Cisco 7940

Pros: great sound quality and extremely convenient to use

Cons: I wish it had a cordless handset

Review: I have used this phone at work for nearly two years. It has worked flawlessly. It has a lot of user-friendly features like if your are looking through your missed call list, and you want to call someone back- all you have to do is pick up the phone, ...

Pros: Network connectivity; integration with messaging.

Cons: Horrible LCD display; volume control.

The Bottom Line: Despite the horrible LCD display, overall I like the Cisco 7940 IP Phone.

Review: Internet Protocol (IP) telephones; they are the way of the future. IP phones have already started to proliferate the business environment, and home use is on the rise. The era of the Plain Old Telephone System (POTS), which has been around since the ...

Pros: Two lines; Multiple functionality

Cons: Internet linkage can lead to problems; Handset falls if unit angled too much

The Bottom Line: This is a very good phone, even though the cost makes it difficult to justify.

Review: Telephones are one of the few products that I never hesitate to change. While other household products are falling apart and I am still trying to repair them to extend their lives, I am quick to replace a phone on a moment’s notice. Fortunately, the ...

Pros: Ease of use, caller ID, and easy to use menus

Cons: Using the internet is not always the best thing

The Bottom Line: Not being a "tech-head" I don't know the complexities of them phone, but for an average user, I'd reccommend it.

Review: For my job as a teacher, instead of using an intercom to communicate with anyone on the campus, we use the Cisco IP Phone 7940. This is one model in a wave of new types of phones that, instead of using traditional phone lines, use your IP addresses to ...

Pros: Nice looking feature rich phone

Cons: Unreliable, tempermental, not user programmable, quality

The Bottom Line: Avoid this phone like the plague. Lease them. Looks good but CISCO quality is questionable. Very expensive. Cheaper better alternatives are out there.

Review: I purchased 23 of these phones for our company conversion to VOIP. The phone is a feature rich combination of functionality and convenience. Our goal was to eliminate the need to install an expensive phone system in each of our offices. As ...

Pros: Good features, big display, good audio quality.

Cons: Many bugs. Not reliable.

Review: I've used this phone at work for about 6 months. We bought the IP phones to save money on international calls. It has lots of features and but also lots of bugs. It randomly resets and the phone must be power cycled regularly to keep the LAN port ...