[padams]

Can someone please tell me what works smoothly & reliably on these phones - with regards to GSM to WiFi handover & back again.

For example - I have heard that when having a GSM call & entering a WiFi area - the phone continues on GSM until the call finishes - and then moves to WiFi automatically. Is this true? Is it seamless for the user?

When moving out of the WiFi area (NOT during a call) the phone seamlessly moves back to GSM? Again - is this transparent for the user?


We are considering a WiFi infrastruture to support these phones - but my users will treat them exactly as normal cell phones - without any 'special' key presses to 'switch on' WiFi - they have to be fairly idiot proof!

Thanks for any comments

Paul

[seangri]

I'm surprised by the lack of feedback on that.

Once you setup SIP calling, you have an option how do you want the calls to go thru by default, you can set to to GSM or "Internet".

If you set it to Internet, as soon as the phone sees the stored AP (I've had a few dozens SSIDs remembered, not sure what's the limit) it tries to register at the server and then all the calls you make are automatically routed thru that SIP account.

If you leave the WiFi coverage, all the calls are dialed thru GSM.

You can type in the number to dial or you can use your contacts list -- the call will go thru the "Internet" if you set it to be default and you have WiFi coverage.

There's no handover if you're on the call when entering/leaving WiFi coverage.

I have not tried to connect to the SIP-server thru GPRS (or whatever it is that Nokia phones and cell providers support nowdays for mobile internet), but if you have it working this way you should have constant VoIP, wherever you are.

[padams]

Thank you - your response is much appreciated...

These phones are used & recommended by Cisco - so if they are good enough for them, etc...

I wanted to hear from someone who had actually experienced it...

I'm am planning to experiment with a WiFi MESH environment / Asterisk / N95 for my company...

Would you know of other, cheaper Nokia models that WiFi SIP / GSM handover works with?


Regards

Paul