Re: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-25 Thread Curtis Maurand
gging with one of > their former SE's. He has access to a fair supply of them. > > Sameer > > - Original Message - > From: "Curtis Maurand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brian Bruns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Claydon, Tom&quo

Re: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-24 Thread Curtis Maurand
I had excellent luck with OpenRoute (formerly Proteon) GT90's. They handle dual ethernet or T1/E1. They need an external CSU/DSU, but they get the job done and they're very stable. They will do NAT and most of the other goodies that you can think about. They also have gt900 firewall and t

Re: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-23 Thread Brian Bruns
On Monday, February 23, 2004 3:37 PM [EST], Claydon, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > We're looking for a good replacement for fractional T1 customers with Cisco > 1600- & 1700-series routers as their CPE. They are good routers, but the > ongoing support costs are an issue, and we nee

Re: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-23 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Scott McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > The other guys _may_ be cheaper in the short run but hardware replacement > is always like having a root canal cant speak for Netopia but I have > dealt with Adtran ended up buying a spare DS3 CSU/DSU because of the > experience. Hmm, we

RE: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-23 Thread Sean Crandall
We have tens of thousands of Netopia's in service for our T-1, SDSL and ADSL customers. Netopia has been a great company to work with. Their devices are fairly feature packed for what is needed on an edge device. They are missing advanced routing such as OSPF and BGP, however. The devices are

Re: T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-23 Thread Scott McGrath
Have you tried a softnet depot maintenance agreement. This entitles you to IOS upgrades but H/W replacement is some negotiated percentage of list price. The other guys _may_ be cheaper in the short run but hardware replacement is always like having a root canal cant speak for Netopia but I have

T1 Customer CPE Replacement?

2004-02-23 Thread Claydon, Tom
Title: T1 Customer CPE Replacement? Hello, We're looking for a good replacement for fractional T1 customers with Cisco 1600-  & 1700-series routers as their CPE. They are good routers, but the ongoing support costs are an issue, and we need to replace them ASAP. Someone had