asterisk users - Jan 2011 - VoIP PoE phones for restaurant (kitchen)

On Tue, 4 Jan 2011, Andy Graybeal wrote:
>> The Polycom 321 has not been EOL'd and supports VLAN.  It is,
however,
>> lacking a 2nd ethernet port if you were to go that route.
>> 
>> -M
>> 
> Thanks for the response Mark.  I see the 331 has two ports and the same 
> features as the 321.
> 
> I'm wondering what phone would be best being used as an intercom in a
busy
> kitchen.  I asked this some months ago; but this time around I'm
writing it
> into this years budget.
> 
> I see the 335 has HD Voice and the 321 has "Clarity by Polycom". 
Which would
> be best in a noisy kitchen using the devices speaker phone?
> 
> Should I seek another device for the kitchen all-together?
>
I would.  The whole Polycom line seems designed for desktop use, and the 
speakers just don't get very loud.  I have especially had this complaint
about
the ring volume, even at some desktops!

In the hotels where we have installations that include busy kitchen extensions 
there seems to be no substitute for an old analog wall mount phone with a 
really loud ringer (backed by an ATA).  That doesn't help you with intercom 
though...

j

IMHO G.722 beats "Clarity By Polycom" every time. 

I had an IP335 for review before they launched. The audio quality is the
same as the better models (IP450/550/650) only the user interface is
different. Very good speakerphone, too.

Review here: 

http://www.mgraves.org/2010/01/review-polycom-soundpoint-ip335-entry-level-hdvoice-ip-phone/

Michael Graves
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c(713) 201-1262
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] VoIP PoE phones for restaurant (kitchen)
> From: Andy Graybeal <andy.graybeal at casanueva.com>
> Date: Tue, January 04, 2011 4:15 pm
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> 
> 
> > The Polycom 321 has not been EOL'd and supports VLAN.  It is,
however,
> > lacking a 2nd ethernet port if you were to go that route.
> >
> > -M
> >
> Thanks for the response Mark.  I see the 331 has two ports and the same 
> features as the 321.
> 
> I'm wondering what phone would be best being used as an intercom in a 
> busy kitchen.  I asked this some months ago; but this time around I'm 
> writing it into this years budget.
> 
> I see the 335 has HD Voice and the 321 has "Clarity by Polycom". 
Which
> would be best in a noisy kitchen using the devices speaker phone?
> 
> Should I seek another device for the kitchen all-together?
> 
> -Andy
> 
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On 01/04/2011 09:02 PM, mgraves at mstvp.com wrote:
> IMHO G.722 beats "Clarity By Polycom" every time.
>
> I had an IP335 for review before they launched. The audio quality is the
> same as the better models (IP450/550/650) only the user interface is
> different. Very good speakerphone, too.
>
> Review here:
>
>
http://www.mgraves.org/2010/01/review-polycom-soundpoint-ip335-entry-level-hdvoice-ip-phone/
>
> Michael Graves
> mgraves  mstvp.com
> o(713) 861-4005
> c(713) 201-1262
> sip:mjgraves at mstvp.onsip.com
> skype mjgraves

Michael, thanks for your response and sharing your excellent review! 
Beautiful website btw; I like the color scheme.

-Andy

> I would. The whole Polycom line seems designed for desktop use, and the
> speakers just don't get very loud. I have especially had this complaint
> about the ring volume, even at some desktops!
>
> In the hotels where we have installations that include busy kitchen
> extensions there seems to be no substitute for an old analog wall mount
> phone with a really loud ringer (backed by an ATA). That doesn't help
> you with intercom though...
>
> j
Jeff, thank you for your insight.  Thats the second vote that I 
shouldn't be getting a regular phone to act as an intercom in a kitchen.

-Andy