[daryll]

I just received my SPA-841 from you, but it came with no documentation. I'd expect at least a quick start guide and I'd really like PDF of a complete manual. In the mean time I'll plug it in and see what I can figure out on my own. Should I have gotten any documentation in the box? Is there more comprehensive documentation available somewhere?

[daryll]

Following up my own post. I plugged it in and tried it out. Most of the options look the same as the other Sipura products so the ATA manual covers a lot of material that's appropriate for the 841 as well. There's still more details I'd like to see, but I suppose that'll come out eventually.

I really like the phone. It's got a great feel. The audio quality and the speaker phone seem very good, but I need to do more testing. The functionality looks very complete. It was pretty easy to setup since I know the SPA 3000.

[PhoneBoy]

The SPA-841 is a nice phone. I've had it for a few months in a pre-release form. The latest firmware seems to have solved a lot of the bugs.

The Wizards are going to have to be updated a little to support the SPA-841 since the web interface on the SPA-841 uses different codes.

[sgruby]

I second that call for documentation. I just got mine today and after a few hours, I think I have it working how I want, but I keep discovering new stuff and options I don't have a clue what they do. Sipura's website doesn't have a manual.

It does seem like a really neat phone and does a lot (in some cases more than the Polycomm that a colleague of mine has).

[PhoneBoy]

I like the size of the SPA-841. It's small, compact, and got enough features. It has a headset jack, which is perfect for me.

[rbbhghs]

I'm about to order 65 of these beasts for 2 offices.
Does anyone know of a good review of them? I use a SNOM 190 and am familiar with the Granstreams - where does the SPA-841 fall in terms of usablility and 'quality' - however subjective these may be....:-)

any words appreciated...


(i should point out i'm using them with asterisk and PRI ISDN...)

[PhoneBoy]

I've never used the SNOM phones, but I can say that I've been using my SPA-841 for a few months now and am very satisfied with the results.

[spectro]

Originally Posted by rbbhghs

I'm about to order 65 of these beasts for 2 offices.
Does anyone know of a good review of them? I use a SNOM 190 and am familiar with the Granstreams - where does the SPA-841 fall in terms of usablility and 'quality' - however subjective these may be....:-)

any words appreciated...


(i should point out i'm using them with asterisk and PRI ISDN...)

It has great software features and is very easy to setup but in my opinion is a piece of crap on the hardware standpoint. The buttons tend to stick depressed and I need to tap them to return. I don't understand why can't they get better quality hardware for an $90 phone when you can buy great speakerphones w/Caller ID for $20 at walmart.

[MustardMan]

I am keeping my fingers crossed. The post above about crap buttons is not encouraging. I would be interested to read more feedback about the quality of the buttons, speakerphone and handset, operation with Asterisk, suitability for businesses etc.

I have been waiting for a decent quality inexpensive IP phone that I can bundle with Asterisk and offer business class PBX systems for small businesses that are comparable in features and price to the proprietary systems out there. I do computer network support and sales so if I can offer phone systems using computer hardware it would tie in nicely and open up a lot of new opportunities for business. So far, I can't match the price of the proprietary systems unless I use crap Grandstream phones which are unacceptable quality and lack a lot of the proprietary business phone features such as multiline presence.

[daryll]

According to the response I got from Sipura support the docs are supposed to be out early next week. So they're sort of behind schedule but not too bad.