Speaking of Calix 844e’s… How’s your current inventory levels, and ETAs on shipments? We’ve had a horrible time getting hardware since November 2019
Ryan > On Jun 9, 2020, at 8:52 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > I don't know that Calix offers anything you can't get somewhere else, even > reasonably packaged. Well, they certainly offer the ability to lock you in to > their bubble and nickel and dime you for it. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > Midwest Internet Exchange > > The Brothers WISP > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 9:12:02 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber customer routers > > > > > > I don’t think you can beat Calix for value. They allow such insight and > control that it will save you a bunch of time and money just dealing with the > garden variety tech support router crap calls that you will wonder how you > ever lived without them. > > > > > From: Darin Steffl > Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 7:06 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] fiber customer routers > > > If you just get the gigacenter 844E, they start at $109 and go down based on > purchase agreements. We get them for $100 each. I don't find that expensive > at all. Their mesh solution is great and affordable too. > > By far better than any other managed solution available today. > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 4:58 PM Dev < d...@logicalwebhost.com > wrote: > > > What routers are you using in the home for fiber deployments? Calix has some > that are gold-plated and made with baby seal tears, or at least are priced as > such. They promise marital harmony in the home, bright kids who score well on > tests, etc. Is there a lest costly alternative? I don’t like their > proprietary SFP’s on their GPON setup anyway, guaranteeing vendor lock in for > overpriced SFP’s. > > Are you doing media converters and just normal routers (hopefully with remote > management)? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
