Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems
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@wirestyle22 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
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@coliver said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
They are Android based IIRC. They look sharp and the pricing isn't bad. I think @scottalanmiller had gotten one to test with previously?
Yeah I think he did but didn't like them. Scott prefers Sangoma and Snom if I remember correctly.
@scottalanmiller has never used a Sangoma phone. Neither have I.
They are on my list to get one purchased for comparisons.
They cost more than comparable Yealink models.
They look almost identical to Yealink.
Yealink is definitely another. I think I remember Scott saying buying Sangoma phones supports FreePBX, maybe not even related to the quality of the phone.
FreePBX is Asterisk. Anything that runs on SIP can, for the most part, connect to an Asterisk phone server.
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Yealink hits the awesome sauce point of great price and quality like Snom, but also have more features and flexibility.
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@FATeknollogee said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@FATeknollogee said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@DustinB3403 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@FATeknollogee said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@DustinB3403 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
So I'm getting some pricing together for a new phone system, and just realized that Ubiquiti also has their own line of phones and support for them with the controller.
Has anyone used one of these systems in their recent experience?
Pretty sharp looking phones with some impressive options.
If you decide not to "spin" up a vm & go the 3CX/FreePBX route, have you looked at the Grandstream lineup of UCM PBX and GXP phones?
I haven't, but I will now. Anyone able to comment on them?
They work great!
The only problem, it's all built to take advantage of Grandstream only products with features like auto-discovery of the phones.You can also add Grandstream IP cameras, IP door stations, video conferencing etc.
I have not tested a grandstream phone in 5 years. But they all sucked, across the board. Enough so, that I have not invested any more time in seeing if it has ever changed.
They work. Lots of people use them because they are the cheapest.
That is all I will say about grandstream phones.
Totally disagree, 5 years ago, yes they sucked. Today, completely different product.
They aren't the cheapest phones.
I use them & they work.But 5 years ago Yealink was good, and has only gotten better.
Also 5 years ago Snom was good and has stayed about the same.For what should I look at Grandstream when they sucked so bad.
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Polycom phones are good quality and features but higher cost.
The Sangoma phones match this line pretty close with cost, features, and quality (from spec sheets as I have not used one yet).
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@DustinB3403
The Ubiquiti phones are a gimmick. I would never seriously consider it. They are also extremely expensive comparatively. -
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
But 5 years ago Yealink was good, and has only gotten better.
Also 5 years ago Snom was good and has stayed about the same.For what should I look at Grandstream when they sucked so bad.
I can say that about a lot of things...
Remember v1 of Hyper-V (with the Windows 2008/Vista code base).... -
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@DustinB3403
The Ubiquiti phones are a gimmick. I would never seriously consider it. They are also extremely expensive comparatively.Yeah, this was my issue - they were easily 2x+ the cost of Yealink phones.
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@FATeknollogee said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
But 5 years ago Yealink was good, and has only gotten better.
Also 5 years ago Snom was good and has stayed about the same.For what should I look at Grandstream when they sucked so bad.
I can say that about a lot of things...
Remember v1 of Hyper-V (with the Windows 2008/Vista code base)....Yes, that is why I specifically asked "For what should I look?"
Give me a real solid reason and I will.
This is what happened with Hyper-V. When Server 2012 was released with the new Hyper-V stack, I immediately was like cool, but f*** that s*. Not doing until someone shows me better evidence or I get the spare time to trial it.
It was not until Server 2012 R2 that I actually start deploying it, But that was simply because it took me that long to read enough trusted information and then test it myself.
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@DustinB3403 Sure thing.
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@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
It was not until Server 2012 R2 that I actually start deploying it, But that was simply because it took me that long to read enough trusted information and then test it myself.
What did you move from out of curiousity?
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@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@DustinB3403
The Ubiquiti phones are a gimmick. I would never seriously consider it. They are also extremely expensive comparatively.Cool thanks for the feedback.
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@wirestyle22 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
It was not until Server 2012 R2 that I actually start deploying it, But that was simply because it took me that long to read enough trusted information and then test it myself.
What did you move from out of curiousity?
VMWare like pretty much everyone in the SMB space.
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@DustinB3403 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@fuznutz04 Do you think it was because of the mono speaker or just in general the underlying hardware?
Have you tried the executive version of the phone with stereo sound?
I don't really know. I haven't taken the time to really test with it, because I immediately decided that I wouldn't want to use one. For an executive who wants a nice looking phone on his desk, sure, this is OK. But for real world usefulness in a business setting, I would never deploy these.
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I have used both Snom and Yealink. Yealink wins hands down. Now for speaker phone my favorites are Revolabs.
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Revolabs equipment is pretty ugly. . .
Can't they pretty it up a bit. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
Revolabs equipment is pretty ugly. . .
Can't they pretty it up a bit. . .
might be ugly but the sound quality is amazing. Both the speaker and the microphones.
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@Minion-Queen that may be, but appearance is the first thing that people notice.
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I actually like the Grandstream. I use the 5 GXP2140s in my office. A great PoE phone. I don't have very complex needs but the quality is great and it works. Sound quality is pretty good too.
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@coliver said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
They are Android based IIRC. They look sharp and the pricing isn't bad. I think @scottalanmiller had gotten one to test with previously?
Want one, but have not acquired one yet. They look super cool, though.
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@wirestyle22 said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
@coliver said in Ubiquiti VOIP phone systems:
They are Android based IIRC. They look sharp and the pricing isn't bad. I think @scottalanmiller had gotten one to test with previously?
Yeah I think he did but didn't like them. Scott prefers Sangoma and Snom if I remember correctly.
Our experience with Grandstream is that they were insanely cheap and worked okay and died often. If you need something that is going to get beat up and won't last long anyway or is super likely to be stolen, they are great. But over time, you don't save money and they are very obviously a cheaper phone. So it's not like they were "bad", but once Yealink got withing 20% of their price, their point was really gone.
