What users are saying about
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
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43 Ratings
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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Polycom Trio is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
83%
16 Ratings

8.6
Polycom Trio
86%
25 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
N/A
0 Ratings

5.0
Polycom Trio
50%
1 Rating
Usability
8.7
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
87%
11 Ratings

9.0
Polycom Trio
90%
1 Rating
Support Rating
8.9
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
89%
16 Ratings

8.0
Polycom Trio
80%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
Was very useful when trying to send a message to other employees within a team or to other employees in other teams.. it makes communication easy as one can choose to either send a message as broadcast or not. It hasn't been useful when a message to be conveyed must include images for visual.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPolycom Trio
It is well suited, I believe, in small to mid-level organization where use will be light to moderate. It is useful in a situation where both ends have the same equipment, the same model and the same software release upon them. A scenario where it might be less appropriate is single-use installations and large corporate environments. Though in the future it may become more adapted to the 'open range' of telephony systems right now the system is best when working with others of its kind. It is also inappropriate in a situation where the organization does not have a fully developed Information Technology team or arrangement with a telephony contractor to handle the devices when things go wrong.

Verified User
Contributor in Manufacturing
Automotive Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
- The Cisco 7800 IP Phone supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) thus saving you money to install a power point as you can re-use your existing network cabling for both data and power.
- The Cisco 7800 IP Phone supports the SIP signaling protocol.
- The Cisco 7800 IP Phones can integrate with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) standard directory (i.e. Active Directory) is thus supported
- It's more cost-effective than the other Cisco models thus explaining some of the limitations.
Solutions Architect
Baraka Technology GroupInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Polycom Trio
- The microphones are extremely sensitive. They make it easier for soft spoken individuals to be heard clearly.
- It is easy to operate. Once connected through Outlook all it takes is one click to get to into a meeting and two or three to bring in outside attendees.
Director
The Wayne FocusEducation Management, 1-10 employees
Cons
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
- Bluetooth and Wifi are not native to these phones. Cisco has some other models with those options.
- The extra buttons on a 7861 need handwritten labels beside them.
- The physical function keys use icons not words (e.g. hold key is a pause symbol), which means no need to change for different languages but some users might not interpret the pictures correctly.

Verified User
Engineer in Professional Services
Computer Networking Company, 201-500 employeesPolycom Trio
- Features (it quite lacks what the other brands offer at the moment, in terms of capabilities and integration).
- Configuration (Its webUI had a refresh and looks good, but compared to other video endpoints in the industry, it's quite difficult to troubleshoot - point of view of support staff).
- Support (vendor support is okay, but not great).

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Polycom Trio
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series 8.7
Based on 11 answers
It is a telephone device with easy usability and installation. It's plug and play. It is necessary to connect the network cable to the device to receive the internet signal and then connect another cable from the phone to the PC to provide network to the device. It can be easily moved anywhere and allows you to authenticate multiple users with login credentials.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesPolycom Trio
Polycom Trio 9.0
Based on 1 answer
A well known product that most users are familiar with and simple enough for new users to learn and understand.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series 8.9
Based on 16 answers
Almost every company uses Cisco products and they know for sure that these products contain several things that include:
- the highest quality, which rarely needs support or maintenance
- if support is needed, it is one of the best in its class, in which specialists have extensive experience, as well as deeply knowledgeable about this product.
QA Specialist
TrustVerse LtdInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Polycom Trio
Polycom Trio 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Support is good but the price for the maintenance is pretty expensive

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
8800 series is superior. The 3900 and 6800 does feel as well built as the 780p. The Yealink and Mitel phones build quality doesn't feel as good either.

Verified User
Engineer in Professional Services
Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employeesPolycom Trio
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.

Verified User
Contributor in Engineering
Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series
- Customers that have bought these have loved them resulting in improved satisfaction with our company.
- The hardware is reliable; we don't get many faults from our internal users so once configured they need little work.
- Cisco have their own security team advising of any relevant exploits so you can be confident to deploy these in sensitive areas.

Verified User
Engineer in Professional Services
Computer Networking Company, 201-500 employeesPolycom Trio
- Since we were really looking for a device that could provide Skype for Business Online services (web conferencing/video/audio/local screen presenting) at a reasonable price point, I cannot say that this device meets all of our needs. The device has to be at least 99.99% reliable. This is about 60% there. Audio is definitely in the 99% range. Local screen presenting is probably around 75%. Video and web conferencing is about 70%. To comfortably deploy a device in the wild you really need to have 99% reliability. It has to work when its needed. I can understand an occasional hiccup, but one every other day is a too many. If you are replacing older SoundStations with an IP or Skype based audio solution, then this is it.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 1001-5000 employees