90K, crap! That seems a bit much, granted if they are buying PoE switches, Don't pay someone to set it up, send the Sys admin to training on them, probably a lot cheaper. But if they already got a new phone system, it's not cost effective to do it right now I would think, perhaps they should wait until the next upgrade is needed with Phone system equipment before it would make any since, by then the equipment will have probably gone down in price and probably everything will be able to be configured by a ID10T proof GUI. Probably on the only reason they are getting it is because the Sys Admin went to some conference and it got him all excited and now he wants one.
Tell them to save the money, how about some new books for the kids, better yet, some new computer labs..blah blah blah... Good luck! -Cameron -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 5:37 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/
