Ricky Beam said: >> Troy Settle wrote: >> All of this can be found on the used market for very reasonable prices. >> Cisco's used market is great because Cisco has a thing called smartnet that >> you can buy, and they will do next-day replacement, no matter how you came >> accross their equipment. > I'll warn you this is not true. Cisco has refused to allow us to place > any equipment not purchased directly from Cisco on a support contract. > And I've talked to people at Cisco -- they don't like the policy either. This seems silly - what with resellers, dealers, system integrators, and other "middlemen", how is Cisco to know "new" versus "used"? I have never had Cisco refuse to put ANY of their gear on a support contract, and I even (gasp!) have traded gear with my peers with wild abandon. jim ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com Archives: http://www.nexial.com/mailinglists/