First Look: Cisco SPA501G IP Phone

August 3, 2009 by Garrett Smith

The Cisco SPA501G joins the already released Cisco SPA525G as part of the Cisco Small Business Pro product line. The Cisco SPA501G is an 8 line IP phone with dual switched ethernet ports and support for IEEE Power Over Ethernet (POE). The Cisco SPA5001G can also be powered via an external AC power supply (not included with the phone).

With a manufacturer list price of $135, the Cisco SPA501G has 8 dedicated line LEDs and a removable paper insert instead of an LCD display. You can purchase the Cisco SPA501G now on VoIPSupply.com for $104.95/ea. The paper insert is designed to organize extensions and speed dial numbers for quick reference. The Cisco SPA501G is intended for use in break rooms, retail desks or common areas where a display is not needed. The SPA501G also features a Full Duplex Speakerphone, Message Waiting Indicator Light, 4-way navigation key, and 12 button dial pad, dedicated illuminated buttons for Volume, Hold, Menu settings and Voicemail access. (more…)

First Look: Cisco SPA509G IP Phone

by Garrett Smith

Cisco SPA509G

The Cisco SPA509G joins the already released Cisco SPA525G as part of the Cisco Small Business Pro product line. The Cisco SPA509G is a 12 line IP phone with dual switched ethernet ports and support for IEEE Power Over Ethernet (POE). The Cisco SPA509G can also be powered via an external AC power supply (not included with the phone).

The Cisco SPA509G carries a list price of $225. You can purchase the Cisco SPA508G now on VoIPSupply.com for $189.95/ea. The Cisco SPA508G is intended for general office and executive use. The SPA508G also features a Full Duplex Speakerphone, Message Waiting Indicator Light, 4-way navigation key, and 12 button dial pad, dedicated illuminated buttons for Volume, Hold, Menu settings and Voicemail access. (more…)

First Look: Cisco SPA500S Attendant Console Expansion Module

by Garrett Smith

Cisco SPA500S

The Cisco SPA500S joins the already released Cisco SPA525G as part of the Cisco Small Business Pro product line. The Cisco SPA500S is a 32-line, sidecar expansion module that is compatible with all of the Cisco Small Business Pro series IP phones, including the Cisco SPA501G, SPA502G, SPA504G, SPA508G, SPA509G and SPA525G.

The Cisco SPA500S carries a list price of $95. You can purchase the Cisco SPA500S now on VoIPSupply.com for $72.95/ea. The Cisco SPA500S is an ideal add-on for receptionists and other users who require the ability to easily monitor and transfer calls to many different lines or extensions. Any of the Cisco Small Business Pro IP phones will accomodate up to 2 of the Cisco SPA500S expansion modules, adding up to 64 additional lines. (more…)

I’m going to ClueCon, are you?

July 31, 2009 by Garrett Smith

Over the last few weeks you’ve seen a few posts on the VoIP Insider about the upcoming ClueCon Telephony Developers Conference taking place in Chicago next week.

In case you missed those posts and haven’t yet heard of ClueCon, ClueCon is an event that brings together the entire spectrum of Telephony. From TDM circuits to VoIP and everything in between ClueCon has presentations and discussions that cover several open source telephony applications such as Asterisk/Callweaver, OpenSIPS/Kamailio (formerly OpenSER), Bayonne, YATE and FreeSWITCH.

Besides the opportunity to network and meet with some of the best in the open source world, I’m excited to be going to ClueCon because of these sessions:

Scalable Media Gateways with FreeSwitch and OpenZap with Nenad Corbic
VoIP-enabling GSM with T.R. Misner
Open Source Telephony in an Economic Downturn with John Todd
Replacing Legacy TDM Voice Platforms with FreeSWITCH for Fun and Profit with David Knell

IN addition, I’m also excited to meet VoIP Insider readers and VoIP Supply customers. So if you’re going to be in attendance, drop me a line and we’ll see about connecting at the event.

Be Here August 4th for Major VoIP Product Announcement from Cisco

July 30, 2009 by Garrett Smith

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Mark your calendar and stay tuned to the VoIP Insider for a major product announcement from Cisco on August 4th.

To celebrate this announcement, we also have some cool product giveaways planned for our readers. See you on August 4th.

Google voice doesn’t get my number

July 29, 2009 by Garrett Smith

For a virtual number service, Google Voice seems to be an enormous amount of press these days.

Maybe because its Google. Or even because the VoIP industry has been rather light on news of further innovation. Perhaps it’s just because people love free stuff.

Regardless, Google Voice continues to gain favor with more than just daring daters and marriage haters. But I’m not sure why.
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We want your Polycom business

July 23, 2009 by Garrett Smith

VoIP Supply is already one of the largest supplier of Polycom phones in North America.

But we’re an ambitious bunch. Why not strive for more?

So we took to the white board recently and started work on a plan for world domination.

Then a funny thing happened. We realized that at the end of the day the best approach was not some big whiz-bang marketing campaign.

It was simply to be honest with our customers: we want your Polycom business.

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Adhearsion + Voxeo = Voxeo Labs (Plus a free trip down memory lane!)

July 22, 2009 by Garrett Smith

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In what appears to be more a merger of technology firms with common agendas than a traditional acquisition, next-gen telephony upstarts Adhearsion and Voxeo have joined forces to create Voxeo Labs. (more…)

snom adjusts 8 series VoIP phone pricing

by Garrett Smith

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Getting into one of snom’s great new 8 series phones just got a lot less expensive.

Earlier this week snom sent notice to its channel partners that they’ve changed the MSRP and street pricing for both the snom 820 and snom 870. These new price points make snom’s top of the line VoIP phones more competitive against similar offerings from the likes of Cisco and Polycom.

Effective immediately, you’ll see the following pricing:

snom 820 – MSRP $279, Street $249
snom 870 – MSRP $349, Street $319

ClueCon two weeks away

July 21, 2009 by Garrett Smith

ClueCon 09, the annual 3-Day Telephony User and Developer Conference is less than two weeks a way.

I’ve written previously about the ClueCon event, but for those of you that haven’t heard of ClueCon, it’s an event that brings together the entire spectrum of Telephony. From TDM circuits to VoIP and everything in between ClueCon has presentations and discussions that cover several open source telephony applications such as Asterisk/Callweaver, OpenSIPS/Kamailio (formerly OpenSER), Bayonne, YATE and FreeSWITCH.

Open source Telephony continues to grow in popularity with businesses and institutions of all sizes. If your doing anything in the Telephony space, you need to be up to date with what’s developing in this space.

And ClueCon is the best place to expose yourself to whats new (and interesting) in open source Telephony.

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First Look: Cisco SPA501G IP Phone

First Look: Cisco SPA509G IP Phone

First Look: Cisco SPA500S Attendant Console Expansion Module

I’m going to ClueCon, are you?

Be Here August 4th for Major VoIP Product Announcement from Cisco

Google voice doesn’t get my number

We want your Polycom business

Adhearsion + Voxeo = Voxeo Labs (Plus a free trip down memory lane!)

snom adjusts 8 series VoIP phone pricing

ClueCon two weeks away

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