[cisco-voip] buying Cisco equipment from the 'Internet - how to get it on SmartNet/SASU

[Dan Letkeman]

Sure there is.  We buy refurbished all the time from suppliers in
Canada.  Feel free to email me directly.

Dan.


On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> Thanks Mike,
>
> Is there no 're-certification' process of any kind? Even if I have to send
> the units to Cisco? We're between a rock and a hard place here, and I'm just
> trying to find a way to bridge us between now and upgrading these routers.
>
> Lelio
>
>
> ---
> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
>                               - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Mike Wilusz (miwilusz)" <miwilusz at cisco.com>
> To: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio at uoguelph.ca>, "Erick" <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>
> Cc: "Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:47:47 AM
> Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] buying Cisco equipment from the 'Internet - how to
> get it on SmartNet/SASU
>
>
> Lelio,
>
>
>
> The only supported way to purchased used Cisco equipment is through a Cisco
> Authorized Reseller.  There are MANY companies that are not authorized that
> will sell used equipment and their own branded SmartNet, but this will not
> give you TAC support, nor access to software upgrades.
>
>
>
> -mike
>
>
>
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Lelio Fulgenzi
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 4:53 PM
> To: Erick
> Cc: Cisco VoIPoE List
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] buying Cisco equipment from the 'Internet - how to
> get it on SmartNet/SASU
>
>
>
> I guess I could always ask for the serial numbers first and go through some
> process of checking that they are valid? I know they could counterfeit
> serial numbers as well, but there should be some tracking in place as who
> owned it last. hmmmmm
>
> ---
> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
>                               - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: "Erick" <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
> To: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio at uoguelph.ca>
> Cc: "Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 4:50:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] buying Cisco equipment from the 'Internet - how to
> get it on SmartNet/SASU
>
> A few years back i ran across a company that went that route and ended up
> with counterfeit products.
>
>
> Beware buying from unknown sources for production use.
>
>
> On Oct 1, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Unfortunately, our AIM-CUE modules don't support CUE v8.6.4 which is the
> required version to integrate with CUCM v9.0. An AIM2-CUE would work, but
> they're EOS and there are no refurb's in stock at Cisco.
>
> Has anyone had any luck buying off internet based resellers (new/used) and
> getting these components on a valid SmarNet/SASU contract.
>
> This is really only a stopgap measure for us to bridge until we upgrade our
> 3945s to 3945s sometime in the next couple of years.
>
> ATTN Resellers: I have no problem if you want to contact me via EMAIL with
> comments. You can even include availability and pricing for the components
> mentioned. If you can sell SASU as part of the deal, please mention this.
> NOTE: This is for budgetary purposes only and no commitment to purchase is
> made or implied.
>
> ---
> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
>                               - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>
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