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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APigeon Messengr was a business communication platform that let mployees can text, chat, set up video calls or voice calls, have private or group discussions. The product is discontinued.N/A

    Poly Studio Series

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/APoly Studio series are meeting room / video conferencing hardware solutions. The Studio X series, through Poly's collaboration with Appspace, aim to improve employee communications with a digital signage solution.

    $2,200

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)Poly Studio Series
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Poly Studio X30
    $2,200
    one-time fee
    Poly Studio X50
    $3,500
    one-time fee
    Poly Studio X70
    $7,499.95
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)Poly Studio Series
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is per user per month. Contact Pigeon Messengr for more information on pricing for your team.—
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    Community Pulse
    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)Poly Studio Series
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Poly
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)Poly Studio Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)Poly Studio Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Pigeon Messengr functions well as a general communication tool. In my experience, the only area it is not well suited for is transferring documents with specialized file formats. I also am not aware of what its auditability is like, but we are using it so it must be there.
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    Poly
    Great devices if you need to hold small conferences. If there is a need to hold a conference for several dozen people, I would recommend using older models.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Notifications - I can minimize the window while I'm working and new messages will pop up on my screen so I don't have to remember to check the channel.
    • Statuses - we always put up a status of what we're working on, I like how you can hover over user names and it will show you their statuses.
    • Overall look - I don't know if my company chose the color scheme but it's really sharp. Also love that I can use Dark Mode, easier on my eyes for sure!
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    Poly
    • Connecting as an external USB device
    • Component quality
    • Convenience and ease of use
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Sometimes a message will get broken up and I am unable to view it all at once.
    • It would be nice if it had a way to select a message as being unread. I like to leave messages unread as reminders but sometimes need to just read them first.
    • It won't allow me to upload a picture because it has to be of a very small size. Would be more personal if I could use a picture on my profile.
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    Poly
    • It is necessary to make a PoE interface on the video codec itself, for convenient connection of PoE tablet control (TC-8)
    • Simplify the first launch of the device in terms of network (external DHCP required)
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    I've never had it be not available.
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    Poly
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Occasionally, files can take forever to upload and download, and the calendar integrations also don't work sometimes.
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    Poly
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Pigeon Messengr has everything in one, although there are some things that could be improved, what product doesn't? I prefer it over some of the other platforms because it is more organized for our business needs and communications, and it has several updates a month to make sure everything is working properly.
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    Poly
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    I have not noticed any issues for a company of about 400 employees. I imagine the channel functionality would enable fairly unlimited scaling.
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    Poly
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - less time wasted on emails
    • Positive - less expensive than having a chat tool and a video tool (and phones!)
    • Negative - sometimes tone is hard to convey in text, and this has led to a couple of misunderstandings
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    Poly
    • The devices showed good performance; there are no complaints about reliability
    • The devices allow you to save several thousand dollars a year on renting the necessary equipment
    Incentivized
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