If you are planning to use a protalk door entry system with Cisco call manager, then you may be interested in this.
Lionel Carter from Norisco Limited (a reseller in London) had this to say:
We are pleased to announce that we have today reduced our trade pricing on all of the Gigaset IP models including the additional handsets that we sell.
The new pricing will be effective immediately and will include the following optional added value services:
1. Automated Online Ordering System – ProSys
2. White label Drop Shipping
3. Branded Despatch Note
Using our SIP Door Entry Phone and an iPhone it’s easy for us to check who is ringing the door!
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Here, we can see Tim as he is waiting to be let into the building.
The Snom M9 isn’t launched in the UK yet. Expected in a few weeks.
If anybody in the UK reckons they have M9s in stock then:
Are few (less than 5) people in the UK have been testing EU versions of the product, but these are strictly not for resale.
We’ve had the product on order for over 6 months now (there have been a few delays) we’ll have UK stock from the first shipments out of Snom in Germany. As a reseller, you should always makesure you buy product from a Snom Certified Distributor (of which there are only two in UK).
So please can you tell me who has told you they have product in already?
I trust this clarifies, and please let me now if I can help further.
Do you have any recommendations for integrating Snom phones with Outlook 2007?
I have a potential customer who is asking about it…
I’d try xtelsio:
see
http://www.xtelsio.com/en/products/snom_tsp/tapi_for_snom.htm
Question:
You could try a Snom M3 Repeater. This will extend the range. If you can arrange the base station in the middle, and repeaters around in a circle then you can cover a huge area. Calls hand over between repeaters as you walk.
http://www.provu.co.uk/dect_repeater.html
Other option is something like a Gigaset S685. The handsets have a `best base` feature where you can register a handset to more than one base station. You need to be a little bit clever with setting up SIP accounts. Each handset needs a SIP account for each base. These then have to be setup to all ring together. This solution does not allow handover while calls are in progress.
A long term option would be the Snom M9 phone. A roaming feature is in the roadmap for this phone, but probably at least 1 year away from launch.
See www.provu.co.uk/snom-m9-dect.html
To fix problems using Snom Dect repeaters and Gigaset phones. (well, there is no problem, but some people seem to have problems)
We have today tested in detail the Snom repeater with every kind of Gigaset base with all the common firmware versions.
It has performed flawlessly. Exactly as expected.
Tips:
1) It is easier if you switch the phone to prefer PSTN lines rather than VoIP. Then reverse this setting afterwards. Setting is in Menu, Settings, Telephony, Default Line. Set to Fixed Line while doing the registration. It does work without changing this setting but will display a VoIP error.
2) You need to enable Repeater mode on the base station beforehand. Menu, Settings, Base, Add. Features, Repeater Mode. You may need to disabled eco mode before repeater mode can be enabled.
3) You need to follow the manual registration method described in the instruction leaflet included with the repeater. Automatic registration appears to be only for Snom DECT bases.
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
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.
The Snom M9 VoIP DECT Phone is due to arrive at ProVu in November. Building upon the success of the Snom M3 DECT phone, the M9 provides the next generation of Snom DECT.
Unlike the Snom M3, the M9 incorportates the renowned Snom SIP stack, with proven reliability. The Snom M9 is also the only cordless phone in the market which offers possible integration with Microsoft OCS.
The M9 is perfect for the more demanding business user, with a complete set including two handsets and one base station. The M9 allows 9 handsets to register to one base and 4 concurrent VoIP calls.
Key Features
When you’ve been working with SIP phones for as long as I have, you can be forgiven for developing a deep-set hatred for “SOHO grade” ADSL router equipment. More specifically the SIP ALG that router manufacturers seem to love putting into routers these days. I’m yet to encounter one that actually works. In most cases these ALGs tampering with passing SIP traffic cause more problems than they solve. They are a nice idea but in reality they just don’t work.
To that end, my preferred router is one that doesn’t try to be too clever for it’s own good. One that has no SIP ALG inside it what-so-ever. For a small office on a normal ADSL connection I can’t recommend anything better than the Zyxel P660r-D1. It’s a basic single port router which will provide NAT and DHCP if you want it to.
For a home or small office using VoIP over ADSL you can’t go far wrong with one of these routers, a decent switch, a reputable VoIP service provider and decent quality phones (i.e. Snom!).
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