VoIP hardware?

[Peter Loron]

Thanks for all of the replies, folks!

Off to go play with Astlinux and Elastix...

-Pete

On Feb 15, 2008, at 5:43 AM, Daniel Marsh wrote:

> I've used the Linksys SPA 942 and 962 models on a couple Speakeasy  
> VOIP
> installs and really like them.
>
> -Daniel Marsh
>> we tried almost everything a couple years back while developing our  
>> VoIP
>> service offering, including grandstream, and really like the gear  
>> from
>> Sipura.  Sipura was bought by Cisco about 1.5 years back and it is  
>> now the
>> guts of the entire Linksys VoIP offering.  You wont go wrong if you  
>> go with
>> the new Linksys gear.  They have a business phone model for about  
>> $100 that
>> is great.  Their residential ATAs are also very nice.
>>
>> tyler
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Tyler van Houwelingen
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter Loron" <peterl at standingwave.org>
>> To: "SeattleWireless Talk List" <talk at seattlewireless.net>
>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: VoIP hardware?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, I've worked at a few places that had the Cisco stuff. Very  
>>> nice
>>> quality, but I'm guessing you need to use Cisco for everything, and
>>> yes, they're spendy.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the other info. Is there a local vendor for this sort of
>>> thing where I could go in and actually fondle the phones?
>>>
>>> -Pete
>>>
>>> On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:18 PM, Rick wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Peter Loron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm working on a small VoIP deployment, and was wondering if  
>>>>> anybody
>>>>> local had experience with commodity IP phones (Grandstream, Snom,
>>>>> etc)
>>>>> and SOHO-level FXS & FXO equipment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Pete
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>>>> Grandstream, and Polycom desktop models in the $130 range ( polycom
>>>> 330
>>>> w/ PoE and dual ethernet switch ) feel cheaper than SNOMs in the
>>>> same range.
>>>>
>>>> Grandstream has a superior web interface, Polycom has the worst,
>>>> SNOM is
>>>> adequate and worth the trade-off for phone quality.
>>>>
>>>> Grandstream FXO ATA boxes are good for legacy analog (cordless)
>>>> phones.
>>>> Though I don't think they have any models that support PoE.  I'd
>>>> appreciate a link to anybody who makes a good inexpensive one that
>>>> does.
>>>>
>>>> I assume if you have the budget that everything is wine and roses  
>>>> when
>>>> you buy Cisco gear.  I've seen a few of their phones up close and  
>>>> they
>>>> hands down blow everything else away.  But you may for the quality.
>>>>
>>>> -Rick
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