(Part 2) Best voip phones according to redditors
We found 152 Reddit comments discussing the best voip phones. We ranked the 30 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
The cables for the phones are under the unit. None of these phones are even plugged in!
Cisco Systems 7960G Unified VOIP Phone (Requires Cisco CallManager) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00032Q22K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cACTDbMQ1NA08
VOIP or POTS?
You're right, it may not be BI4L'able, but at this point in history I think you'd get more lifetime out of a good VOIP phone like a Cisco 502G. I've used various versions of this phone and they're solidly made. The only downside would be the cost of switching to VOIP.
You will need 2 things a
https://www.amazon.com/Cisco-SPA112-VoIP-Gateway-100Base-TX/dp/B00EGSFKDE
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https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=bogen+uti1
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works flawlessly for us. You will assign the spa112 a normal extension and then just dial the extension to use the PA. You will get a quick beep from the bogen UTI1 and off you go.
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It's a speakerphone device used in offices/meetings.
Arris Touchstone TM804G Telephone Modem Docsis 3.0 (4 x VoIP Ports) (Without Wireless Option) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANAN6BW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1DUCDbFCE17JM
Probably something like that
One more question.. any preferences on the devices themselves? I am looking at this:
http://www.amazon.com/Business-Telephone-Power-supply-included/dp/B00CAZ01PM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
I'm doing basically this, but with a Cisco/Linksys/Sipura IP phone instead. Works great; far clearer than a cell phone, and I've used it for over an hour while on WebEx presentations without an issue.
Asterisk is a beast if you aren't familiar with it, though.
He wants numbers -
I would guess your POTS will cost about $100 a month. Phones with this system will cost about $300 (4x phones at $75, though that cost may vary), and your VOIP provider will probably be about $25-30 a month.
System will pay for itself after 5 months, at which point you will be saving $75 a month on your phone costs.
Digium or Fonality should sell turnkey solutions that will do all of this. Their costs may be slightly lower upfront (but cost more down the road)
Whoof, those first 8-10 hours are frustrating as hell. I had a couple of 7962's from a friend and successfully got ONE of them working but hated having to basically guess what the config files would look like.
That being said, I would absolutely recommend Yealink. If you don't need/want a color screen, I'd look at the Yealink T42S. If you DO want a color screen, I'd seriously look at the Yealink T46G. I've got a T46G and have beat the HELL out of it over the past ~3 years and absolutely love it.
I got downvoted pretty hard, but you seemed to run away with my comment in the wrong direction.
You originally said a phone shouldn't be a car payment. $99 is still up there. I made the analogy that you'd be okay with a cheap, piece of shit PoE switch (read: anything worse than TrendNet) because I've dealt with phones that are car payment cost & have worse switches. Majority of phones out there are bullshit. I originally went on a different tangent here which I've left in, but it's clear nobody understood my point.
A phone like this shouldn't cost as much as it does, be a piece of shit, cost $200 and only have 10/100.
I didn't say to get the most expensive, but there's a comparable cost when it comes to quality & features. I obviously don't deal with this day & day out like you do, but I know what I would expect from a phone & I know what a user would expect out of a phone.
Even a (same brand) phone that you mentioned, such a low quantity of reviews with some minor bad ones that point out some possible flaws are worth noting
I think it all really boils down on who the end user is of these phones & your network. I don't have as much experience as you do, so I'm sure no matter what phone is used on your network (unless it's due to vendor lock in) would work great. shakes fist at latency