{"id":7985,"date":"2020-03-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyswitch.com\/?p=7985"},"modified":"2021-09-21T20:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:56:30","slug":"product-review-poly-vvx-350","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyswitch.com\/product-reviews\/product-review-poly-vvx-350\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Poly VVX 350"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY JASON HARRIS,\u00a0<em>REVIEWS EDITOR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poly.com\/us\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poly<\/a> makes a wide array of telephony, communications and consumer electronic equipment. In time, we\u2019ll take a look at a variety of VVX model desk phones, and today we highlight Poly\u2019s VVX 350 \u2014 a business IP desk phone that\u2019s aimed at small to medium-sized businesses.<\/p>\n<h2>Features and Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polycom.com\/products-services\/voice\/desktop-solutions\/realpresence-desktop-vvx-business-media-phones\/vvx-350.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poly VVX 350<\/a> is a high quality, color, mid-range IP phone that can support up to six phone lines. If you require dependable and reliable connectivity and voice-call performance, the VVX balances cost-effectiveness and industry-leading productivity. Let\u2019s peek at this model\u2019s features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharp 3.5\u201d display that offers information at a glance<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HD Voice support<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group intercom paging \u2014 you can broadcast messages out to other Poly phones in your office<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 line key buttons \u2014 including a power keys service that enables you to manage up to 6 live calls at one time or monitor status of 4 other extensions<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for HD Voice codecs such as G.722, G722.1,\u00a0 G.729AB, G.711(a\/u).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two (2) gigabit ethernet ports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Opening the Box<\/h2>\n<p>Poly\u2019s packaging for the VVX 350 is no-frills, but that\u2019s a good thing!\u00a0 I think it\u2019s great the company uses easily recyclable materials. Upon opening the box, you\u2019ll come across the expected phone base, handset, cord and ethernet cord. Depending on your model, the VVX 350 will include an AC Adapter. (Alternatively, this device is PoE capable, meaning all power is derived from the ethernet cord itself.)<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, there\u2019s an included plastic stand that enables you to customize the angle the phone sits on your desk. This phone model is easy to assemble and to connect to your network \u2014 it took me less than 75 seconds to get the phone physically ready to use.<\/p>\n<h2>Setup on SkySwitch<\/h2>\n<p>Once I had the VVX 350 out of the box and onto my workplace\u2019s wired network, the phone booted up for its initial set up and I was ready to provision and use my fancy new review phone. Luckily, getting the new Poly handset online and ready to use was an easy three-step process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the MAC address using the Poly VVX 350s on-screen menus<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the phone to my PBX set up on Poly using the MAC address<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the Poly\u2019s on-screen setup screen, setting the server type and address<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: while some phones\/devices can use their web page user interface to provision and set these preferences on the device, I read <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.skyswitch.com\/en\/articles\/44\">this Skyswitch Knowledge Base article<\/a> and found that for Poly phones, you set this easy configuration up using the phone\u2019s menus, not the Web UI. That said, phones ordered via the SkySwitch store are shipped already provisioned.<\/p>\n<p>So, in my case, I simply navigated to the Admin settings, then Network Configuration, then Provisioning Server, changed the Server Type to HTTP and set the server address to <a href=\"http:\/\/sipcfg.io\/cfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/sipcfg.io\/cfg<\/a> &#8211; then, the Poly VVX 350 power cycled itself and the phone came back ready to use!<\/p>\n<h2>Performance and Real-World Usage<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve had the VVX 350 on my desk for a week now and I\u2019ve dialed landlines, my office-mates\u2019 extensions and mobile numbers all over the world. The audio quality is reliably fantastic and the speakerphone quality is great. My callers report being able to hear me clearly when I\u2019m on the speakerphone, even when I\u2019m standing a few feet away. The VVX 350 proves to be a reliable workhorse that does its job without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<section data-id=\"4f7daea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<section data-id=\"81d3bb9\" data-element_type=\"section\"><em>*Like all products Jason Harris is reviewing, this device is available in the SkySwitch store, accessible through the SkySwitch Reseller Dashboard<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JASON HARRIS,\u00a0REVIEWS EDITOR Poly makes a wide array of telephony, communications and consumer electronic equipment. In time, we\u2019ll take a look at a variety of VVX model desk phones, and today we highlight Poly\u2019s VVX 350 \u2014 a business IP desk phone that\u2019s aimed at small to medium-sized businesses. 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