Recommendations for DECT cordless IP Phone

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sfrasernz

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#251500 28-Jun-2019 11:07

Can anybody suggest a good reliable VoIP DECT handset please? Very simple requirements...answer/dial/transfer

Currently a Cisco SPA and with 7 analog DECTs attached but two have died and need to be replaced. Transferring calls from these units with a double hookflash confuses the staff so I think I'm best to retire these over time and run VoIP handsets.

Thanks in advance.

speed

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#2266157 28-Jun-2019 11:14

Having deployed many with very few issues, I can happily recommend the Yealink range. The cheapest one (W53P) has many features - likely more than good enough for your application. You can add additional handsets, up to 8 units per base.

https://www.snappernet.co.nz/product/14126/yealink-w53p-voip-dect-base-with-cordless-phone

chevrolux

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#2266159 28-Jun-2019 11:15

Just a single base required?

If so, grab two Gigaset A540IP bases (which come with a handset each), and then six additional A540 handsets.

A540IP is best with just four handsets per base as that is the concurrent call limit.

Yealink W52 is the other option (or i think we are up to W60 now), but I had waaay too many failures over time with those handsets. Rubbish buttons, average screen etc.

Otherwise, if you need more coverage, Snom M700 with M65 handsets - but be prepared to take out a second mortgage to buy them! They are VERY good phones though, and the multi-cell set up is the best I have used in the SIP world.

Edit - That yealink W53 looks vastly superior to the old W52's just FYI.

speed

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#2266162 28-Jun-2019 11:19

chevrolux:

Yealink W52 is the other option (or i think we are up to W60 now), but I had waaay too many failures over time with those handsets. Rubbish buttons, average screen etc.

FWIW, the new redesigned models with the Li-Ion batteries are much nicer than the older units :)

sfrasernz

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#2266172 28-Jun-2019 11:21

Yes we can get away with a single central base station. The Yealink failures is a concern...the phones get used a lot on a a daily basis so reliability is important. It would be extremely rare to have any more than 4 concurrent calls so I could get away with a singleGigaset base station perhaps.

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#2266519 28-Jun-2019 19:51

How do you plan on transferring calls with IP handsets? You'll still need to be using a centralised XML phonebook for the Yealink's or back to the integrated transfer which means remembering extension numbers.

chevrolux

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#2266526 28-Jun-2019 20:20

On the Gigasets you have a max of six handsets per base. So you would need two bases anyway. Then it would make sense to spread put the handsets across the bases regardless.

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old3eyes

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#2266532 28-Jun-2019 20:43

I'd give a thumbs up for the Yealink w52 or 53. We did quite a lot of these when I worked for NEC on our PBX systems.

Regards,

Old3eyes