Overview:

For just $49 you can extend the mobility of your PBXtra system to your desktop computer at home or your laptop while on the road. Softphone includes a plantronics headset. Fonality recommends the softphone be used to compliment a hardphone for an employee. Consider it a 2nd “on the road” phone. Available for both Windows and Mac OS X.

Specs:

Pros:

• Work on your laptop
• 6 line conferencing

Cons:

• Potential lower audio quality than a hardphone

Overview:

The BudgeTone 200 is Fonality's least-expensive hard phone option. Perfect for back offices, hallways, wiring closets, or anywhere else that is reasonably low-traffic and needs only simple connectivity. The BudgeTone 200 offers a standard feature set giving you all the functionality you would need for simple connectivity.

Specs:

Pros:

• Our Most Economical Phone

Cons:

• No Caller-ID Name
• No On-hook dash dialing
• No PoE
• No call logs
• Poor Speakerphone

Overview:

The GXP2000 is a great phone for businesses on a tight budget who want the look and feel of a front-office or managerial phone. Despite its low-cost, the GXP2000 offers several upgraded features usually reserved for more expensive phones.

Specs:

Pros:

• Multi-line
• Easy to use

Cons:

• Poor Speakerphone

Overview:

For the business on a budget, the Aastra 9112i is an exceptional value. The Aastra 9112i is a one-line phone only, and because this phone does not have an Ethernet bridge it will require two Ethernet “drops” (ports) per employee, one for their phone and one for their computer.

Specs:

Pros:

• Amazing value

Cons:

• No Ethernet bridge
• Confusing interface
• Hard to juggle concurrent calls

Overview:

The Polycom 321 is a great entry level phone suited for common areas such as the break-room, mailroom, or kitchen. It includes an enterprise-grade feature set including integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) support. The phone does not have an Ethernet bridge and requires a dedicated Ethernet port.

Specs:

Pros:

• Good value
• Solid speakerphone

Cons:

• No Ethernet bridge
• Small LCD
• Hard to juggle concurrent calls

Overview:

The Aastra 9143i is the big brother of the Aastra 9112i. The 9143i comes with all of the features of the 9112i, plus multiple line appearances/lights, BLF and a 10/100 Ethernet bridge allowing you to share one Ethernet connection for both your phone and computer.

Specs:

Pros:

• Amazing value
• Affordable BLF

Cons:

• Confusing interface

Overview:

The Polycom 331 is the big brother of the Polycom 321. It has all the features of the Polycom 321 plus a 10/100 Ethernet bridge allowing you to share one Ethernet connection for both your phone and computer.

Specs:

Pros:

• Good value
• Solid speakerphone

Cons:

• Small LCD

Overview:

The Aastra 9480i is a great value for an attendant or executive level phone. It comes with a large backlit graphical display and multiple call appearances. The Aastra 9480i is PoE (Power over Ethernet) ready with any standard PoE switch.

Specs:

Pros:

• Allows 9 simultaneous calls
• Large LCD-display (3.5 x 2.25)
• 6 Customizable softkeys
• Caller-ID
• Call hold/transfer
• Mute button
• Distinctive ringing
• Do not disturb

Overview:

The Polycom 450 is an excellent phone with an easy-to-learn interface. It comes with a high-res backlit graphical display and a 6 call appearance capacity. It also has a very high quality speakerphone.

Specs:

Pros:

• High-res backlit display
• Great speakerphone
• Easy to use

Cons:

• Fewer buttons
• Smaller display

Overview:

The Aastra 6757i is a great-looking phone for your operator or busy employee. It has a huge back-lit display and supports BLF — even extendable with up to 3 optional sidecars (Aastra 560M), each adding 60 BLF fields (3 pages of 20). Note: BLF is only accurate to 50 extensions.

Specs:

Pros:

• Beautiful executive look
• Huge back-lit LCD screen
• BLF and BLF sidecars

Cons:

• Confusing interface

Overview:

The Polycom 550 has all the features of the 450 plus a slightly larger back-lit graphical display, an attractive aluminum-etched bezel, and a deeper boom improving an already great Polycom speakerphone. It also adds a built-in Ethernet bridge.

Specs:

Pros:

• Executive look
• Great speakerphone
• Large, backlit LCD

Cons:

• Pricey

Overview:

This phone comes with a cordless handset allowing you to be mobile within your office. You can even pair up to 4 cordless handsets to a single base! Note: while you can use both the base and a single handset at the same time (on different lines), you *cannot* use more than one cordless handset at the same time.

Specs:

Pros:

• 2.4 GHz cordless handset
• Allows 9 simultaneous calls
• Call waiting
• Caller-ID
• 3-way calling
• 6 programmable keys

Overview:

The Polycom 560 is a great executive phone. With a large back-lit graphical display, an attractive aluminum-etched bezel, and a great speakerphone, it has all the great features of the the Polycom 550 and adds GigE support for larger bandwidth requirements.

Specs:

Pros:

• Gigabit Ethernet
• Great speakerphone
• Large, backlit LCD

Cons:

• Pricey

Overview:

The Polycom 650 is a great executive phone. With a large back-lit graphical display, an attractive aluminum-etched bezel, and a great speakerphone, it has all the great features of the 550 and adds expansion module support.

Specs:

Pros:

• Great speakerphone
• Large, back-lit LCD screen
• Executive presence

Cons:

• Pricey

Overview:

Designed for offices or small to medium sized conference rooms, the SoundStation IP 6000 provides remarkable room coverage. You can speak naturally from up to 10-feet away from a microphone and still be heard clearly on the far end of the call.

Specs:

Pros:

• Great for conference rooms

Cons:

• Small LCD screen
• Quiet ringer