Andy Graybeal
2010-Oct-06 15:07 UTC
[asterisk-users] 2 way intercom recommendation for restaurant kitchens
Greetings, I need a 2 way intercom for separate kitchens to communicate without having to walk back and forth. The speaker has to be loud but clear, not distorted. Sometimes the kitchens can be noisy. It needs to be easy to use. It needs to be easy to clean. It would be nice if it used POE. Eventually I would like the kitchens to be able to dial different parts of the restaurant when I get the whole place switched to VOIP, but for now I need something only in the two kitchens. I like the idea of a regular phone with a kick'n speakerphone, but I'm open to alternatives. I say 'regular phone' with unease, but I mean something with a normal dialpad, extra buttons for different functions, handset and speakerphone. I've been considering cisco and polycom. Specifically I've been thinking about the Cisco 7940g or something like it. Also I've been considering the Cisco 7920 in a holster w/ wired headset. I'm welcome to any recommendations. thank you, -Andy
Danny Nicholas
2010-Oct-06 15:17 UTC
[asterisk-users] 2 way intercom recommendation for restaurantkitchens
-----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andy Graybeal Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:07 AM To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com Cc: tech at casanueva.com Subject: [asterisk-users] 2 way intercom recommendation for restaurantkitchens Greetings, I need a 2 way intercom for separate kitchens to communicate without having to walk back and forth. The speaker has to be loud but clear, not distorted. Sometimes the kitchens can be noisy. It needs to be easy to use. It needs to be easy to clean. It would be nice if it used POE. Eventually I would like the kitchens to be able to dial different parts of the restaurant when I get the whole place switched to VOIP, but for now I need something only in the two kitchens. I like the idea of a regular phone with a kick'n speakerphone, but I'm open to alternatives. I say 'regular phone' with unease, but I mean something with a normal dialpad, extra buttons for different functions, handset and speakerphone. I've been considering cisco and polycom. Specifically I've been thinking about the Cisco 7940g or something like it. Also I've been considering the Cisco 7920 in a holster w/ wired headset. I'm welcome to any recommendations. thank you, -Andy Polycom 501's are pretty good and relatively inexpensive.