If you go VoIP, a large client of mine deployed these at several branch warehouses and their staff loves them. Multi-line and range is very good too (at least in our experience).
https://www.amazon.com/Yealink-Cordless-2-4-Inch-Display-Ethernet/dp/B076WVZY2P/ref=asc_df_B076WVZY2P?mcid=63c345a036213d048213694fafb91401 <https://www.amazon.com/Yealink-Cordless-2-4-Inch-Display-Ethernet/dp/B076WVZY2P/ref=asc_df_B076WVZY2P?mcid=63c345a036213d048213694fafb91401&hvocijid=18301831829483853888-B076WVZY2P-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18301831829483853888&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1025990&hvtargid=pla-2281435180298&psc=1> &hvocijid=18301831829483853888-B076WVZY2P-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18301831829483853888&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1025990&hvtargid=pla-2281435180298&psc=1 What I like about ordering them off Amazon is the 30 day return (as, as always, YMMV). 😊 Also, been having really decent luck so far running XCP-NG 8.3 (https://xcp-ng.org/) on a Beelink i3 minipc “host” at some of the remote branches, with FreePBX 17 (https://freepbx.org/ - the free stuff only) installed on a Debian 12 as one of the virtual machine (VM) “guests” on it. What’s nice to me about FreePBX being a VM is that I can manipulate the FreePBX VM remotely (like snapshotting before upgrading, linux console access, etc), as some of these branch offices are in other states. A Beelink device is tiny yet solid, and is easily handling a small branch office with 5-10 phones, no problem. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF7FFN22?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF7FFN22?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1> &th=1 I know a lot folks like the cloud VoIP approach these days, but I still like on-premise deployments. And you can pretty much “trunk” (link) a FreePBX to any VoIP provider out there. I know this is likely a bit more than what I think you’re seeking here, but it has been a solid approach for me. And it’s still all Linux (even the Yealink)! 😊 My $0.02. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael L Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nlug] Quality Office phone equipment ? Yes, recommendations please. If I were to vent it would be about myself not using Linux sooner. On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM 'Gibson Prichard' via NLUG <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I'm not 100% sure if you're asking for a recommendation or just venting, but if it's the former, I'll suggest ClearlyIP as a VOIP provider. You can bring your own VOIP handset, or use an analog terminal adapter (ATA) to make an analog line if that's what you need. They include voice mail and a mobile phone app that would allow someone to use the number from anywhere (such as to return calls without disclosing a personal cell number via caller ID). I use ClearlyIP with Polycom handsets, as well as with analog adapters for the cases where that makes sense. There are lots of others out there, but I have had good results with them. they also were some of the original minds behind FreePBX, the most widely deployed FOSS phone system, running in Linux with Asterisk for call management. If you have or want to install a FreePBX, they can help with that as well. Gibson Prichard Nashville, TN [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM Michael L <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: We still have land line phones at a couple locations and unfortunately answering machines where we should have computer based voicemail. Had to replace a land line phone recently along with cordless; replacement not getting the job done. Unifi Talk from Ubiquiti looks appealing to me (overall) since our (Cisco) network engineer Greg Cooper hooked us up with Ubiquiti UDM-Pro firewalls / VPN's .. yes you're welcome to tell me your thoughts on why you wouldn't use Ubiquiti firewalls since they're not FOSS. 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