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When you dial out using the handset, there is no audible sound in the room; even when you dial out using the speakerphone, the tones you create are very low. To replace it, I purchased a much more affordable phone with a handset, the Meridian (aka Aastra) 9316CW.
It does not have a handset. To be sure, the sound quality is very good.
This telephone can only be used as a speakerphone. I found the lack of a handset and the fact that noisy tones are created when dialing out to be big drawbacks, so I returned this phone.
However, the way I remember it, when I was dialing out I could not lower the loud dial tones I was generating, despite the fact that I had carefully consulted the manual. Even if my memory is incorrect and I managed to lower the volume, I am certain that what I was left with were dial tones that were still way too loud.
This phone has good sound quality, through the handset as well as through the speakerphone. For people like me, who find unnecessary sound (i.e., noise) disturbing and who try to avoid disturbing their neighbors, the Meridian/Aastra is a much better phone than the Polycom.
I work from home quite often and have been searching for a speakerphone so that I can participate in conference calls from my home office and have it not be like I was calling from another planet. Most of the less expensive speakerphones I tried either I could barely make out what was being said on the call, or when the mic wasn't muted, the audio would cut in and out. This phone is expensive, but I feel to me it was worth it. Audio quality is great, and I can easily hear what is going on on the conference call.
Purchased this item for use in home office. There is no static, but still has that echo of a speaker phone. I am disappointed because the system is very expensive. Perhaps you don't get what you pay for.
HI All.This was purchased for a home office where there was a need for a regular amount of conference calls. There is a lower cost model available that does not have the display.but I highly recommend the extra cost because the display makes it all the much better.When initially installed I ran about 5-10 tests with various people and at various times of the day due to the different amounts of background noise.I can say that all tests said that they could hear me clearly and that it sounded just like a regular phone call. The home office is on the noisy side with a regular amount of activity in the background. Headsets, to me, are cumbersome and thus I finally decided to invest in the Polycom.Setup is fairly easy.its like plugging in a regular land line telephone.Using this model is also easy because it has the display that shows you what you are dialing, etc. Polycom has some of the best noise canceling features in the business and those exact features are in this device. Most of these STAR conference phones are found in corporate environments.but this one is perfect for small office/home office use.Keep in mind.Polycom is the sole manufacturer of devices like this.even if they are branded by other companies such as Cisco.etc.Excellent product, worthy of 5 Stars.
best price i could find on unit, works great - my coworkers are much happier conference calling with our remote site team. i occationally use it to call mom while cooking.
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