HP pulled a Cisco and decided that firmware updates are only for those who pay for service contracts.
Honestly I don't know why some manufactures do this. You really want your crappy old hardware out there with a ton of exploits because someone isn't going to pay your yearly extortion fee? Blech On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > Got a TS-8 that is causing errors on the port. We go to drop in an HP > switch and try to upgrade firmware, and somebody at HP made the brilliant > decision to pull all firmware from their site, move it to another site, and > bury it in a call tech support to find firmware process. I’ve now had to > sit through a useless chat session, 2 tech support phone numbers, multiple > phone menus, and I’m still working on it. WTF is wrong with these > companies? Do they think the harder it is to get firmware, the more apt I > am to buy their product again? > > > > Ok, my rant is done. If I wasn’t so ticked at HP, I’d be ranting on the > POS TS-8 I want a refund or exchange for. > > > > *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* > > *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* > > *602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* > > > > *“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the > lesson afterwards.” – Vern Law* > > >
