Comments on: First Look: Cisco SPA525G Desktop IP Phone with WiFi, BlueTooth and More!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:07:13 +0000

SPA 525G shines while you are using these features.
1. Any locations where there is a WIFI access.
2. Bluetooth.
3. Citrix or any other softwares it can remotely connect to your desktop.
4. MP3
5. Color display where you can upload your pictures like a digital picture display frame.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:27 +0000

What is the speakerphone like? The speakerphone was the big weakness of the SPA962 which this phone seems to replace.

By: panton

panton — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:35:47 +0000

mark Snom 820 does not support iLBC.

By: inregistrare domenii

inregistrare domenii — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:13:51 +0000

$400, little bit expensive for a small business IP phone…

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:37:09 +0000

Grandstream 1200, have you seen that phone or reviewed its features.. or lack thereof? But hey, if you just need to talk then it’ll work fine.

Nortel 1140e. nice but I’m worried about their financial status.

400 is pricy but street price should be <$270.
a five line, color screen, wireless enabled phone.. that’s not that bad.. or maybe I’m just spendthrift.
Should work with Callmanager !
Now, the 7985G I have is overpriced !!

By: mark

mark — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:08:18 +0000

More codec support like ilbc support would be nice. Also the spa9xx line audio support could be better. An improvement with 16khz or 32khz audio would have been a would have strengthened the point that this is first and for most a phone. Superb audio quality is first and formost the key. I have all the high end spaxxx phones. However I’m currently leaning to the snom 820 that has 16kHz audio and broader codec support including ilbc.

By: Gui Vieiro

Gui Vieiro — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:37:37 +0000

I think Nortel’s 1140e also has native bluetooth. Nortel recently released a SIP firmware load for their 11xx phones too.

By: Brian West

Brian West — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:26:28 +0000

Rip off? Um the cisco is a more refined device. the grandstream still feels a little cheap. Granted they are getting better. But for this price I would go with a 7975G.

By: Zach Garcia

Zach Garcia — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:17:48 +0000

This looks like a hot little phone… I’d love to see the other mfg’s follow suit with the native bluetooth.

The only thing that bothers me though is the 2.5mm headset port… It’s bothered me for years with the Linksys SPA-9XX series phones. But price-wise it was always worth the compromise and concession. So hey Cisco, I know you’re listening: For a phone this price, with these features, it’s time to step it up a little and give us a real headset jack!

Great write up Cory!

By: voip enthusiast

voip enthusiast — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:42:04 +0000

What a rip off for $400, when I can just go for a grandstream GXP 1200 for $74. Now you know where Cisco’s gross margins come from…