Greetings list, Does anyone have experience with SIP conference phones? I need to source a couple for a client, but I'm not really familiar with the market - i.e. what's available, what's decent quality, etc.. A cursory googling has led me to the Polycom Soundpoint IP4000 at around the ?450 mark - any thoughts on this? If anyone knows a good Polycom wholesaler in the UK, I'd be really grateful if you could fire me some contact details off-list, or post them to the -biz list (to avoid cluttering this non-biz list). Thanks in advance. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited For full contact details visit http://www.minotaur.it This email is made from 100% recycled electrons
Hey Chris, As you know I'm not an Asterisk installer, but as a long time list reader from other comments I've read (and I'm only replying as Christmas eve might be a little light on traffic here) Polycom Soundpoints are the way to go. Basically the molding/plastic dynamics along with echo control is what sets them apart....however if price is an issue do they really need a dedicated conference phone? The regular polycom handsets are very decent when it comes to handsfree though you don't get dedicated remote mics and room acoustic control etc so if large room Sounpoints are a must. Cheers, Dean> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Chris Bagnall > Sent: Monday, 24 December 2007 9:30 AM > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' > Subject: [asterisk-users] SIP Conference phones > > Greetings list, > > Does anyone have experience with SIP conference phones? I need to source a > couple for a client, but I'm not really familiar with the market - i.e. > what's available, what's decent quality, etc.. > > A cursory googling has led me to the Polycom Soundpoint IP4000 at around > the ?450 mark - any thoughts on this? > > If anyone knows a good Polycom wholesaler in the UK, I'd be really > grateful if you could fire me some contact details off-list, or post them > to the -biz list (to avoid cluttering this non-biz list). > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Chris > -- > C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited > For full contact details visit http://www.minotaur.it > This email is made from 100% recycled electrons > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:29:46 -0000, Chris Bagnall wrote:>Greetings list, > >Does anyone have experience with SIP conference phones? I need to source a couple for a client, but I'm not really familiar with the market - i.e. what's available, what's decent quality, etc.. > >A cursory googling has led me to the Polycom Soundpoint IP4000 at around the ??450 mark - any thoughts on this? > >If anyone knows a good Polycom wholesaler in the UK, I'd be really grateful if you could fire me some contact details off-list, or post them to the -biz list (to avoid cluttering this non-biz list).Can't help with the UK contacts, but the Polycom conference phones are first rate. Very pricey, but high quality devices. Dedicated conference speakerphones have huge advantages over using even a good phone with a speakerphone feature. The directional positioning of microphones and ability to add extra mics at the table ends can be a huge improvement. I've also used the Phoenix Audio Duet, which is a USB speakerphone devie for use with a soft phone client. This was a very good speakerphone device and only around $150. They have a version called the Duet Executive that allows several to be connected to provide coverage of a large board room. I see that they also have a new model called a Quattro with further enhanced capabilities, including an analog line interface. If cost is a factor I'd look at these as an alternative. Michael Graves -- Michael Graves mgraves<at>mstvp.com o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:mjgraves at pixelpower.onsip.com skype mjgraves fwd 54245