I was able to get a Cisco 5505 for roughly the same price as the other offerings: < $500 from Newegg. The SmartNET will add to that but will still be in my client’s budget. The tipper was a couple of resources (local IT friends I would lean on for help) know Cisco better than other, so “supportability to Dave” was the tie breaker.
From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cisco SmartNET whatever works and is able to meet your personal/business requirements should be all that matters. cost has always been why I've been driven away from Cisco devices, excluding routers, but to each their own. On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 2:14 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org<mailto:david....@nwea.org>> wrote: Cool thanks everyone. Into the world of Cisco I go (hey I’m not going to get blacklisted ‘cuz I didn’t go Fortigate or Juniper am I)? This firewall choice was reasonably involved, not like buyin’ a $50 Linksys. I probably have 5-6 hours into researching these little boxes. Dave From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com<mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Cisco SmartNET It’s supposed to be within 30 days or the device requires certification. I don’t know that it is actually enforced though. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com<mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com>] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Cisco SmartNET I bought the router, and then smartnet a week later. From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org]<mailto:[mailto:david....@nwea.org]> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Cisco SmartNET Do you guys know if you can buy a Cisco router and then sometime (weeks) later buy their SmartNET subscription? I’m guessing they are probably happy to take your money at any time… David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229<tel:503.548.5229> // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764<tel:503.267.9764> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
