5312/5324

[Mattmayn]

I thought that the reason Mitel EOLed the 5212/5224 and went to the 53xx versions was to allow them to use the same add on modules as the 5330 and 5340. Is this true or not?

The reason I ask is that I have a need to use the wireless module on a 5312 (physically impossible since it lacks the connectivity required). I also tried on a 5324 and the phone does not reconize the module. Am I missinformed on this or is there a min rev of the wireless module needed?

I think that I (and my boss) may be making this up since the wireless docs only mention the 5330 and 5340.

[Mattmayn]

Ok, according to the product line manager at Mitel the 5324 will require a frimware upgrade for this to work. Good news is that they were able to give me a time frame on this; the bad news is that the time frame is 12- 13 months. The 5324 will never support the wirless handset (this would require a hardware redesign). The 5312 will never support either of the wireless devices.

I guess the model change was simply for marketing purposes as of right now.