rhack

Phones look pretty cool. I like the slim line looks. Definitely a step in the right direction.

It would be nice if there was a new digital phone that was along the same design lines as well. In addition, have a phone with more than 6 line buttons. Shifting really stinks. It is murder when converting different phone systems to Nortel, and you are limited with the number of buttons on the face. May not sound like a big deal, but I find it pretty critical in the hospital environment. It is murder converting from other manufactures systems to the M3904's. Users are used to having lots of lines readily available. They do not like the shift. It could be made more bearable if the screen auto shifted on incoming calls. Ideally, a self labeling M2616 type phone would be the ticket. Sorry to drift from your subject, but phones are a sore spot for me.

slagburn

Exactly the reason why we have a closet full of 3904s and everyone switched back to their old 2616s.

nortelzo@gmail.com

Thats why Nortel also has key-expansion-modules with lots of buttons.

Pennyman.

rhack

I think most of us are well aware of the DBA & KBA expansion modules. The room they require is too much for alot of areas and they do not lend themselves well to wall mounts.

For the average office worker sitting in a cube or office the the M3904s with add-ons work great. But take a busy hospital nurse station or ER and they take up too much space. You also tend to have alot of wall mount phones in a hospital as well. I am sure there are other types of businesses that run into the same types of situations with space constraints also.

slagburn

AOMs work but around here the bean counters aren't going to buy a phone plus a AOM when they can just buy a phone.

gogoGophers

I definitely think these are moving in the right direction.
I am a diehard Nortel person, but, I think the Cisco IP line kicks the 3900 series' butts in the "sleek and sexy" department.

(yes, I just called a phone "sexy", send help immediately!)

To my eye, this is a BIG improvement.

gwebster

The IP Phone 1140E is now "generally available" in North America, Caribbean and Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, India, Thailand and selected European/Middle East countries. Initial support is with Communication Server 1000 (formerly Succession 1000) Release 3.0 or later.

rixride

Great Looking Phones:
IP phone 1110:

The Nortel IP Phone 1100 Series encompasses a sleek, cutting-edge, ergonomic design with delivery of innovative capabilities including high resolution, backlit, monochrome greyscale pixel-based, graphical displays for optimal viewing experience, support for data and web-based applications, Universal Serial Bus peripheral support** for enhanced user navigation, an integrated phone switch with Gigabit Ethernet PC and LAN ports** for future-safe investment, integrated Bluetooth®*** audio gateway supporting Bluetooth headsets for enhanced mobility**, a local secure tools menu for simplified administration along with tight integration leveraging the robust suite of features as delivered from Nortel Communication Servers.


IP Phone 1120E:

The IP Phone 1120E is a multi-line, intermediate-level desktop phone encompassing a sleek, cutting-edge ergonomic design. IP Phone 1120E delivers an innovative array of features including a high-resolution, pixel-based, fully-backlit, greyscale graphical display, support for data and web-based applications as presented from external application servers, four-way navigation cluster and USB peripheral support for a superior navigation experience, an integrated phone switch with Gigabit Ethernet LAN and PC ports, a local Tools Menu for simplified administration along with the suite of features delivered from Nortel Communication Servers.

IP Phone 1140E:

The IP Phone 1140E is a multi-line professional-level desktop IP phone encompassing a sleek, cutting-edge ergonomic design. IP Phone 1140E delivers an innovative array of features including a high-resolution, fully-backlit, pixel-based graphical monochrome greyscale display, support for data and web-based applications as presented from external application servers, a four-way navigation cluster with new Enter/Send Key and,USB peripheral support for superior navigation experience, an integrated Bluetooth®** Audio gateway for greater freedom and mobility at the desktop, an integrated phone switch with Gigabit Ethernet LAN and PC ports, a local Tools Menu for simplified administration along with the suite of features delivered from Nortel Communication Servers.

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slagburn

The backlight feature looks pretty cool; seldom an issue but I just got a call from an EOC I support that decided to turn the lights way down for some reason and now nobody can see the screens on their 2616s.