I guess maybe I should have worded it a little different. It wasn't just the NDA but the fact they won't just give an ISP ballpark pricing on SKUs. So I have to layout an install before I can see if it fits in any of my projects.
> I have yet to find a vendor that was NOT that way > On Jan 16, 2016 8:26 AM, "Kevin Radunz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> They may be cheap but I inquired and they won't just give you pricing so >> I >> don't know. >> They have to "Customize" a complete solution for you. >> Typical big boy sales crap with an immediate NDA before they will talk >> with you. >> It completely turned me off on using Alphion. >> >> >> > Ballpark on cheap? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- >> > Mike Hammett >> > Intelligent Computing Solutions >> > http://www.ics-il.com >> > >> > >> > >> > Midwest Internet Exchange >> > http://www.midwest-ix.com >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > >> > From: "Gerard Dupont III" <[email protected]> >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 9:41:01 PM >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Planet MGSW-28240F >> > >> > They're cheap and have good support. No random issues like other >> vendors >> > we've tried. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather use calix or one of the >> big >> > names, but I can't make the numbers work for the small wireless fed >> > residential builds we keep doing. >> > >> > >> > No they don't have a path to NG-PON2 that I'm aware of. I'm not >> worried >> > about that right now though since we are wirelessly feeding all of the >> > neighborhoods. >> > >> > >> > On Friday, January 15, 2016, Josh Reynolds < [email protected] > >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > What's so great about them over other vendors? Also, do they have a >> path >> > to NG-PON2? >> > On Jan 15, 2016 9:09 PM, "Gerard Dupont III" < [email protected] > >> > wrote: >> > >> > <blockquote> >> > We're doing Alphion now. We also have Dasan and ZTE systems in place. >> Plan >> > on migrating them to Alphion sometime this year though. >> > >> > On Friday, January 15, 2016, Sterling Jacobson < [email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> > >> > <blockquote> >> > >> > >> > >> > What are you using for GPON now? >> > >> > Iâm starting to use some of the higher density 48 port Planet >> switches >> > in active. >> > >> > From: Af [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Gerard Dupont >> III >> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 7:55 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Planet MGSW-28240F >> > >> > We have a few of those in place for a couple years now in non climate >> > controlled cabinets. This will be the third winter. We're just using >> cheap >> > chinese bidi optics. Some from fiberstore. Customer sides are mostly >> > MikroTik 2011 or rb260gs. >> > >> > >> > >> > Had some minor issues early on but they were fixed in later l >> firmware. >> > >> > >> > >> > I can't remember the last time I had to touch them. They've been >> solid. >> > >> > >> > >> > We've moved to gpon for any new builds or I'd probably still be >> installing >> > them. >> > >> > >> > >> > Gerard >> > >> > On Friday, January 15, 2016, George Skorup < [email protected] > >> wrote: >> > <blockquote> >> > >> > Derp, I forgot. What do you have on the other end of the ports? >> > Routerboards with bidi SFPs? We're not sure what we're going to do on >> the >> > CPE end yet. It's a multi party venture and those guys haven't made up >> > their minds yet, other than each premise will have a pair and they >> want >> > active ethernet. I mentioned GPON and was told no. So then I said why >> not >> > do bidi and basically heard crickets. So whatever, I'm just in charge >> of >> > designing the core network inside their box of requirements. >> > >> > On 1/15/2016 8:12 PM, George Skorup wrote: >> > <blockquote> >> > >> > Excellent. Thanks. >> > >> > On 1/15/2016 8:05 PM, Craig Baird wrote: >> > <blockquote> >> > >> > We have this exact switch in service right now with Fiberstore BiDis. >> It's >> > never given us any trouble. >> > >> > Craig >> > >> > >> > Quoting George Skorup < [email protected] >: >> > <blockquote> >> > >> > I'm working on a fiber project and was wondering if anyone else has >> used >> > this Planet switch? >> > http://www.planet.com.tw/en/product/product.php?id=48441 >> > >> > Is Planet picky about SFP modules? I was planing on ordering some >> cheap >> > single mode modules from Fiber Store to use with this and get the >> project >> > rolling. Such as: >> > >> http://www.fs.com/1-25-gbps-gige-1000base-lx-lh-1310nm-20km-dom-industrial-temp-lc-smf-sfp-transceiver-p-37258.html >> > >> > Already ordered the switch, so we'll see what happens. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > </blockquote> >> > >> > >> >> >> >
