{"id":41613,"date":"2012-01-20T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/?p=41613"},"modified":"2016-07-08T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T13:49:04","slug":"when-to-chose-dect-over-wi-fi-part-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/when-to-chose-dect-over-wi-fi-part-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: When to Chose DECT over Wi-Fi – Part III"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNote:\u00a0 <\/strong>This is a guest post by James Kander, North American Sales Manager for Polycom KIRK, and is the\u00a0final installment in a three part series.\u00a0 Click here for Part I<\/a>\u00a0and Part II<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Completing this series on when to choose DECT over Wi-Fi, \u00a0Jim Kander,\u00a0North American Sales Manager for the Polycom KIRK line,\u00a0joins\u00a0us one last time to\u00a0provide you with the best practices for installation and\u00a0advice\u00a0on things you need to make sure you do and\u00a0things you should be sure to avoid.<\/p>\n

To recap, Part I of this series helped users distinguish\u00a0the differences between\u00a0DECT (Polyom KIRK\u00a0)\u00a0and Wi-Fi (Polycom SpectraLink)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Part II\u00a0outlined what’s needed to make the solution work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Site Surveys Key to Wireless Installation<\/h2>\n

VoIP Supply:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jim, you’ve cleared up the vagaries between DECT and Wi-Fi and\u00a0provided a short list of necessary system components.\u00a0 Now how do we get this thing to work?<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you tell our reader what\u00a0the best practices are for installing a wireless VoIP system?<\/em><\/p>\n

James Kander, Polycom:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>When dealing with RF [radio frequency<\/a>], every site is unique. Radio coverage depends on a variety of factors such as:<\/p>\n