On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Todd Bailey <toddb@toddbailey.net> wrote:
My question is evolving into not who but what.
It it safe to say any phone marketed as a 'IP Phone' will work or are there gotchas that I need to know about ?
There are ALWAYS gotchas with every manufacturer. The problem is that there is not a comprehensive list of every gotcha for every phone maker because that's just too much work to keep up with. (Things change, firmwares get updated, etc.) If you want a really inexpensive phone that "just works" then you might want to check out the Yealink T26. Alternatively, the Snom 300 is cheap, but it has a really small display (although it's backlit, so at least you have that.) Personally, I would stay away from the Cisco 79xx phones unless you really, really enjoy drama. -MC