Comments on: First Look: Linksys WIP310-G1 802.11G WiFi IP Phone

By: John Lincoln

John Lincoln — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:08:11 +0000

This is a capable device. We’ve seen it work very well with our service thus far. As the first VoIP service provider to support the phone, we can attest to it’s quality. We put together a short video on the phone which you may find interesting. You can check it out here: http://www.freedomiq.com/voip-phones/cisco-wip310-wireless-ip-phone.shtml

By: Armando Ortiz

Armando Ortiz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:36:05 +0000

@Scott:

So basically, it appears that it may be NEC NEAX compatible in terms of the SIP capability, yes?

By: Scott Hilleque

Scott Hilleque — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:08:44 +0000

I just received my WIP310 last night from Amazon (sorry VoipSummply, honestly I’d rather order from here but they’re not in stock yet). My impression so far is very positive. I’ve been walking around with it all day in the house and backyard, and it hasn’t dropped a connection yet. There is very little jitter or noise as long as you use the “tighter” codecs (G.729 or GSM). Provisioning was easy too; in fact I just loaded the configuration XML from a Linksys SPA962 and then changed a few settings via the web interface.

Of course, there are a couple of issues Cisco needs to address still:
– Menu and feature navigation is a bit clumbsy in places
– Phonebook downloading doesn’t work
– VM waiting indicator is broken
– Options for configuring messaging appear to be missing
– Settings menu is missing about 1/3 of the options it needs
– Custom ringtones can be selected but there is no mechanism to get them on the phone
– Documentation is COMPLETELY non-existent

The plus side is that all these shortcomings are fixable in the firmware. Cisco has already released an update from what shipped on the phone, which is a good sign that they are working hard to finish it. The hardware, on the other hand, is quite solid and ready to go.

FYI, I am using 3CX’s PBX software with a pretty vanilla (inside the firewall) SIP configuration. I’ve made calls to and from a Grandstream GXP2000, 3CX’s softphone, the X-Lite softphone, and out through CallCentric’s VoiP gateway. G.729 on the Grandstream and CallCentric sounds better than GSM on the softphones, but they’re all “good enough” for my needs.

By: Armando Ortiz

Armando Ortiz — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:56:13 +0000

Does anyone know if this phone will work with an NEC NEAX PBX? I know it supports Asterisk – but what about the NEC?

By: Hawk

Hawk — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:50:02 +0000

This is sexy looking gadget mate. Are you sure its not compatible with skype??

By: Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:00:15 +0000

@John:

I don’t think it will work with Skype.

By: IP

IP — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:27:23 +0000

Looks interesting. but i think price is a big concern. Regardless price, features are awesome.

By: John Elliott

John Elliott — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:44:33 +0000

What do you hear about compatibility of this unit with Skype?

By: Cory Andrews

Cory Andrews — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:41:47 +0000

Joe – the best intel I have points to us having product to ship sometime between January 4th and the 17th, 2009. The roadmap for this product and subsequent delays are a casualty of Linksys being assimilated into the Cisco machine. Hang in there, we’re getting really close to seeing this product.

By: Joe Terranova

Joe Terranova — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:35:44 +0000

Your site says it’s now on pre-order until the 24th. Were you given any indication it would come out at that point, or is that just a guess, like the guess that’s been there for the past 5 months?