[Asterisk-Users] Cisco SIP Firmware Price Increase

[Rich Adamson]

>  > Not that I know of I am a Cisco partner and the Category 1 contract 
> is still at least half that or less.
> 
> He was talking about the SIP-license... Not the SmartNET. If you have a 
> SmartNET, you CAN download the SIP load but to use it, you need the license.

I think that's the point; to use sip "please pay an additional $150US".
Downloading the image is supposedly illegal unless you have a license.
Now, what is the true list price of a new 7960 with sip? (Be careful to
read the license terms before answering that question.)

> see Global Pricelist section "Cisco IP Telephony Phone User Licenses":
>    
> SW-SMH-UL-7912  SIP license for single 7912 IP phone                 D $80
> SW-SMH-UL-7912= Spare SIP license for single 7912 IP phone           S $80
> SW-SMH-UL-7905  SIP or H.323 license for single 7905 IP phone        D $80
> SW-SMH-UL-7905= Spare SIP or H.323 license for single 7905 IP phone  S $80
> SW-SM-UL-7960   SIP and MGCP license for single 7960 IP phone        D $150
> SW-SM-UL-7940   SIP and MGCP license for single 7940 IP phone        D $150
> 
> So, as you see, the license - at least for 7940/7960 - already costs $150...