Available phones

Hardphones
3Com
according to their website they also have a SIP-phone. But there's no picture and no shop where you can buy it. Accordint to a 3com Press release from 09/26/2000 the price of this phone is 395$.
Arrayvox
IP-Telephone (SIP, H323, MGCP). Price approx. 179$ and 189$.
BCM
  • HP300 IP
    This phone seems to be similar to the Arrayvox model (Features and look) Price unknown.
  • HP500
    WiFi-IP-telephone. Will be available at the end of 2003. Price unknown.
Cisco
ipDialog
IP-Telephone (SIP). ca. 200$
Mitel
IP-Telephone (SIP). Price unknown.
Polycom
Several IP-phones (SIP, H323). Price 295$ - 395$
Pingtel xpressa
SIP-Phone. Comes with an Java engine so one can add additional features. Had several Security issues in the past. If they are fixed with new firmware versions is currently unknown. Price approx. 600$
Siemens optiPoint400
IP-Phone (SIP, H323, H450). Price 440$
Snom
  • snom100
    Linux-based IP-Telephone (SIP, H.323/H.450). Price approx. 270$.
  • snom200
    Price ca. 395$.
Swissvoice IP10
IP-Phone (MGCP / NCS, SIP oder H323). Price approx. 95$.
Grandstream BudgeTone-100
Low-cost SIP-Phone. Price approx. 75$
Zultys
  • Zip 2
    SIP-Telephone. Price approx. 140$
  • Zip 4x4
    Linux-based IP-Phone (SIP) with integrated 4-port switch. Supports secure RTP and 128-bit AES. Price approx. 400$
8x8 DV325
SIP-Videophone. Price approx. 599$
Umec Videophones
SIP-Videophone. Price unknown.
 
Handsets
Callserve
offers Handsets with 3.5mm-jack and an USB-adapter for them. Price from 12$ to 50$
 
Headsets
There are two different types of Headsets: those with an USB connector and those with a 3.5mm jack. Last ones are usually cheaper but need to be connected to your sound card. Unfortunately not all sound cards (especially onboard sound cards) work properly under Linux. USB Headsets have their own built-in sound card which should work without making any trouble with an up-to-date kernel.
Logitech Premium Stereo USB-Headset 30
Very good stereo USB-headset. Currently used by us and works fine with Linux and Windows. Price approx. 54€
Logitech also offers other Headsets (USB and 3.5mm jack).
Plantronics Headsets
e.g. DSP100 USB-Mono-Headset. Excellent audio quality. Doesn't work with the kernel sound driver of kernel 2.4.21 and kphone or gnomemeeting (xmms works because of the different sample rates). But alsa-0.9.4 works fine.
 
Softphones
KPhone
Very simple SIP-Softphone for Linux. (Debian-Package for woody.)
GnomeMeeting
Microsoft Messenger
tested with v4.7 - Be careful! Don't mix it up with MSN Messenger (currently v5.0). These are completely different. Only Microsoft Messenger can handle SIP.
X-Lite
Free Windows-Softphone. Recommendable as it has lots of features like generating DTMF-Tones - e.g. to check Voicemail.
easyhome talk
Commercial product. Only for Windows.

 

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Last modified: 30.11.2003