Those are all three great phones and the choice gets really preferential...
I love my Polycoms and I recommend them all the time. I give props to the Cisco stuff but like you, I can't stand paying extra even if it is just a few bucks here and there. Polycoms can have a curve for figuring out the config files but once you do it is a breeze. The speakerphones are excellent and the features work with * with no real headaches. The IP500 (or even an IP300) is sufficient for most users so save some bucks if you don't really need the mini-browser and extra display lines of the 600. An IP 500 can take plenty of concurrent calls and the features are excellent. I will let the others speak about SNOM and Cisco though I can say they are well respected. My preference is just Polycom. If you get the Polys let me know if you have trouble and I will assist you with config off list. Cheers, Wiley -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Bingham Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Opinions on Cisco 7960G, Polycom IP-600,and Snom 360 Hello, We are planning to replace our current PBX with an Asterisk / SIP solution, and are now trying to decide which phones to get. My first thought was the Cisco 7960G, but the Cisco licensing scheme irritates me enough that I'll probably end up going with either the Polycom IP-600 or Snom 360. If anyone has any opinions of these phones, especially in comparison to each other, I would really appreciate hearing them. Is there a reason you would recommend one of these phones over the others, or any reason why you would steer people away from a particular model? This is for a small office, with only 8-10 phones. A receptionist and a couple of office staff will be responsible for watching the "office" line(s), and three or four support reps will be watching a technical support queue. Our environment dictates that we move around a lot, and not necessarily be tied to our workstations, so being able to take calls from any given phone is an important consideration. In the same vein, knowing the status of other staff (i.e. if they are on a call or idle) would be very useful, and is something we are used to with our current setup. Thanks, Daniel Bingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
