Hi guys,
I'm looking for a affordable conference phone and a wifi phone that has a
cradle.
Polycom seems to make pretty nice conf phones but the price is a bit crazy for
us. I saw the recommendation with ATA plus an analog Polycom phone but I do
prefer a SIP phone. All because it's just too difficult to pull a phone
cable into the current conference room. Is there any cheaper SIP solutions out
there?
For wifi phone, I tried Linksys iPhone. It works well but lacks a cradle. My
users often forget to charge it when they leave for the day and come back to a
dead wifi phone for the next morning.
Any good recommendations?
Cheers,
Kelvin Chan | Positronics Ent.
Product Development |
| unit 272
604-628-9330 (direct) | 8128 128th St.
604-585-2119 at 104 (main) | Surrey, BC
604-585-3056 (fax) | Canada, V3W 1R1
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009, Kelvin Chan wrote:> Hi guys, > > I'm looking for a affordable conference phone and a wifi phone that has a cradle. > > Polycom seems to make pretty nice conf phones but the price is a bit > crazy for us. I saw the recommendation with ATA plus an analog Polycom > phone but I do prefer a SIP phone. All because it's just too difficult > to pull a phone cable into the current conference room. Is there any > cheaper SIP solutions out there?Why not have the ATA in the same room as the conference phone? I did this for a client. The ATA is bolted to the underside of the conference table and plugs into the ethernet switch (also bolted to the underside of the conference table), and a simple RJ11 patch cable runs up to the legacy Polycom conference phone.> > For wifi phone, I tried Linksys iPhone. It works well but lacks a > cradle. My users often forget to charge it when they leave for the day > and come back to a dead wifi phone for the next morning.I still don't get the market for this kind of phone. DECT cordless phones can be had for $20 with very long battery life and range, and if the base is plugged into an ATA you have your wireless SIP phone. Long live the PAP2T... j> > Any good recommendations? > > Cheers, > > Kelvin Chan | Positronics Ent. > Product Development | > | unit 272 > 604-628-9330 (direct) | 8128 128th St. > 604-585-2119 at 104 (main) | Surrey, BC > 604-585-3056 (fax) | Canada, V3W 1R1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- 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, 23 Mar 2009, Kelvin Chan wrote:> Hi guys, > > I'm looking for a affordable conference phone and a wifi phone that has > a cradle. > > Polycom seems to make pretty nice conf phones but the price is a bit > crazy for us. I saw the recommendation with ATA plus an analog Polycom > phone but I do prefer a SIP phone. All because it's just too difficult > to pull a phone cable into the current conference room. Is there any > cheaper SIP solutions out there?One of our local companies here in the UK are trialling a new conference phone - the "Konftel 300IP SIP" however it's still as expensive as a Polycom, but that might be the $/? exchange - might be cheaper where you are?> For wifi phone, I tried Linksys iPhone. It works well but lacks a > cradle. My users often forget to charge it when they leave for the day > and come back to a dead wifi phone for the next morning. > > Any good recommendations?DECT not Wi-Fi? Can you get the Siemens range over there? Gordon