I have to be frank… I have never been in a meeting where I saw a product launch accompanied by a phone being slammed on a table. So I was a bit surprised when Polycom’s Ben Guiderian did just that with the company’s new 8002 phone.<\/p>\n
As it flashed before my eyes on the way to making a big bang on the table, I was told by Ben the new phone is an 802.11b WiFi device which is priced lower than the company’s higher-end solutions. The 8002 costs just $349 for a phone, handset and charger and for another $50 you can get an extra charger and battery meaning the phone will always be functional.<\/p>\n
On a typical AP you can get 3-4 simultaneous calls. This compares to Polycom’s higher-end solutions which can potentially quadruple the number of calls.<\/p>\n
So why would I even bother writing about a WiFi phone from Polycom at $349 when for about $150 less you can get a consumer WiFi telephony device which also supports the more robust 802.11g?<\/p>\n
Simply stated because this device has a removable battery, Polycom has a great experience with SIP interoperability and if you break one of the consumer WiFi phones, you have now paid more than the virtually indestructible Polycom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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