snom m3 DECT Repeater Coming In June
This week I finally received a response to a query I sent to snom about the m3 system. I need a little extra range in some cases so I asked about roaming between fixed bases. They responded that they do…
Is The Cisco IP310 Finally A Wifi Phone That Doesn’t Suck?
Not to belabor the point, but SIP Wifi handsets have been a pretty rotten product segment thus far along their evolution. While the concept is good the implementations have been lackluster. I suffered through 6 months with a Hitachi Cable…
Updating Firmware On The snom m3
This afternoon I finally took some time to update the firmware in the snom m3 phone system. The phones arrived early in January loaded with v1.01, but in the eight weeks since then snom has released v1.07.
The snom m3: Range Limitations & DECT Extender vs Roaming
Two weeks ago my wife told me that the small snom m3 handsets are not working as well as they should. To be specific, when she’s in the front bedroom the call quality is not good. I was out of town at the time but eventually got around to looking into the matter.
It’s is a simple matter of signal propogation. That bedroom location is the furthest possible point from the base radio, which was in my office.
snom m3 Revisited
Some reaction to the snom review is starting to trickle in. One reader, Lonnie Abelbeck, noted that he had an issue with daylight savings time on his snom m3. He sent the following message;
Michael,
I read your review of the SNOM m3 in SmallNetBuilder, excellent review. I recently purchased the same m3 setup you have, very pleased as well.
One issue that I think I solved is the daylight savings settings, the defaults did not look correct to me.
For help, I referenced Polycom’s docs using the same platform…
“Provisioning and Configuration Guide for the SoundPoint IP 200W”
http://evolutionpbx.com/images/IP200W_PG_DS.pdf
Snom m3 Review Posted at Small Net Builder
The good folks at www.smallnetbuilder.com have this morning published my review of Snom's m3 SIP-DECT phone.