterisk-users] voice quality of Aastra 480i CT and cordless


Hi Folks,
 
Looking for feedback on the cordless phones with the Aastra 480i CT
handset. Is voice quality comparable to standard consumer residential
2.4GHz cordless phones in the US$30 - $50 price range, or better/worse?
 
How about handset and speakerphone quality for the main phone?
 
Seems like there have been various big issues with firmware in past, but
is it pretty stable now?
 
Thanks,
Scott
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We have had good results mostly from this unit except for one issue that is
currently being looked into by Aastra. The issue is if a second call comes
in and the cordless answers then puts the call on hold audio drops one way
on the handset. Aastra was able to reproduce this and is working on it. From
time to time we get reports of bad feedback on the cordless unit but most of
the time it is fine. Also the buttons on the cordless are easily mashed with
a chubby face :-) Overall we are very pleased with the unit and the ability
to have the cordless off of the handset is a great thing. I have not been
able to find another unit that has this same feature.

 

Curt

 

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Subject: [asterisk-users] voice quality of Aastra 480i CT and cordless

 

Hi Folks,

 

Looking for feedback on the cordless phones with the Aastra 480i CT handset.
Is voice quality comparable to standard consumer residential 2.4GHz cordless
phones in the US$30 - $50 price range, or better/worse?

 

How about handset and speakerphone quality for the main phone?

 

Seems like there have been various big issues with firmware in past, but is
it pretty stable now?

 

Thanks,

Scott

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Scott,

I've used the phone for 9 months. It's a truly outstanding phone. The
cordless handset sounds great. It is limited to two ongoing calls at one time,
but that has not been an issue for me.

The range on the cordless is comparable to the Panasonic KX-TG4000 KSU that I
used to use and a Panasonic 5.8GHz corldess that I use via an ATA.

The ability to sync the directory of the base and the handset makes the 480i CT
much more convenient than the ATA/Cordless combination.

Michael

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From: Scott Keagy
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:09:02 -0500

Hi Folks, 

Looking for feedback on the cordless phones with the Aastra 480i CT handset. Is
voice quality comparable to standard consumer residential 2.4GHz cordless phones
in the US$30 - $50 price range, or
better/worse?

How about handset and speakerphone quality for the main phone?

Seems like there have been various big issues with firmware in past, but is it
pretty stable now?

Thanks,
Scott



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