VOIP Phone Selection

January 17, 2009

So I now have fully functioning VOIP at the house using Asterisk >, but I currently only have a soft phone, i.e. phone software running on my Mac vs. a real phone.

I’ve been taking my time with picking the actual hardware phones I’m going to get as I want to be sure I make the right decision. And I think I’ve found the solution: the Aastra 57i CT >.

It’s the cordless version of the Aastra 57i >.

This phone is highly rated by virtually everyone, and even gets an enthusiastic endorsement > from Nerd Vittles >–the main guy behind PBXinaFlash >, which is the PBX I use.

So it looks like I’ll be getting these here shortly; I’m currently hunting for a cheap price on the base (which comes with one cordless handset) and then one additional handset. I can’t wait to get this all set up.

From there I’ll start messing with advanced VOIP features and figure out ways to integrate with my Grand Central > account.

Anyway, If any of you have any input on Aastra or the 57i (CT) I’d love to hear from you. ::