Well, one of the things to bear in mind with Procera is that you are
essentially buying the subscription service. Even though the box isn't
cheap, the value of the product is really the subscription. One of the
things that the support/subscription covers is next day air replacement
on the hardware. So now, you bought some old beat up box off Ebay, and
you want to put it under a support contract, and things get messy when
the hardware fails.
So, I understand their reluctance - but they will do it. I'm mostly just
advising caution because it's a complex arrangement - you want to make
sure the box isn't EOL, you need to make sure it works, that you can
still get expansion cards for it, etc. Sometimes these boxes on eBay
look like a good deal, but there is a lot of factors to look at before
you buy it, it's not a simple purchase. That being said, there are some
deals to be had, and I've helped people navigate it, but I've also had
to give people bad news after they snapped up some 10 year old, EOL unit
for a 'steal'.
On 6/21/2016 12:09 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:
I don't understand this mentality from some companies. I mean,
someone bought this new, and may have at least hesitated if they knew
that the resale value would immediately be zero.
I guess at least they license used units.
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Simon Westlake <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Bear in mind they are not overly enthusiastic about licensing used
boxes
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