Analog Phones

[RazorbackHog]

What's the popular choice for analog phones these days? I Need a few but don't necessarily want to pay Avaya prices for an analog phone.

 

[SF0751]

It depends on where it is going to go - if it's in a common area, I usually use a wall-mounted trimline/slimline phone (available at Office Max, WalMart, etc., for ~ $5.00). If it's going on a desktop, I usually use a 2-line speaker phone (with Caller ID) from GE or Panasonic for ~ $30.00.

Susan
"'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'"
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lost Road

 

[RazorbackHog]

thanks, these would be desk phones. Does the caller ID display if we have incoming ANI on those phones?

 

[RazorbackHog]

Also, does anyone other than Avaya have a voicemail compatible light?

 

[SF0751]

Caller ID will display IF you make your station type CallerID instead of 2500. None of my analog sets have voicemail, so I'm not sure about a message waiting light, although there is a place for it on the station form.

Susan
"'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'"
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lost Road

 

[4merAvaya]

For Caller ID you will need the TN793B analog boards. I believe the feature first became available in V8 or V9. Be careful of sets that have neon message waiting lights. They require supplemental power units in every carrier.

Kevin

 

[orypecos]

Teledex is what Avaya uses for analog phones in the hospitality industry. But they are set up especially for that. Most phones use LED for the message waiting now, and I haven't heard any particular problems with using non Avaya phones. Although Avaya won't help you troubleshoot them without charges, even if you have maintenance.(except Teledex)

 

[RazorbackHog]

Well, sounds like I may not be able to use the Caller ID then because all my Analog boards are TN746. Anyone know if it will work or not?

 

[nohuhu]

RazorbackHog,

no, you need tn793b.

 

[RazorbackHog]

ok, but what about a message light, is this an industry standard thing or does it have to be compatible with an Avaya switch?

 

[mikeydidit]

To keep from creating yourself more things to take care of, I would (and do) use the Avaya 2500 YMGP sets as analog sets/with voicemail. These work and are fairly dependable sets. The caller-id sets from Wal-Mart work sometimes and sometimes they don't even with the TN793B boards and programmed as Caller-Id. I would just install 6408D+ sets for those and get your money's worth.


Just my opinion.


Mike Jones
Louisiana State University Health Sciences center

 

[nohuhu]

RazorbackHog,

i agree with mikeydidit. if you want both message waiting and caller id, it's better to go with digital or ip phones. if you need only basic functionality, probably 2402 would do. it's much cheaper than 6408d+ and provide all needed functions except that it has one-way speakerphone. though i always thought that in typical noisy office areas a speakerphone is a fairly useless feature.

 

[RazorbackHog]

Thanks for all the responses. Neither callerID or a message light is critical to have for these analog phones but I figured I would try to get as many features as I could out of it. I appreciate the feedback. I really just want to convert everything to digital and be done with it but we already have about 11 TN746 circuit boards in use with very few free ports, so it's going to be a while before I can eliminate these things one by one.