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Re: (ASCEND) 56k Low Port solution?
Pricewise the only way to stay cheap is the 4048. But that may be too many
ports to be called low density.
Around 16999 for 48 is cheapest per port cost for Ascend. Maybe you could
buy this and then resell the use on the extra ports to someone else.
Greg
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> From: John T. Farmer <jfarmer@sabre.goldsword.com>
> To: ascend-users@max.bungi.com
> Cc: jfarmer@goldsword.com
> Subject: Re: (ASCEND) 56k Low Port solution?
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 1997 10:21 AM
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:38:05 -0700 Kevin Smith said:
> >At 02:50 PM 6/25/97 -0400, Tim Alibozek wrote:
> >> I was wondering if there are any plans to include the Max200
> >>with 56k support as a low port solution for 56k? Much like the courier
> >>I-modem and MPxI solutions over ISDN BRI.
> >
> >The lowest port density solution currently is the MAX1800 which has
> >8 BRI ports to support 16 K56flex modems. No current plans to put
> >K56Flex server modems in the MAX200 - not sure it's even technically
> >feasible....
>
>
> It's too bad that _no_one_ other than USR is willing to address this
> market. I have clients & users who are asking about 56k service &
> I _want_ to push the more open k56flex technology but both the market &
> the pricing of the "toys" are pushing me toward x2. :^<
>
> For smaller shops, such as mine, and my clients the Ascend k56
> solution is twice the cost of the USR's. ( USR Netserver-16/I is ~$7k,
> the MP/16-I modem box ready for one of my existing (and paid for)
> terminal servers is $5.5k. The cheapest Ascend box is the Max1800 with
> 2 of the 8-MOD56 cards at $5k+2*$3.1k= $11.2k.)
>
> So, I answer my clients & users with the "k56flex is technically better
> & we will install it as soon as we can afford too." line or I acknowledge
> the marketing skill of USR & give my clients/users what they're asking
> for and replace my older analog modems and get x2 support, as well as
> dial-in ISDN and better 33.6 support. (At a lower cost to me...) (Sounds
> like the VHS vs. Betamax wars...)
>
> Anybody want to guess which way I'm going to go?
>
> Ascend has some wonderful boxes if you want/need a PRI or greater
solution.
> Some of us aren't in that ballpark (neither are my clients...)
>
> John (who is not happy about his availables choices at the moment...)
>
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