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    Cisco Room Phone

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Room Phone is more than a conference phone, it’s designed for collaborative meetings. Users gain a touchless experience with proximity pair and join, and never need to enter a phone number or meeting code ever again. Plus, the HD audio, echo cancellation and noise reduction aim to allow remote meeting attendees to hear the voices of those in the huddle space clearly.N/A

    Polycom Trio

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/APolycom Trio 8800 is a conference phone system that offers high-quality audio, as well as the ability to add video conferencing and HD content sharing. RealPresence Trio is Skype for Business on-prem and Office 365 Skype for Business Cloud PBX certified for conference calls and supports a 1080p30 USB camera for video conferencing. Users can share content from their personal devices, facilitating a BYOD (bring your own device) approach to collaboration.N/A
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    Cisco Room PhonePolycom Trio
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    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Room PhonePolycom Trio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Room PhonePolycom Trio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Good scenario: Medium rooms with requires a good coverage of sound where people are located 3 meters far from the device works very good. Less appropriate: areas where using wired extension microphone are no allowed. This is could be a challenge if you have a table without holes to pass cabling through.
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    Poly
    We have Polycom Trio for all our conference rooms which do not need video. They work perfectly well, providing excellent quality, sound and features. The sound quality is good for small to medium rooms. We have added additional mic pods for large conference rooms, helps to get voice from users speaking from corners of room. Registers/Integrates fairly easily with Unified Communications platform.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Easy device monitoring and management
    • Great audio quality
    • Great mic coverage/pickup for small to medium rooms (huddle rooms)
    • Built in wireless share capabilities
    • Webex Integration
    • Consistent user experience (compared to other Cisco room systems)
    • Can be used with other platforms
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    Poly
    • Audio conferencing is wonderful. This product really excels at audio. Connecting up to Skype for Business Online, we have been able to place regular phone calls as well as Skype based calls. Quality of audio is excellent. This really depends on the amount of bandwidth you have. I really recommend if you have over 5Mbps of available bandwidth.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Currently no video presentation on external HDMI screen
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    Poly
    • Our greatest disappointment in Polycom Trio was the lag in using the screen, it wasn't nearly as intuitive and "snappy" as the iPads were.
    • Paired next to the iPad's, the Polycom Trio was much more expensive and couldn't be a justified member of our mass Zoom Room adoption.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    This product is well suited for the price. It brings a lot of sound quality for the audio conferences and also allows to join Webex Meetings direct through the device. The integration with Webex Calling is simple, you can set up the Cisco Room Phone within minutes using a 16 digit activation code.
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    Poly
    A well known product that most users are familiar with and simple enough for new users to learn and understand.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    We have not had any issues with the device, but expect support to be as good as Cisco always has been for us.
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    Poly
    I have never contacted support for this product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    I've use a lot of the Webex Room devices and the Room Phone is a great transition for the traditional conference phone to a modern UI and platform with Control Hub integration. Like all the other major OS platforms out there, the push to unify the user interface has some real advantages and I think that Cisco is accomplishing that goal here.
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    Poly
    Polycom Trio provides better conference call quality, picks up voice from corners of the room with additional mics for large room, better widescreen display, and it was mostly the user satisfaction which made us choose Polycom Trio.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Less need of AV Integration
    • 360 degree of coverage
    • Easy to use
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    Poly
    • Increase in Conference Call productivity. Using the Skype For Business integration, we can share content on screen and hold video conferences where anyone can join with a skype for business account.
    • Users have adopted the system easily.
    • Reduced travel expenses for meetings.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Polycom Trio 8800 - Skype for Business UI