Wifi Adapter and GXV3140 The wifi adapter is a very useful accessory to not depend on a cable and give more independence to the phone.A good option to consider but would be even better if it could use other brands or adaptors and 3G.The GXV3140 Grandstream IP Multimedia Phone is truly a marvel.It has a simple configuration and good performance.Would have to upgrade and work to improve some applications and telephone utilities is missing not having a manual option to set more templates for menus and other things.While the company would be reviewed and updated versions of the firmware and to include more applications and addons.With this latest product and would highly recommend.
If you plan to use this for Skype be prepared for possible stress Before everything let me say that I purchased this product mainly because of the Certified for Skype note on the manufacturers web site. Other features seemed impressive as well so I thought it would be a great solution with some added features. Also let me add before I begin that I am an IT guy so I have some technical knowledge.Certified for Skype proved not to be really true. Out of the box my phone came without Skype or even Skype support. Had to find out by reading blogs and support site that I have to upgrade the firmware on the phone in order to be able to use Skype on it. This was not that straightforward and I guess it would be difficult if you don't have technical knowledge.After that Skype started working fine on the phone. But.After several months the phone screen would simply go black after turning the phone on and going to the Skype screen. Tried calling the support and was extremely disappointed. They basically told me to submit the ticket on their web support site. I explained to them that I already did and that it has been a week and nobody has even acknowledged my question.
Great product but needs some improvements Really like the product and the voice quality.Setting it up to work with a 3CX server was easy and it is working very well.The only downside is that I am not able to create dial plans that accepts the + sign for international calls. This is supported by Cisco but I could not make it work on this device. This is especially bad since the missed call list uses this format.
Complete Waste This piece of trash is the biggest waste of money I've ever had the displeasure of using. Don't buy this. Stick to using Skype via computer or mobile phone.
Okay if all you need is SIP and Skype I got this for my mom who refuses to master any kind of electronics. She's happy with picking up the receiver and pressing digits to dial a number and that's it. So this phone is perfect for my use case mom uses it in a way she accepts and understands technology effectively using one of my SIP accounts unbeknownst to her but I can initiate the use of extra features. Say I can call her and chat via video with absolutely no action required on her part.First the good stuff. It works.Video quality differs. Skype is okay H.264 at 512k SIP not so much H.263 even at 1024k sucks compared to skype's video.Speakerphone is probably the best part of the whole experience. It's clear loud with full bass and treble.Camera is actually quite good. What's more it has a mechanical wheel on the back of the phone that adjusts the angle. This combined with twoangle positioning stand gives the phone a lot of flexibility.You could use it as conference room equipment the composite tvout with stereo works just fine and you can assign a hotkey for switching between LCD and a TV.Another thing that 'just works' although setting it up is not easy at all is a screensaver feeding of a flickr account. I just upload pictures to my flickr and they appear on the screen of my mom's phone WITHOUT ANY ACTION from her. Priceless!Now for the 'not so good' stuff.The phone purchased in 2012! came with NO SKYPE support despite the box and the manual. The recommended upgrade route via TFTP via Grandstream servers doesn't work. I had to set up an TFTP server and upgrade via it. Didn't bother with the 'stable' version went for the latest beta instead. Consequently everything positive about this phone is based on the latest beta which is NOT available on their web site I downloaded it off some obscure internet forum. Their support looks like crap.Just forget about anything else but the SIP/Skype functions. The Grandstream engineers must have figured that once they've built a computer inside it's a shame not to load it with all sorts of crappy buzzwords. Too bad it's all unusable.
Cannot recommend Grandstream. We used several Grandstream voice and video phones for about a year before giving up on them.Grandstream phones are about the lowest cost IP phones available.They will work as a voip phone for dialing and receiving calls.That is about all I can say that is positive about them.If you want to use ALL the latest VoIP and PBX features Grandstream will leave you wanting.The firmware is buggy and features often don't work correctly. And Grandstream support is nonexistant.Our voip provider voiSip.com highly recommended suggested the brand Yealink instead.Roughly the same price but wow what a difference. Everything works perfectly now.Avoid Grandstream.
Horrible to use I have had this phone for a couple of weeks now and still am struggling to do basic functions. Granted I don't use it constantly but every time I need to do something like an attended transfer it requires the manual and even then it doesn't always go through. Save your money and get a simpler phone.
Wish it was cordless I had been hoping someone would build this concept a device that looked like a phone but had built in IP phone / skype with video functionality. When GrandStream came out with the GXV 3140 I had mixed emotions. I was so glad that someone had made it but not so thrilled that it was GS. I have used their ATAs in the past and I have had lots of issues with that product.So far this GXV 3140 phone looks pretty stable I did have to hard reboot it a couple of times wished it had a power button so I didn't have to pull the plug from the wall. Even the power input to the device is hard to reach so I decided just to go to the wall outlet.
Handy and easy | 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful 1.0 out of 5 stars Buying for Skype? Don't Waste Your Money. I use Skype on a daily basis to communicate with colleagues and clients. This phone isn't ready for Skype. Although the product is sold on the Skype website I had to manually update the phone's firmware to get the Skype application. The call quality is terrible and it drops calls often. I have yet to make a solid Skype call from the GXV3140.Until GS figures out how to handle the Skype application better it's far more effective to use the actual Skype program on your computer.
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