Any comments on IPChitChat IPC320

Like the subject says:

Any comments on IPChitChat IPC320

Is it a quality hardware phone or cheap 'n' nasty?

Thanks,

ben.

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"Ben Fitzgerald" <bmf1DELETE@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Like the subject says:
>
> Any comments on IPChitChat IPC320
>
> Is it a quality hardware phone or cheap 'n' nasty?

It depends what your comparing it to. compared to a cisco 4-5x the price
yes, comparing it to a grandstream budgetone no

The Phone is actually an ATCOM unit, I have which I got as a sample amongst
the collection of IP phones I have around the place
It is based on the PA1688 chipset of which there are a few phones and ata on
the market, they pretty much have the same functions.
however there are a few points to be aware of.

1- The quick dial buttons do not work as expected (ie lift phone and press)
they are a repeat of nos 0-9. This is due to
the phone having extraphysical buttons but atcom not doing any modifications
of the base chipset firmware to make the
buttons do anything

2- The physical design is such that it is possible to think you have put
the phone down when you have not


Regards

"RH" <hybridmedia@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ben Fitzgerald" <bmf1DELETE@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:slrndm2eie.tlo.bmf1DELETE@localhost.localdoma in...
>> Like the subject says:
>>
>> Any comments on IPChitChat IPC320
>>
>> Is it a quality hardware phone or cheap 'n' nasty?
>
> It depends what your comparing it to. compared to a cisco 4-5x the price
> yes, comparing it to a grandstream budgetone no
>
> The Phone is actually an ATCOM unit, I have which I got as a sample
> amongst the collection of IP phones I have around the place
> It is based on the PA1688 chipset of which there are a few phones and ata
> on the market, they pretty much have the same functions.
> however there are a few points to be aware of.
>
> 1- The quick dial buttons do not work as expected (ie lift phone and
> press) they are a repeat of nos 0-9. This is due to
> the phone having extraphysical buttons but atcom not doing any
> modifications of the base chipset firmware to make the
> buttons do anything
>
> 2- The physical design is such that it is possible to think you have put
> the phone down when you have not
>
>
> Regards

I would add that it doesn't provide sidetone.

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:23:32 +0100, Telephoneman wrote:
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> "RH" <hybridmedia@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:djsprp$1qb$1$830fa795@news.demon.co.uk...
>> "Ben Fitzgerald" <bmf1DELETE@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:slrndm2eie.tlo.bmf1DELETE@localhost.localdoma in...
>>> Like the subject says:
>>>
>>> Any comments on IPChitChat IPC320
>>>
>>> Is it a quality hardware phone or cheap 'n' nasty?
>>
>> It depends what your comparing it to. compared to a cisco 4-5x the price
>> yes, comparing it to a grandstream budgetone no
>>
>> The Phone is actually an ATCOM unit, I have which I got as a sample
>> amongst the collection of IP phones I have around the place
>> It is based on the PA1688 chipset of which there are a few phones and ata
>> on the market, they pretty much have the same functions.
>> however there are a few points to be aware of.
>>
>> 1- The quick dial buttons do not work as expected (ie lift phone and
>> press) they are a repeat of nos 0-9. This is due to
>> the phone having extraphysical buttons but atcom not doing any
>> modifications of the base chipset firmware to make the
>> buttons do anything

not great.

>> 2- The physical design is such that it is possible to think you have put
>> the phone down when you have not

nice! :)


> I would add that it doesn't provide sidetone.

Really? I was reading about sidetone in another thread. This is a
feature I would like as people shouting down the phone is annoying and I
don't want to be one of those people.

Thanks for the info,

Ben.


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