hell yeah!!! JIM WB6NIL Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 10:26:05 -0400 From: k1lnx@k1lnx.net To: app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] SIP phones For minimal headaches, Polycom all the way :) Cisco phones also have SIP firmware available, but can be a real pain to install and support at times. There are other SIP phones out there, but I've only had experience with Cisco and Polycom phones and my preference is Polycom to use in a SIP/Asterisk environment. Stephen K1LNX On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Chuck Kraly <ckraly@gmail.com> wrote: Which model of SIP phones is everyone using? Any preferences? Chuck K0XM _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@qrvc.com http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users -- **************************************** Stephen Brown - ARS K1LNX Johnson City, TN EM86 http://www.k1lnx.net google voice: 423-665-9367 sip: sbrown@voip.stephennet.net ****************************************

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) <Ramesh@va3uv.com>wrote:

On 13/05/2010 10:26 AM, Stephen - K1LNX wrote:

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For minimal headaches, Polycom all the way :) Cisco phones also have SIP firmware available, but can be a real pain to install and support at times. There are other SIP phones out there, but I've only had experience with Cisco and Polycom phones and my preference is Polycom to use in a SIP/Asterisk environment.

<-- Interesting thread... but what are the options for a wireless SIP phone? - anyone using a Wireless product?

Thx,

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I use the Polycom IP501 in the shack. Excellent SIP speaker phone, I use it to monitor my node when I'm in the shack. I also have two wireless SIP phones, the Hitachi IP5000 and the Linksys WEP330. The Hitachi is the nicer of the two with great battery life and nice sound quality. The problems with it are that 1) it's out of production and there have been no further f/w updates and 2) it only supports static WEP keys (no WPA). The WEP330 is WinCE-based, has a nice color screen, but is a PITA to configure and everytime I turn around the battery is dead. It's also out of production. Because of the above limitations, I'm not currently using either wireless phone opting instead to just use my Blackberry. If I get a tweet indicating someone has connected to the node and I'm not near the shack, I just speed dial my SIP phone number, enter my security pin, and can then monitor and even talk to whoever connected (*98 to key up, # to unkey). 73's, Keith Allstar 2541

Wasnt a "Fring" a cross between a french-fry (which, of course is not French in any way) and an onion ring?? JIM WB6NIL

Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 20:31:54 +0200 From: f6hqz-m@hamwlan.net To: app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] SIP phones

Hi men,

In Europe, and mainly France where I am, you can see :

- Aastra (excellent for business, perfect sound, easy provisionning, BLF, excellent pricing) - Polycom (excellent audio, business class, not realy present here due to a poor distribution in Europe and the higher prices against other brands) - Snom (correct audio, but not so good than Aastra or Polycom, very complete features, but higher price than Aastra) - Thomson (but I don't like them) - Grandstream (I don't like them) - few chinese models (I like the AR1688 chipset, IAX compliant)

And, I use also my iPhone with few SIP or IAX softphones applications. One is nice, called "Fring", which can group all your chat/phone applications account in only one, and permitting to use Skype phone on 3G !!!

73, Francois F6HQZ _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@qrvc.com http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Which model of SIP phones is everyone using? Any preferences? Chuck K0XM

[...] if you're looking for something VERY inexpensive but functional, try Grandstream. I've been using them for years now....I've even got a small Grandstream HT286 (and wireless POTS phone) that I carry around with me to access my Asterisk box running apt_rpt! ...Works great with app_rpt running in VOX mode!

73, David kb4fxc

I'm in this camp as well. I've used MANY Grandstream GXP2000s and also use one of the HT286 at home - all hooked into Asterisk. They work like a charm! Very reasonable costs-wise. - Jeremy, KD0EAV