Poly VVX 201A previous-gen 2-line that just keeps working.

Why the VVX 201 is on the catalog.

The VVX 201 was the volume entry-tier VVX two-line phone for several years before Poly refreshed the lineup with the VVX 150. They're functionally near-identical — same 2.5-inch greyscale screen, same two SIP accounts, same dimensions, same RJ9 headset port. The 150 added the Opus codec and got a slightly updated firmware track; the 201 still works fine and Poly still supports it.

We keep it in the catalog because every few months a customer comes through who deployed fifty VVX 201s in 2019 and wants to keep buying the same SKU as they expand. That continuity is worth something — IT teams that already have provisioning templates, training material, and spare parts for the 201 don't want to be told they have to switch.

For new deployments, we'd point you at the VVX 150 (essentially the same phone, current SKU) or, if your budget allows, the VVX 250 (color screen, gigabit, USB headset support) for an extra forty dollars. The 201's specific weakness is the same as the 150's: no gigabit on the PC pass-through, so anyone with a workstation behind the phone is capped at 100 Mbps to that machine.