Review Grandstream GXP 2200: VoIP phone on Android - Android World

By Dim Wing on Fri May 3, 2013 | 1 comment |

Android is an operating system and not just on your smartphone or your tablet that you can also run on other machines . Grandstream has a device on the market that still remains closest to the roots of Android smartphone: the GXP 2200 is a smartphone, but a “fixed” with which you can make calls using the internet

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VoIP

VoIP stands for Voice over IP and normal Dutch that means you can make calls using the Internet instead of through the line of KPN. There are many examples for calling with VoIP, many benefits as you can call anywhere and receive calls using the same number, the cost is often much lower and VoIP offers many additional features.

Grandstream GXP 2200

Grandstream is a brand that has been put, the GXP 2200 is the first model that runs on Android. various Voip Phones on the market This desk phone has a touch screen with a resolution of 480 × 272 and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Below the screen is the normal keys store as we know it from any phone, below the screen are some additional tests we also know from our Android Phone as the home button and back button.

The phone has a sturdy and sleek finish and is really only for its large color screen, right there is LED light that warns you of an incoming call or a message. There is a solid handset on the device to indicate that the Grandstream GXP2200 supports HD sound. At the rear is a solid support to which the device exactly in the right corner and the space for the cables that you need at the bottom stabbing.

At the bottom are many different connections such as USB, LAN, PC and EXT, there is also a fixed connection for a professional headset. On the side you can lose a microSD card that you can import. Example music and phone In addition to the fixed connections, you also have access to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

The operation of the phone part is as we used to, only the large color gives us more direct opportunities, when you pick up the handset (or press the handsfree button) you can activate or a previously dialed number on the screen simply dial the number on the keypad. In the screen are still many opportunities listed such as activating a conference call and the like.

The screen works fine with selecting the apps and when using the Android keyboard, although it should respond a little faster. The viewing angle can also be better if you sit on the phone then you have a good picture but once you come there is something you can see a lot less.

If you want hands-free calling, you can connect a handsfree set on the bottom, but when you have located a Bluetooth earpiece, you can attach it to the device and that works perfectly.

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Android on the desktop phone

As we wrote running Android 2.3 on the Grandstream GXP 2200. When you have the phone connected and have performed all actions you see that have a standard Android 2.3 screen size for you with something other than you’re used to. All functionality is present, there are several home screens where you can put widgets and where you can customize the wallpaper. Through the familiar button you get the right apptray applications and there is already waiting. A small selection So this phone has its own GS Market in which a number of applications that allow you to download these apps can also be found in the Google Play Store, but I think one has tested for the user. They The Google Play Store is simply to use on this device but you still have to download just like the Gmail application.

Many applications just work on this phone and that’s funny, but often not more than that. I have deeply thought about but I can not find so apps that help me on this phone, because I am assuming that this phone is always on a desk with a computer. Therefore I do not see the need to download YouTube or a radio application and use, although quite a good sound from the speaker. What I would like the contacts from my Gmail account automatically synchronized to the phone memory, but I can not unfortunately. What you can do is connect your phone via Bluetooth and then transfer the addresses (I got no active connection with my Nexus 4) or download the addresses on a USB stick and then on the Grandstream GXP 2200 set. Phone numbers of websites you can call it directly from the screen, the numbers that are in your Gmail.

An application that works is Skype, and for those who make heavy use of this service is of course very convenient that you can use the app. He is not fast but certainly useful and if we had talked about the Google Voice available in the Netherlands we also use that. If you have somewhere to hang an IP camera then you can use an application’ll see this on the phone. That could be if you have a warehouse, or if you want to know who’s at the door.

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Conclusion

It is unfortunate that Android actually ‘separate’ runs on this device, if it would not stand on then you would perhaps only 10% have fewer opportunities. Then only the possibility of playing music and viewing information on the Internet are missing. I would like to see, though this is definitely a good and nice try.

more integration between the phone and the Android system in the next generation

Grandstream GXP 2200 costs € 229 incl VAT, which is a great price for this phone. If I had to buy a good VoIP phone I give no problems a few bucks more out of this unit is still a lot more fun on your desk.

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