| Meridian means many things to many | | | | PBX's have phones such as M2008, M2616D, |
| people. When people tell me they have a | | | | M3901, M3902, M3903, M3904 and M3905. |
| Meridian phone, they feel like they have | | | | Nortel and Aastra also have Meridian |
| fully identified their product and that | | | | phones. Some of these are M5316, M5208, |
| our discussion can spring forward from | | | | M5008, M5312, M5216, M5212, M5209, |
| there. Not so.Unfortunately, Nortel and | | | | M5112, M5009, M9417CW, M9316CW, M9110, |
| Northern Telecom used 'Meridian' across | | | | M9116, M9120, M8004, M8009, and M8314.If |
| much of their product line. If you have | | | | you don't find model number, look for |
| a Northern Telecom or Nortel phone | | | | the part #. It will almost always begin |
| system in your office, it may say | | | | with NT for Nortel or Northern Telecom |
| Meridian on it. You still need to figure | | | | or an A if it's Aastra. This is |
| out what the real model number is as | | | | followed by several more alphanumeric |
| well as what system it is running | | | | characters.Remember, Meridian labelled |
| on.Nortel Networks, Nortel and Northern | | | | phones may be on a Norstar system, a |
| Telecom have made Central Office phone | | | | Meridian PBX or as part of your |
| switches that provide phone lines, | | | | Centrex.I hope this helps you identify |
| Centrex, T-1's, and PRI's. They also | | | | your Meridian phone.Bob MrozinskiOwner |
| make Norstar and Meridian phone systems | | | | of Applied Voice and Data, a broker of |
| for business offices.Identifying your | | | | refurbished and new business phone |
| phone is the first thing you need to | | | | system equipment from many |
| when you want to expand your system or | | | | manufacturers. Bob's eighteen years in |
| replace a bad phone.Look at the bottom | | | | the phone industry are mostly on the |
| of the telephone for a model number such | | | | sales side. By visiting with customers |
| as M7324, M7310, M7208, M7100, T7316, | | | | in person and on the phone for so long, |
| T7316e or T7100. Any of these identify | | | | he has acquired a knack for honing in on |
| it as part of a Norstar phone | | | | what a customer really needs to make |
| system.Meridian, Option One and SL-1 | | | | real world applications work. |