[TriLUG] Asterisk Phones

[Mark Turner]

Hi Brian,

I've set up a half-dozen companies with Asterisk systems. Trust me on this:
DO NOT go with a cheap IP phone. They suck. I set up most customers with
Polycom IP500's and have never regretted it. They rock.

If you choose not to get an IP 500, you can use a Linksys PAP2 terminal
adapter to run standard analog phones. These can be had for about $50 and
can power two extensions. Otherwise, I'd go with soft phones, such as
Counterpath's X-Lite (or eyeBeam): www.counterpath.net

Good luck!

Mark
www.markturner.net
(former and possibly future Asterisk consultant)

On Dec 14, 2007 2:10 PM, Brian Phelps <brphelps at ieee.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the helpful info Ken.  What features of the IP500 sold you?  I
> see there are some really cheap (50$) IP Phones at
> http://www.neobits.com/voip_phones__wifi_phones_s166.htm
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