Graves On SOHO VoIP

OK, maybe more than just phones voip-related devices….inspired by Randy’s question about our collective experience with hardware:

* denotes things that I continue to use

• Polycom IP500*, 501*, 600*, 430*
• Polycom CS100* (speakerphone gadget for use with soft phone)
• Aastra 480i CT*, with 1 cordless handset
• Pingtel Expressa (the single most worthless device I’ve ever bought…but pretty)
• Zultys 4×5
• Snom 200
• Hitachi Cable WIP5000 Wifi cordless SIP handset
• X-Lite* soft phone
• X-Pro soft phone (sadly, there’s no migration path from X-Pro to EyeBeam)
• Firefly IAX soft phone
• Grandstream BT100
• Phoenix Audio Duet USB speakerphone device
• Mvox MV900 USB speakerphone gadget with bluetooth
• Mvox MV100* USB speakerphone gadget
• Sipura SPA-2000, SPA-2002*, SPA-3000
• Digium X100p FXO (3)
• Digium TDM400p with 2 FXOs
• GN Netcom GN9350 DECT Cordless Headset
• T-100* generic headset (a Plantronics clone I think, only $16 on E-bay!)

My operative principle is very simple…if something looks interesting I buy one. Then use it for 30-60 days and decide if it has merit. If it’s a good device put it into heavier service. If it’s not a good device then list it on Ebay and accept a small loss as the cost of aquiring the knowledge about the device.