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Polycom Soundstation 2W - EX DECT

Now there’s a conference phone without cords that gives you the freedom to conference anywhere team collaboration is important, even in rooms where there are no phone lines. With superior voice quality to the award winning SoundStation conference phone, proven wireless technologies, added security of voice encryption, up to 24 hours of talk time, and the ability to dial through a cell phone or computer, the SoundStation 2W wireless conference phone is the new standard for everyday conferencing. The SoundStation 2W conference phone delivers voice quality that is twice as loud and provides twice the microphone sensitivity as the original SoundStation conference phone, enabling clearer, natural two-way conversations. Our secure and proven 2.4 GHz and 1.88-1.9 GHz platforms provide simple and robust wireless capability with any analog phone line. With reliable 150 foot wireless roaming from the base station, wireless frequency hopping to avoid interference, and a long lasting Lithium-ion battery, the SoundStation 2W conference phone truly meets today’s needs for excellent voice quality and usage flexibility. Plus, the SoundStation 2W conference phone features technology that resists interference from mobile phones and other wireless devices, delivering clear communications with no distractions. The SoundStation 2W conference phone also enables users to instantly connect their cell phone to the conference phone. This mode gives users the option to dial directly through a cell phone, using the SoundStation 2W conference phone as a high-quality conference phone for your cell phone. Because the call is dialed through the cellular network, there is no need for an analog phone line providing true portability and wireless freedom! In addition, the SoundStation 2W conference phone can be connected to a computer for use with Internet phone calls. The SoundStation 2W conference phone designed to be used where you need it, because the conference room isn’t always enough!
Average Customer Rating:
3.333 out of 5
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1 of 3(33%)customers would recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for Polycom Soundstation 2W - EX DECT
Review 1 for Polycom Soundstation 2W - EX DECT
Overall Rating
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Performance
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Ease of Use
1 out of 5
1 out of 5
No power switch, daft design
Date:February 18, 2011
Written By: Pants
From: Dallas, TX
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Expert
Pros: voice quality
Cons: power management
Performance when in use is typically Polycom, great. But why would they not have a way to switch off the console?
Once you charge the batteries, I would expect to be able to retain the charge, but you can't as there is no power switch. Yes it goes to sleep mode but if a button is pressed (while in luggage), it turns on again, thus runs out of power when you arrive at your destination.
Review 2 for Polycom Soundstation 2W - EX DECT
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Performance
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of Use
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Great Product
Date:September 15, 2010
Written By: Cedar
From: Virginia
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Average
Pros: easy to install, performs well, compatibility, high quality
I researched many different conference phones before this purchase, and was skeptical that the features on these phones would work as described. However, this phone certainly lives up to the description. Plus it's very convenient. The ability to use the phone anywhere without having it plugged into the wall is great. Any phone can be connected to the Polycom and that is very helpful for a small office where the phone is needed in various rooms. My boss loves it so much he asked me to buy another!
Review 3 for Polycom Soundstation 2W - EX DECT
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3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Performance
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Ease of Use
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Beware
Date:June 28, 2010
Written By: Kludger
From: St. Paul, MN
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good
Pros: easy to install, audio quality
Cons: Provided Software, no power switch
First off, this phone must be powered on via A/C when not in use or the battery will drain. Pretty poor design in my opinion.
Despite this flaw, the phone worked excellently, with the base station in a central location it showed plenty of signal in all of our conference rooms.
This lasted three days...
It then stopped registering with the base station despite multiple efforts to reconnect.
I ended up updating the phone's software and that did the trick however this required two things that I did not have at hand: Windows XP (or earlier) with administrative privileges and a camera style USB cable.