Product Reviews

Snom is a unique offering in the business world because their products are always high performing and well-designed phones that perform with that legendary German precision. Let’s check out the Snom D785 as another member of the company’s next-generation desktop VoIP lineup. For information and background on the Snom D735, be sure to see our…

Yealink is a desk phone, speakerphone and headset manufacturer that is trusted for making great sounding voice products that are reliable, big on value and easy to deploy. Today, we evaluate the mid-range Yealink SIP-T53W and evaluate it for its viability in today’s office environment. Features  The Yealink SIP-T53W is an attractive phone unit with…

Poly is a leader in telephony and communications product offerings. In our exploration of the VVX series of Poly phones, we’ve already looked at the VVX 350 and today we’re evaluating the Poly VVX 450 and putting it through its paces. Features and Overview The Poly VVX 450 is a business IP phone that brings…

Grandstream’s GRP series of phones are functional, easy to use for end users and are quick deploy-ready for IT teams. We’ve already checked out the Grandstream GRP2613 in a prior review and I was impressed with it. Today we’re looking at two more members of the GRP family – the GRP2612 and GRP2614. These two…

Snom is known for making well designed, engineered and functional phones that look as great as they perform. Today we’re looking at the Snom D735, which is the mid-range phone in the company’s line-up. Bringing a high-quality German look and feel, the D735 brings a rich feature set that really performs. Let’s check it out.…

Grandstream’s GRP lineup aims to bring a series of phones that are highly functional, easy to use and easy on IT teams to deploy and provision. In time, on the SkySwitch blog, we’ll check out a plethora of Grandstream GRP phones, starting today with the GRP2613. The Grandstream GRP2613 features a color screen, support for…

BY JASON HARRIS, REVIEWS EDITOR Yealink, the top-selling brand in the SkySwitch store, is best known for delivering high-quality voice products that are well built, sound great, and are a big value. Today we’re going to look at the Yealink SIP-T54W desk phone and see if this model delivers on the brand’s reputation. Features  The Yealink…

BY JASON HARRIS, REVIEWS EDITOR Working in the 21st century means having to stay connected. These days, we have many, many options for connecting with our colleagues, friends and coworkers. For me, I’m constantly switching between my deskphone, computer-based service such as Zoom, Slack and other services, and of course my mobile phone. We’re used…

BY JASON HARRIS, REVIEWS EDITOR Poly makes a wide array of telephony, communications and consumer electronic equipment. In time, we’ll take a look at a variety of VVX model desk phones, and today we highlight Poly’s VVX 350 — a business IP desk phone that’s aimed at small to medium-sized businesses. Features and Overview The Poly…

BY JASON HARRIS, REVIEWS EDITOR I work for a small company and as a small business, we try to conduct our conference calls the best we can — on our laptops. Thus, we often struggle with the quality of voice calls and as a result, our business meetings suffer. In our company’s case, we use a…