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#312852 23-May-2024 15:24
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Hi all, 

 

My office has been hunting for a new wireless conference phone that will work with our Spark based voip phones and coming up short (without spending hundreds with no guarantees). 

 

We asked Spark to supply a Yealink CP935W and they've tried but say it's not compatible with their system. 

 

Our boardroom desk does not have power or networking to it and the powers-that-be are sick of dragging an old handset across and dangling wires etc everywhere. 

 

Does anyone have a solution I can go back to Spark (or not) with and get up and running with our existing voip system?

 

Thanks in advance.


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  #3233938 23-May-2024 19:45
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What sort of phones do you have?

 

If it has USB in the back of it you might be able to use something like a Jabra speak.

 

I had a client with a couple of them, they were excellent, they were replaced when the put in a new VC system.

 

Alternatively if you can use a soft phone on say a tablet, these pair by bluetooth and you are all good to go.

 

Yealink make something similar but I have no experience.

 

John

 

https://www.jabra.com/en-nz/business/speakerphones/jabra-speak-series





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  #3233939 23-May-2024 19:50
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I would get an accessory for your current phone, the spark VOIP offering is very hardware specific




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  #3233965 23-May-2024 22:27
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how about a modern speakerphone device like a jabra speak 2 40 / 55 /65 and a softphone on a pc/laptop/tablet/mobile device - can plug in the jabra over USB or bluetooth.





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  #3234025 24-May-2024 08:10
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Thanks for the Jabra idea. Good idea, I never thought of connecting to the device remotely. 

 

Our current handsets are all T42S models which a quick google doesn't appear to support Jabra speak models unless i'm missing something to do with functionality?

 

https://www.jabra.com/en-gb/compatibilityguide/gallery?thirdPartyProducts=yealink_sip-t42s

 

 


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  #3234095 24-May-2024 10:29
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Actually from a bit more research we appear to be able to get a bluetooth dongle for the handset and this can connect to a bluetooth conference speaker. We'll progress down this route. 


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  #3234098 24-May-2024 10:33
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Add a BT41 dongle then connect any Bluetooth speaker to it

 

don't go through the hassle of uncertified handsets

 

 





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