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    • jmoore
      jmoore last edited by

      Is there a general consensus for brand here over what phones are the best value for 20 or less users in a PBX setup?

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      • EddieJennings
        EddieJennings last edited by

        I've been pleased with testing Yealink and I'll be deploying the Yealink T42S phones to my company soon.

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        • Dashrender
          Dashrender last edited by

          And I’ve been deploying the T46s lately

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          • JaredBusch
            JaredBusch last edited by

            My personal order of preference is

            1. Yealink
            2. Sangoma
            3. Grandstream
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            • FATeknollogee
              FATeknollogee last edited by

              I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

              For example, if I was deploying a Grandstream UCM, I would use GS phones.
              If I'm doing 3CX, I'd use Yealink phones.

              I'm assuming FreePBX has "tighter" integration with Sangoma or Yealink phones?

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              • JaredBusch
                JaredBusch @FATeknollogee last edited by

                @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

                That is just silly.

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                • coliver
                  coliver @FATeknollogee last edited by

                  @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                  I'm assuming FreePBX has "tighter" integration with Sangoma or Yealink phones?

                  Why would you assume that? FreePBX is SIP and supports SIP phones this assumption really doesn't make sense in this instance.

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                  • FATeknollogee
                    FATeknollogee @coliver last edited by

                    @coliver said in Phones:

                    @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                    I'm assuming FreePBX has "tighter" integration with Sangoma or Yealink phones?

                    Why would you assume that? FreePBX is SIP and supports SIP phones this assumption really doesn't make sense in this instance.

                    I said "assume" because I've never used FreePBX!

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                    • FATeknollogee
                      FATeknollogee @JaredBusch last edited by

                      @jaredbusch said in Phones:

                      @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                      I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

                      That is just silly.

                      If I may ask, why is that silly?

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                      • JaredBusch
                        JaredBusch @FATeknollogee last edited by

                        @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                        @jaredbusch said in Phones:

                        @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                        I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

                        That is just silly.

                        If I may ask, why is that silly?

                        Because SIP is SIP. You buy the phones that have the features you need with the quality you need, for the price you need.

                        The PBX has nothing to do with it.

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                        • coliver
                          coliver @FATeknollogee last edited by

                          @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                          @coliver said in Phones:

                          @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                          I'm assuming FreePBX has "tighter" integration with Sangoma or Yealink phones?

                          Why would you assume that? FreePBX is SIP and supports SIP phones this assumption really doesn't make sense in this instance.

                          I said "assume" because I've never used FreePBX!

                          Right, which is why the assumption doesn't make sense. Why would a SIP based platform be better with one phone then the other?

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                          • FATeknollogee
                            FATeknollogee @JaredBusch last edited by

                            @jaredbusch said in Phones:

                            @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                            @jaredbusch said in Phones:

                            @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                            I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

                            That is just silly.

                            If I may ask, why is that silly?

                            Because SIP is SIP. You buy the phones that have the features you need with the quality you need, for the price you need.

                            The PBX has nothing to do with it.

                            I guess you haven't deployed a UCM6xxx?
                            Will any SIP phone work on the UCM, yes, because SIP is SIP is SIP.
                            Will the UCM auto-discover/configure Grandstream products, you bet!
                            Is that a form of "lock-in" since the UCM plays "nice" (or nicer) with other Grandstream products...it is what it is

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                            • JaredBusch
                              JaredBusch @coliver last edited by

                              @coliver said in Phones:

                              @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                              @coliver said in Phones:

                              @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                              I'm assuming FreePBX has "tighter" integration with Sangoma or Yealink phones?

                              Why would you assume that? FreePBX is SIP and supports SIP phones this assumption really doesn't make sense in this instance.

                              I said "assume" because I've never used FreePBX!

                              Right, which is why the assumption doesn't make sense. Why would a SIP based platform be better with one phone then the other?

                              FreePBX lets you use their paid Endpoint Manager module for free with Sangoma phones. But that is it. I do not use it anyway, so there is that. The benefit for the Endpoint Manager is quite small IMO.

                              3CX is the same. If you use a phone on their list you get magic provisioning things. But again, this is stuff that is really not relevant. It does make things "easier" for a layman, but not for a dedicated PBX Admin.

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                              • EddieJennings
                                EddieJennings @FATeknollogee last edited by

                                @fateknollogee said in Phones:

                                I always try to make my choice of phones depending on the PBX.

                                Sounds like you're a slave to Altigen as I am at the moment. Soon my chains will be broken!

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                                • AdamF
                                  AdamF last edited by

                                  Grandstream and Yealink are both great. Polycoms are good also, but are way over priced in today's market. I only use PolyCom for Conference phones.

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                                  • DustinB3403
                                    DustinB3403 @AdamF last edited by

                                    @fuznutz04 said in Phones:

                                    Grandstream and Yealink are both great. Polycoms are good also, but are way over priced in today's market. I only use PolyCom for Conference phones.

                                    Have you seen the new Yealink CP960 phones. Those things are pretty niffty. . . and very well priced when compared to polycom's comparable models.

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                                    • AdamF
                                      AdamF @DustinB3403 last edited by

                                      @dustinb3403 said in Phones:

                                      @fuznutz04 said in Phones:

                                      Grandstream and Yealink are both great. Polycoms are good also, but are way over priced in today's market. I only use PolyCom for Conference phones.

                                      Have you seen the new Yealink CP960 phones. Those things are pretty niffty. . . and very well priced when compared to polycom's comparable models.

                                      Yes, I saw those. I'd like to get one to try it out. Those run Android. The last Android based desktop phone I tried (a Ubiquiti phone) was totally useless. It was purely eye candy. However, I'm not blaming that on Android.

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                                      • DustinB3403
                                        DustinB3403 @AdamF last edited by

                                        @fuznutz04 said in Phones:

                                        @dustinb3403 said in Phones:

                                        @fuznutz04 said in Phones:

                                        Grandstream and Yealink are both great. Polycoms are good also, but are way over priced in today's market. I only use PolyCom for Conference phones.

                                        Have you seen the new Yealink CP960 phones. Those things are pretty niffty. . . and very well priced when compared to polycom's comparable models.

                                        Yes, I saw those. I'd like to get one to try it out. Those run Android. The last Android based desktop phone I tried (a Ubiquiti phone) was totally useless. It was purely eye candy. However, I'm not blaming that on Android.

                                        Don't the Polycom Trio line also use an Android OS?

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                                        • jmoore
                                          jmoore last edited by

                                          Ok thanks for the info everyone. Seems Yealink is the consensus here. Ill see what meets the budget. Also learned a bit from the other discussions lol. Interesting how that works

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                                          • DustinB3403
                                            DustinB3403 @jmoore last edited by

                                            @jmoore said in Phones:

                                            Ok thanks for the info everyone. Seems Yealink is the consensus here. Ill see what meets the budget. Also learned a bit from the other discussions lol. Interesting how that works

                                            Yealink has a wide range of devices, so make sure you're considering what is required in terms of functionality. Before you start asking for a budget.

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