Phones are relatively inexpensive, I advise people to buy spares in case of issues vs smartnet on every phone for large installs. Small installs, it's a good peace of mind.
Video units are expensive, so you are gambling that nothing is going to go wrong. In 2 years if something does go out on one, you have to buy another one. That's a business decision and I just present the facts to the bean counters and let them make it and take the heat :) On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 8:37 AM Lelio Fulgenzi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I remember when phones first came out, smartnet was expensive for each > phone and the decision by many was made to leave smart net off the phones > and use that money to replace phones as needed. Budget issues aside, it > made sense. > > What are people doing for equipment of a smaller number? Say, Room Kits? > > I'd like to offer the products to our clients with a 5 year warranty, so > no one has to worry about managing inventory until it's probably time to > replace them. But 5 year warranty is about half the cost of the product. > Doing math that says these devices will be EOL'ed within about 10 years of > announcement (very rough guess), two 5 year warranties buys a new product. > > Thoughts? > > > > --- > Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A. | Senior Analyst > Computing and Communications Services | University of Guelph > Room 037 Animal Science & Nutrition Bldg | 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON | > N1G 2W1 > 519-824-4120 Ext. 56354 | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > www.uoguelph.ca/ccs<http://www.uoguelph.ca/ccs> | @UofGCCS on Instagram, > Twitter and Facebook > > [University of Guelph Cornerstone with Improve Life tagline] > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-voip mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip >
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