Tomato. Nothing is stopping them from making two different physical units and then putting them in the same boxes.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's the same part number, how can they have different stuff (disabled > sync in firmware) inside? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:50:17 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Cambium and these ePMP part numbers > > Holy shitballs this has become a FUBAR!!! > > Before even getting my shipment I had to wait a few days for my > distributor to figure out what's going on with the force 110 model number > making two part numbers to send to me. That's the distributors fault for > the delay, but Cambium's fault for a) making two part numbers equal a third > one and b) making some STUPID long string for part numbers. > > I ordered 3x force 110 ptp to put up a new link. The radios are the exact > same part number as my pmp APs (I expected them to look the same, but model > number seems fishy, so I called Cambium). > > I've talked with Robert on Cambium Support for 20 minutes. I got the > whole speech about they don't do part numbers, presales does, what is the > exact issue, etc. and I ended up teaching him that there is a "force 110 > PTP" besides the "force 110". Jesus. > > There is not resolution for me at this point, just hanging out on hold. > If this was not a mistake on my distributor's part just order the force 110 > PTP instead of the 5 GHz connectorized radio (it'll save you $300). > > Props to Colin (sp?) over at Streakwave for explaining the situation. The > PTP radios and APs are *THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER*. The difference is the > PTP has a sticker over the sticker on the box. You also can't specify CMM > or GPS for sync (the GUI has it grayed out). Make sure you label the PTP > radios yourself before you climb the tower!!! > > Why are part numbers being so extremely difficult to work with?! > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > >
