First Look: Grandstream DP715 and DP710

Grandstream has been in the VoIP telephony market for 10 years offering a wide selection of VoIP phones, VoIP video phones, ATAs and gateways. Recently they also branched out to the surveillance side when they introduced their line of IP cameras and encoders. Their newest products, the Grandstream DP715 and Grandstream DP710, give them a firm foothold in the DECT VoIP phone market.

What Is It?

The Grandstream DP715 and DP710 are a DECT cordless IP phone solution. The DP715 is the base station which operates as the central control point or brains. The DP710 are the expansion handsets that can be added to a base station. You can register a total of 5 handsets to each base station.

The DP715 can handle 4 concurrent calls simultaneously in a variety of flexible hunting group options

• Linear Mode – all phones ring sequentially in a predesignated order
• Shared Mode – all phones ring concurrently and share the same line similar to analog phones
• Parallel Mode – all phones ring concurrently and after one phone answers, the remaining phones can place new calls

Who Is It For?

Anyone who is looking for mobility from their VoIP phone may be interested in the DP715 and DP710. In a home they are a great DECT VoIP phone option. The ability to add phones would allow for handsets to be placed around the house as needed and the hunting group options can give some privacy for each person.

In a business setting DECT phones have proven to be particularly popular in doctors’ offices where there is a demand for people to be up and about and not tied to their desk. The same can be said for IT staff, warehouse staff and really anyone who may not be at their desk throughout the day.