(Part 2) Best voip telephone products according to redditors
We found 223 Reddit comments discussing the best voip telephone products. We ranked the 45 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.
Asterisk looks super complex from a distance, simply because of how complicated the setups can be. However once you learn a few basics Asterisk actually has the nicest configuration system I have ever seen. It's downright beautiful in a weird way.
These video tutorials are actually quite helpful too.
And to be honest, most people I know say the same, Asterisk looks intimidating at first, and then it just clicks. It is an insanely popular SIP server too, and runs on far more servers than you probably realize. FreePBX or whatever the web based UI thing is, in my opinion, doing you a disservice in reality. Compared to other servers (such as Apache, or god help you, nginx) even a novice user can setup a secure, well made, and reliable SIP server.
Give it a shot, I mostly did it as a personal learning experience, and now I have a Ubiquiti phone on my desk, GrandStream Wave on my phone, and Phonerlite on my laptop.
I like having real control over everything, something Skype or a provider like Callcentric can't really provide. I am, however, using Twilio for trunking and incoming calls though, and that's because their rates are excellent and I've used them for quite a while, and they have easy to follow Asterisk tutorials too.
I don't think there's any non-Cisco equipment that can do that, but you could buy a passive PoE injector. It only powers one cable, but it is cheaper than buying a whole Cisco PoE switch.
Like this: TL-PoE150S
Or you could just buy a Cisco power brick (keep in mind it needs an IEC C13 cable), which is about the same price: Cisco CP-PWR-CUBE
The Cisco IP phones are very cool, so I hope you get them working.
For the lazy: here are the specs and where you can buy one (Amazon).
You will need 2 things a
https://www.amazon.com/Cisco-SPA112-VoIP-Gateway-100Base-TX/dp/B00EGSFKDE
and
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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Telephones can have decent microphones. The telephone sound is the removal of frequencies above say 4 kHz and below say 800 Hz.
You can likely wire an RJ9/RJ22 jack to a 1/4" TS plug or use something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-cable-3-5mm-Headset-Phones/dp/B015G2DPEO/
and convert the 1/8" jack to a 1/4" TS plug.
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It's a speakerphone device used in offices/meetings.
Maybe
If you want simple, fully featured in a VM: http://incrediblepbx.com/
For analog phones (FXS ports) I use Handytone, [(link)] (http://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-GS-HT702-Handytone-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B007PEIHKE)
This is the cheapest way IMO to get started learning FreePBX/Asterisks.
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
I've used voip for my home phone service for the past several years.
I first started with an ATA connected to a Panasonic DECT cordless phone. This worked fine, but I was always having to troubleshoot issues with DTMF talk-off and echo.
A few years later, I decided to stop using the ATA and upgrade to an actual IP phone. The difference was huge. I never had echo issues or DTMF talk-off issues with the IP phone. Also, the sound quality was much better and there was less latency in the conversation.
I would highly recommend that you spend a little more money and get an IP phone. They don't have to be as expensive as a Cisco phone. Here are a few that may be worth considering (I'm not sure if you are looking for a desk phone, or a cordless one.):
https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-Enterprise-Telephone-GXP2130-Included/dp/B00JBVVZV2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1486317550&sr=8-4&keywords=ip+phone
https://www.amazon.com/Yealink-YEA-W52P-Business-Cordless-Phone/dp/B00BIV3Y26/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1486317550&sr=8-15&keywords=ip+phone
https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TGP600-Dect-Cordless-Handset/dp/B011S51ZN6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1486317617&sr=8-4&keywords=panasonic+ip+phone
https://www.amazon.com/Yealink-Professional-Gigabit-Phone-PART/dp/B00PBBAI3C/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1486317653&sr=8-7&keywords=yealink
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 really like the Patton M ATA, it's POE powered and fax works well with it in my experience.
https://www.amazon.com/Patton-M-ATA-1A-EUI-M-ATA/dp/B00I0XCZHK
But to your question, yes it's pretty well standardized. There are far fewer features on an ATA vs a desk set so you just need the basics and it works fine.
If users are placing calls to different area codes or numbers, you could conceivably do this automatically at the gateway, but you're chasing diminishing returns to avoid buying a $55 phone
Emulating the limitations of a key system is usually not the way to increase productivity. Chasing this solution will bite you in the future.
I bought 2 Obhai 1062 phones that recently dropped to $129 to test. They are well built, include AC adapter and WiFi/Bluetooth seem to work well. That being said, I haven’t used them enough to fully recommend them and haven’t tested with 3CX specifically:
Obihai Gigabit IP Phone - Up to 24 Lines - Built-In WiFi and Bluetooth - Support for Google Voice and SIP-Based Services (OBi1062) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TEFGVD2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ht3OAbXE4DG9J
maybe https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-Enterprise-GS-GXP2140-Display-Included/dp/B00HPAHKHE
They sell IP phones that can connect via bluetooth, like this. When your cellphone rings, so does the phone, and you can also make outbound calls normally via bluetooth (pick up receiver, dial, talk). I hear these can be found for as little as $60 on ebay.
Hey, I use a handytone device to connect any normal phone to the router. It’s cheap and has never failed me once. You can then use any regular wireless phone. Pretty easy to setup if you’re a bit tech savvy. The wiki on voip.ms gives you all the settings you’ll need. Hey sell one with two ports too if you need a second line.
Grandstream HandyTone HT486 Analog Telephone Adapter https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B007S6OPOG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FrtXBbTCQY4QP
http://www.amazon.com/UpBright%C2%AE-Adapter-Aastra-Telephone-Charger/dp/B00DH01B5I
This should work for you. I'm not familiar with this brand or seller, but it's labeled as compatible with your phone.
Hardware:
SIP Software:
VoIP Server:
Trunking:
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