Looking for advice. What are the pros & cons of these systems? Currently have a Partner II R4.1, but chassis maxed out and think I might have some 206E issues (static on lines) I know I can add expansion chassis, but also located an 824 with Startalk and 20 handsets for a good price. Any advice is appreciated.
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Norstar 824 DR5 vs. Partner II R4.1
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GordonKapesMZ4
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I've always been a Nortel guy....so I'd go for the DR5....
why?
-Nortel phones have clean distinct and simple labeling of the buttons....with clearly defined Hold, Release and Feature buttons.
-Punch down arrangement is easy and concise.
-Programming the phones and KSU are a breeze with a little practice.
-Overhead paging is a simple connection to the 66 block.
-Nortel voice quality on even analog sets is far superior to other systems.
-Nortel phones are rugged and can take a beating.
-Ring tones can be changed via a simple feature code.
-Nortel systems are everywhere....many large national chains have legacy Nortel DR5's installed all over the nation and even world. You'll have no problem finding easy support, even on online blogs like this one. This is a very, very popular system.
-If you ever want to updated to a BCM, you can reuse the phones. If they are T series sets, you can reuse the phones on an Avaya IP office.
Cons? I'll have to let an "anti-Nortel" person convince you the cons. I personally feel when I walk into a business and I see a Nortel system installed, the customer made a smart business move and chose a timeless phone system that is rugged and still has phones that look good 24 years after they were first introduced. (M series) sets. If you are hooking these sets up to an overhead paging system....the voice quality mimics that of a high end (with the right TOA or Bogen amp) microphone system in an auditorium.
why?
-Nortel phones have clean distinct and simple labeling of the buttons....with clearly defined Hold, Release and Feature buttons.
-Punch down arrangement is easy and concise.
-Programming the phones and KSU are a breeze with a little practice.
-Overhead paging is a simple connection to the 66 block.
-Nortel voice quality on even analog sets is far superior to other systems.
-Nortel phones are rugged and can take a beating.
-Ring tones can be changed via a simple feature code.
-Nortel systems are everywhere....many large national chains have legacy Nortel DR5's installed all over the nation and even world. You'll have no problem finding easy support, even on online blogs like this one. This is a very, very popular system.
-If you ever want to updated to a BCM, you can reuse the phones. If they are T series sets, you can reuse the phones on an Avaya IP office.
Cons? I'll have to let an "anti-Nortel" person convince you the cons. I personally feel when I walk into a business and I see a Nortel system installed, the customer made a smart business move and chose a timeless phone system that is rugged and still has phones that look good 24 years after they were first introduced. (M series) sets. If you are hooking these sets up to an overhead paging system....the voice quality mimics that of a high end (with the right TOA or Bogen amp) microphone system in an auditorium.
GordonKapesMZ4
Programmer
sorry, typing to fast, some typos....
I meant that the voice quality is superior with Analog trunks on the Norstar.....
I meant that the voice quality is superior with Analog trunks on the Norstar.....
GordonKapesMZ4
Programmer
Thanks Tball, I was just an ordinary Nortel customer when I spoke with account execs in regards to my passion for Nortel, and they really didn't care about my comments, in fact they thought I was crazy instead of intrigued.
Ironically a few months back, I was eating at the famous Lou Mitchells breakfast diner in Chicago at the counter and started talking to the person next to me and mentioned how I fixed the diners CICS Norstar system to overhead page and eliminated a fussy old microphone. The guy was the advertising exec who coined up the term "Meridian" for Nortel's systems in the mid to late 1980's. The term was "Meet at the Meridian of the world," but was later shortened to just "Meridian." I couldn't believe I met the guy who created the term Meridian, lol.
It's such a sad world without Nortel....
Ironically a few months back, I was eating at the famous Lou Mitchells breakfast diner in Chicago at the counter and started talking to the person next to me and mentioned how I fixed the diners CICS Norstar system to overhead page and eliminated a fussy old microphone. The guy was the advertising exec who coined up the term "Meridian" for Nortel's systems in the mid to late 1980's. The term was "Meet at the Meridian of the world," but was later shortened to just "Meridian." I couldn't believe I met the guy who created the term Meridian, lol.
It's such a sad world without Nortel....
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