[asterisk-users] Wi-SIP vs. SIP-DECT

Roderick A. Anderson
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:51:40 -0000

Karl Fife wrote:
> Anybody care to muse on Wi-SIP vs. SIP-DECT?
>
> My limited research indicates that none of the WiSip phones will ever be
> able to match the performance of DECT phones.  Maybe I'm wrong but a
> Wi-SIP phone seems like a DIESEL sports car.

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Rod
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> There is nothing wrong with the technology, but it seems like a
> shoe-horned fit into the requirements of a wireless endpoint. DECT
> uses a wireless radio layer that was engineered from the ground-up
> with the design priorities of a wireless endpoit.
>
> I notice that the standby times of Wi-SIP vs. SIP-DECT are a great
> illustration of this point.  I guess there's no low-power way to
> participate in a WiFi network, hense standby battery life that sucks in
> Wi-SIP.
>
> I've never actually demoed a Wi-SIP phone on premesis, but if the range
> of my WiFi LAPTOP vs. my DECT 6.0 headset is any indication, (DECT more
> than double the range) I'd guess it to be quite hard to make a case for
> Wi-SIP unless you're doing some straight-up network application
> integration right onto the phone.  Can anyone speak to this?
>
> -Karl
>
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