{"title":"Polycom conference phones","description":"\u003c!--\nURL:    \/collections\/polycom-conference-phones\nH1:     Polycom Conference Phones\nTITLE:  Polycom Conference Phones for Every Room Size | HeadsetPlus   (59 chars)\nMETA:   Polycom conference phones sized by the room, not the seat count. Compare SoundStation and Trio models, and see which ones take expansion mics.   (142 chars)\n--\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePolycom Conference Phones for Every Room Size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolycom conference phones are sized by how far their microphones reach, not by how many people you can fit around the table. Put a huddle-room unit in a boardroom and the people at the far end sound like they are calling from the hallway. No volume setting fixes it. Measure the table first, then match it to a model below. One thing worth knowing before you shop: expansion microphones only fit some models, and they are a separate purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-zone=\"below-products\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eChoosing between Polycom conference phones\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatch the model to the table, not to the size of the company. A Polycom speakerphone picks up a fixed radius around itself, so the only question that decides this is whether everyone seated falls inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n[pullline]Seat count is a guess. Table length is the measurement.[\/pullline]\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRoom\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSeats\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePolycom model\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eExpansion mics\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHuddle room\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoundStation IP 5000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot supported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall meeting room\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4-6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoundStation2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot supported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMidsize boardroom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoundStation IP 6000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot supported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarge boardroom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10-16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoundStation IP 7000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSupported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong or L-shaped room\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 and over\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrio 8800\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSupported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n[compare]\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plugs into a standard phone jack. Nothing to configure, and it still works when the network is down. That is the SoundStation2 line.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIP.\u003c\/strong\u003e Registers to your VoIP platform over Ethernet and shares the same directory and extensions as the desk phones. That is the SoundStation IP and Trio lines.\u003c\/div\u003e[\/compare]\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you may have to buy alongside it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpansion microphones, on the models that accept them. The SoundStation IP 7000 and the Trio 8800 take a pair; the smaller units have no port for them. In a room longer than the base unit reaches, that pair is the difference between a call people can follow and one they cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are still narrowing the category, the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/conference-phones\"\u003econference phones\u003c\/a\u003e range covers other manufacturers, and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/polycom-soundstation2\"\u003ePolycom SoundStation\u003c\/a\u003e collection covers the analog models on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n[callout type=\"honest\"]A room with glass walls and hard flooring sounds bad on any conference phone. Deal with the room before paying up a model tier to fix it.[\/callout]\n\n\u003c!-- GAP: no first-hand brand insight supplied for this category --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-section=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDo Polycom conference phones work with VoIP systems?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SoundStation IP and Trio models do. Polycom conference phones in those lines register to a SIP platform over Ethernet and pull the same directory and extensions as the desk phones already on the network. The SoundStation2 line is analog and needs a standard phone jack instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the difference between a Polycom teleconference phone and a Polycom speakerphone?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing. A Polycom speaker sitting in the middle of a conference table and a Polycom teleconference phone are the same hardware under two names. Both describe a unit with microphones facing outward in every direction, which is what separates it from a desk phone with speakerphone mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCan you add microphones to a Polycom conference telephone?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly on models with the port for them. A Polycom conference telephone such as the SoundStation IP 7000 or the Trio 8800 accepts a pair of wired expansion microphones that extend pickup down a long table. The huddle and midsize units have no such port, so a bigger room means a different base unit rather than an add-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat size room does one Polycom conference phone cover?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere between a four-seat huddle room and a sixteen-seat boardroom, depending on the model. Polycom conference phones are matched to a room by table length rather than headcount, because two people sitting at opposite ends of a long table are harder to pick up than six people sitting close together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/headsetplus.com\/collections\/polycom-conference-phones.oembed","provider":"Headset Plus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}