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