[Asterisk-Users] CE certification for Europe

[Steven Critchfield]

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 13:37, d hinton wrote:
> ok, that's what i've been asking all along. for cert numbers for FCC.
> as for cert process. it's easier then many folks have stated. in most places
> a mere statement of conformity by manufacturer will do (cost in US is ~$900)
> however testing is still the way to go, as if any thing should happen you
> would get shafted without those reports on file. ie; insurance claims and
> other things like that.
> AGAIN i had no intention of calling digium guys liars! also diguim you will
> need to change your responsible party info or they will fine the crap out of
> you :)
> 
> NOW on to the price and further development!
> i still think the cost of entry needs to come down so more developers can
> afford to buy the cards! as i said before we are producing our own because
> 1500 * 4 cards would cost too much. not including our dev. time. these cards
> can be sold for under $850 and still leave room for profit.
> 
> And to the cat who i know will say something like "it helps support further
> development" B$ there are plenty of projects that make it on less so save it
> these are tough eco times :-) and most IT guys are broke! help us poor guys
> out.

The price of the digium card is much less than others at market now.
Also beware making price your differentiator, that causes even tighter
times as the PC market found out. Not to mention, your thought of what
profit is, is based on your investment. If the amount of time digium
spent on makeing the new PCI cards, and the drivers for them was worth
nothing then you would be close to justified. Do you feel your company
is willing to field the level of support digium has, or Mark himself? 

For me and the company I work for, unless you provided a lot more
support than Mark and digium does, I would still buy from digium even
with that proposed price difference. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>