[Asterisk-Users] Cisco contract for 7940/7960 firmware access

[John Mensel]

I will second that....I tried to get the firmware in a legitimate fashion, but 
Cicso just made it too difficult.   I was happy to pay for it...why they 
couldn't just run a little e-commerce site for distribution is anyone's 
guess.  

JHM

On Thursday 12 May 2005 05:13, asterisk at marnock.net wrote:
> Maybe not the place for this but thought I'd post the info for others.  I
> purchased a cisco 7960 off ebay and needed to convert to SIP for *.  I
> know * supports SCCP but I wont go into that here.  I'd read on
> voip-info.org that a contract could be purchased for approx $8 to allow me
> to download the firmware.  I though, being in the UK, i'd get one through
> a reseller in the UK.  What a shock!  Apparently, the $8 ( £5 ) contract
> is no longer available and the cheapest contract they provide with
> firmware download access is about £56 ( $104 ).
>
> Just like to say thanks to the kind soul who helped me out with the
> firmware ( you know who you are! ).  Just waiting A WEEK for the email
> from cisco with my contract number and then I'll have to wait ANOTHER WEEK
> while they verify the number that THEY are sending me!
>
> Rant over!