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#259739 - 05/07/2005 09:40 VoIP handset recommendations
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Does anyone recommend any specific handsets? eBay is too cluttered! Is Skype/Skypeout the best way to go?

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#259740 - 05/07/2005 10:35 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
andym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
Don't know wether it's exactly what you want, but I'm thinking of getting one of these.

My boss has a tenner a month account with vonage and got a free adaptor.
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#259741 - 05/07/2005 13:01 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
Attack
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Registered: 01/03/2002
Posts: 598
Loc: Florida
I've got Lingo unlimited home plan. I only went to them because they let you transfer your current home phone number to them. I've had the same number since I've had a phone 10+ years.

I also love that they email me my voice mail messages. I hate having to check voicemail on my celphone now.
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#259742 - 05/07/2005 13:07 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: Attack]
andym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
Will that work in the UK? 'cos that's where Phil and I are.
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#259743 - 05/07/2005 15:13 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: andym]
Attack
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Posts: 598
Loc: Florida
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Will that work in the UK? 'cos that's where Phil and I are.


I see that they have phone numbers available in the UK but I don't see how to sign up if I'm from the UK.

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#259744 - 05/07/2005 16:50 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: andym]
g_attrill
old hand

Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
If you can stretch to £120 then the Cisco 7960/7940 phones are pretty snazzy. It is a bit of a fiddle loading the SIP firmware and configuring, but the cool-ness of using a phone like Jack Bauer's is worth the hassle.

Gareth

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#259745 - 05/07/2005 18:03 Re: VoIP handset recommendations [Re: g_attrill]
phillos
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Registered: 07/09/2001
Posts: 25
I'm using a couple of Cisco 7960's connected to my Asterisk server, they're pricier than the budget models and were initially a bit fiddly to sort our the firmware issues but they work beyond my expectations - the speakphone is particularly good. A good UK supplier is www.voiptalk.org - they sell VoIP gear and I use them for call termination as well.
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