So how did Crazy Tom spend his July 4 holiday? Getting ready to promote free shipping on Grandstream phones.

Crazy Tom, VoIP Supply’s fictional character who spreads the word each week on the latest VoIP equipment deals, recently shared his latest insights on why he has chosen this week’s deals and what makes Grandstream so special.

“Like many people my holiday weekend was spent on the highway going back and forth to visit family,” Crazy Tom wrote in his recent newsletter. “I don't know if you have ever spent much time driving the highways in Ohio but from my recent outing they seem to be filled with speed traps and Waffle House restaurants. Maybe I was driving too fast and hungry and that is why I noticed them. So in honor of all the FedEx drivers this week there is Free Ground Shipping on Grandstream phones! This way they can take their time, avoid the speed traps and enjoy the Waffle House.”

This week, VoIP Supply consumers can enjoy free ground shipping on the Grandstream GXP 1405 and GXV3175.

So what makes this VoIP equipment so special?

The Grandstream GXP1405, a next generation small-to-medium business IP phone, boasts two lines with one SIP account, a 128x40 graphical LCD, 3 XML programmable context-sensitive softkeys, dual PoE-enabled network ports, and three-way conference. The Grandstream GXV3175 represents the future in personal IP Multimedia communication, according to Crazy Tom. The GXV3175 is a desktop multimedia phone which features a seven-inch color touch screen LCD and a 1.3MP CMOS camera.

Crazy Tom certainly has a thing for Grandstream as evidenced last month, when he offered a “Buy X Get Y Free Deal” on Grandstream phones. For example, consumers who bought three phones of the same model got the fourth for free and those that bought seven phones got the eighth one for free.

At the time, when I asked Crazy Tom about his affinity for Grandstream, he answered, “So, Carrie, you may be wondering why Grandstream? I ask you why not Grandstream?”

“Have you not seen their GXV3175 with a seven-inch color touch screen LCD or heard their new HD phones?” he asked. “They almost have as many options of phones as there are breeds of chickens. My personal favorite from Grandstream is the Skype (News - Alert) compatible GXV3140 and my favorite breed of chicken is the Appenzeller Spitzhauben.”