Wayne, They may just have a really good salesman and an uninformed board. Someone is leading that circus and that is where you will find the "man behind the curtain" who is making the decisions.
Mac > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WISPA] POE > > Cameron- > > First, it is costing us $90,000 for equipment and installation. > Second, they just had installed a brand new telephone/intercom system- > non > VoIP :( > Third, I am told the PoE capability is for the > 'future'................ > What future is what no one can tell me/explain. > > Walter > > > > In a message dated 7/7/2008 8:20:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Easy really, more and more locations including schools are using VoIP > systems for internal phone systems. So opposed to have a power pack > for > each phone, it is all just provided via the switch. Easier to manage > for > the sys admin in charge. Also certain PoE switches can power their > Remote AP's for the in school wifi. There are a bunch of advantages as > far as flexibility and management, but for the most part, not always > needed, but hey, it's just your tax money paying for it after > all....haha. > > They are probably saying it's going to cost 50K to cover up other > items > they are buying, your right, it shouldn't be that much. Keep in mind, > when they buy these units, they also list the retail price for the > equipment instead of what they actually pay for it most of the time. > > -Cameron > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 10:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WISPA] POE > > Can someone explain why a school would want to pay $1900@ for 25 48- > port > > 10/100/1000 switches with PoE capability for a possible future need > versus > $500-600 for a plain 48-port 10/100/1000 switch? No one that I can > find > has a > reason except maybe it would be needed in 5 years......... > > Second question, replacing 48 24-port 10/100 switches with the above > 48-port > ones, can anyone explain why it should cost almost $50,000? I cannot > imagine how it would take even 2 days to do, let alone any tests that > would be so > elaborate and/or expensive. [My geek son and a few of his friends > thought it > would take them a day at $100@ plus lunch and extra Diet Dr Pepper] > > Thanks! > > Walter > > > Walter W. Stumpf Jr. > Xanadu Group Inc. > 179 Statesville Quarry Road > Lafayette NJ 07848-3128 USA > 973-702-3899 > fax 775-667-1995 > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > -- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1537 - Release Date: > 7/6/2008 5:26 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
