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November 2009

Back to Black: Snom 870 Executive VoIP Phone, Now Available in Black!

Ooooh look what we’ve got!

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Displaying the first example of touch screen technology in Snom VoIP phones, the top of the range Snom 870 VoIP Phone is now available in both standard 8xx series white and now black.

The Snom 870 has already proved a great addition to the range, since the launch earlier this year.

Key Features Reminder

  • Touch screen high-resolution TFT colour display (4.2 inches, 480×272 pixels, 25 bits colour depth)
  • Gigabit pass through
  • WiFi connection via Snom WLAN USB WiFi stick
  • 12 freely programmable virtual keys
  • Power over Ethernet
  • 5 way conferencing
  • 12 different SIP identities
  • 29 Keys, 5 LED’s
  • Photographic caller ID
  • 2 USB ports
  • Secure client certificate authentication

So now, you can get Snom Snow Edition 3xx Series White phones to go with Snom 820 and 870 in white, or alternatively a Snom 870 in black to match standard Snom 3xx Series VoIP Phones.

Snom – Firmware Update (Snom300, Snom320, Snom360, Snom370)

Current recommended Snom firmware versions are:

6.5.20 (with linux 3.38 and jffs2 file system)
7.3.14 (with 1.1.3-s bootloader or higher)
7.3.29 (with 1.1.3-s bootloader or higher)

We do not suggest V8 for Snom3xx series phones unless you need OCS support or you are feeling brave.

7.3.29 seems to fix a few minor issues with long term stability. This is for users who take hundreds of calls per day and who use the DND feature. Has fixed a lot of people’s issues.

If you use Action URLs then please use 7.3.14 or 7.3.29. Otherwise you may have issues with call transfers.

Above my opinion based on supporting Snom phones in the UK.

Siemens Gigaset – Copy Address Book to Each Handset

The address book on a Siemens Gigaset DECT Phone can be copied over via the handset to another slave phone registered with the base station, without having to browse to the web interface.

  • Go to the address book on your handset.
  • Select options on the soft key.
  • From the options menu select copy list.
  • From the generated list select which handset you wish to copy your address book to.

Remember all Siemens Gigaset DECT phones are compatible with one and other. Up to six of any combination of A58, C47 or S68 handsets can be registered with any one base.