Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones

[Paul Tyreman]

Why is there such a variation in price between what the two of you have paid to get the SIP image for a 7960 phone ?  $8 would be acceptable, but I don't want to have to pay $105 !   What website do I have to go to in order to buy a SIP image update ?   How long does the login last for - I mean can you download it a couple of times, or is it a case of once you've downloaded it, that it.  I read that you sometimes need to step though the images, starting at v2, then v3, then v4 etc.  If thats the case, surly I'll need to download a few images !   Thanks, Paul.       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hermann Wecke Posted At: 22 April 2004 23:09 Posted To: Asterisk-Users Conversation: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones   On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Paul Tyreman wrote: > I am guessing the phone that I get won't come with that as it was used > with the cisco call manager software in the past.  Can I still use > this phone with Asterisk, or have I waited my money ?   Every Cisco software embedded with their hardware is valid only for the first owner. When someone sells the equipment, the software license is not transfered. The new buyer must buy a new license.   I bought a Cisco 7960G over eBay also, and I bought their SIP software later. I paid US$ 105. The original was a SCCP.   Check also the list history. You will find several messages regarding this same issue (cisco hardware X software X upgrade). You can find the archives here: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/ (actually, use Google with this query: "cisco sip upgrade site:lists.digium.com"       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Bacsa Posted At: 22 April 2004 23:05 Posted To: Asterisk-Users Conversation: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones   You can get an upgrade contract with Cisco for like $8 or something to download the SIP firmware for your phone.   So no, no waste of money -- unless you bought the wrong phone.   - Sam       -------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Tyreman Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco phones   I have bough a cisco phone on eBay to use with Asterisk, but according to that website, you need a contract with Cisco systems to upgrade the phone to work with SIP.   I am guessing the phone that I get won't come with that as it was used with the cisco call manager software in the past.  Can I still use this phone with Asterisk, or have I waited my money ?   Thanks, Paul.