I can only watch a train wreck for so long.... :) On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 2:41 PM Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> That was the discussion I was trying to avoid having. J > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Don Ely > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2016 4:48 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] used/refurb/eol > > > > The question isn't typically did you have a problem, the question is > better phrased, is what I am doing legal? I can download some Cisco stuff > anytime I want, doesn't make it legal. I can enable features on my > Junipers without paying for a license too, pretty certain that is not ok > either.... > > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 1:30 PM Jack Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve never had an issue downloading firmware for SSG, SRX, and EX series > products that were out of support. That’s one nice thing about Juniper. > > On Aug 24, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ah, yes. I forgot about firmware and smartnet. It's possible that Juniper > has a similar policy, but I've also found that it's usually fairly > inexpensive to bring Juniper under support, where as smartnet is painfully > expensive. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > With Cisco, if you don’t have smartnet, you can’t legally get firmware > updates. > > > > If you look at Curvature’s support policy, it’s all about replacement > hardware. > > > > I don’t make comment about right/wrong/indifferent. That just has to > figure into the company’s plans. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *J- P > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2016 9:50 AM > *To:* NT > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] used/refurb/eol > > > > Hi all, > > > > I decided to start a new thread as this is no longer a suggestion or > recommendation of brands, > > > > As I mentioned in a previous thread, I service a company that uses only > Cisco (and they have over 1000 centers), however, one thing I noticed is > that they NEVER buy new, it is always used. > > > > While I cannot mention the name of the company, I can mention the name of > where they get the products from > > https://www.curvature.com/ > > > > > > One thing I do like about them is that they offer an alternative to > smartnet contract AND they support hardware after EOL > > https://www.curvature.com/Services > > > > I'm just wondering what is the consensus regarding this? > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > >
