Dan Hollis wrote:
It's also possible to get spare parts for PCs at 8 PM on Saturday.
Not true for Cisco.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/sno/smons_ds.htm
Section: SMARTnet Onsite 24x7x4
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Alex Rubenstein, alex@nac.net, KC2BUO, ISP/C Charter Member
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Net Access Corporation, 9 Mt. Pleasant Tpk., Denville, NJ 07834
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You can get anything you want if you're willing to pay enough.
- jared
Amen. Unfortunately there are other things that require $money$ as well.
Like sallaries, marketinf, accounting, etc.
Not that I am a big fan of PC based or even *nix routers, one could make
the argument that at <$3000 for 16 routed ports (a price someone
mentioned on here) it would be very inexpensive (relatively) to keep
fully configured spare chassis around for less than the price of a
comparably equiped Cisco.
Then again, some of us keep fully configured spare Ciscos around and
still get SMARTnet Onsite 4 hour. I guess it just depends what your
customers pay for. (note: I didn't say *expect*)
Flames encouraged,
-Deepak.
AiNET
Hello All,
Ok, Alex; he overstated a _touch_. But have you _priced_ 168-hour
support for a Cisco?
You're perilously close to pulling a Shein on us. Don't do that.
Cheers,
-- jr 'Shein on, you crazy diamond...' a