Re: Smartnet and used equipment

From: Jared Mauch (jared@puck.nether.net)
Date: Sun Nov 11 2001 - 19:44:57 EST


        As long as you have the sticker on the unit that says
"Licensed for IP" or whatever that license should be transfered
in the sale. If the cisco people have any question just ask for a bill
of sale that includes transfer of the license. Same way you'd transfer
the deed of a home or title for a car.

        - Jared

On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:11:11PM -0500, William Devine II wrote:
> I was told by my cisco rep that I could get SmartNet on new or used
> routers, but that when I bought a used router, the IOS was licensed to the
> original buyer and that I'd have to buy the IOS to use on the box.
> What truth is there to that? IE that the IOS 'license' is not
> transferrable?
>
> william
>
>
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 jlewis@lewis.org wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> >
> > > I think your rep is confused.
> > >
> > > You must purchase a new SmartNet contract when you purchase the gear, if you
> > > want it to be covered. The *prior* owner's SmartNet contract is not
> > > transferrable to you, and will not be honored.
> >
> > I can't remember now if I saw it on a web page at cisco.com, or if it was
> > one of the meetings with our sales rep of the week, but I know I saw or
> > heard the same things mentioned in the URL below.
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmiug-discuss/message/655
> >
> > Was this just scare tactics from the cisco sales force, or is/was cisco
> > management seriously considering these changes?
> >
> > This would be a big change from the mid 90's when I bought a used 2501,
> > found it to be DOA, called TAC, and was told "if you order SmartNet now
> > with a credit card, we can have a new 2501 delivered tomorrow via next day
> > air" even thought they knew I'd just bought it used and it was DOA.
> >
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