asterisk users - Apr 2005 - Slack 10 install - THANK YOU - & Cisco Reseller Help

Hi Folks -

I'm the "newbie" who asked the question two or three weeks ago
about getting
asterisk up and running on a Slack-10 box.

Received at least 4 responses in about 10 hours with VERY GOOD information &
almost everybody gave me an e-mail to send directly too if I had specific
problems. - THANKS!!!! - Yeah! - This mailing list WORKS! - And that's
great!!!

Now for my present delima. - Actually this one's been racking my brain since
about March.

I need to find a Cisco Reseller.

A little background. - I live in Japan (retired - or 'retarded' U.S.
Military type) and have been here for the last 20 years. - A lot of my
hardware I can get locally ('Akihabara' for those of you who know
Tokyo). -
But for the latest stuff, I need to order it from the States. - One reason
is that local stuff uses Japanese manuals (makes sense) and html setup pages
in Japanese for items like routers, phones, etc. for configuration. - Not
very helpfull.

Last month, I purchased a Cisco-7905G IP Phone from a vendor in the States &
paid a pile of money to FedEx to get the thing sent to me.

The phone DID NOT include the SIP firmware. - Since I have a
'BroadVoice'
account, I'm stuck until I can SIP into this phone.

I'd also like to use the 7940/7960 phones but, again, there's the SIP
Firmware problem.

I've been all over the 'wiki' pages & have read what's
necessary to get this
firmware & get it installed. - Basically I need a 'service contract'
for
each phone.

Wading through the pages & search engines on Cisco's web site is a true
excercise in futility! - A google search is more accurate.

But I've yet to find a Cisco Reseller who knows what I need & is willing
to
talk about it. - Heck! - Even finding a Cisco Reseller with a valid phone
number where you can talk to a 'PEOPLE' is a feat in itself.

So - If anybody knows a Cisco Reseller, or if you ARE a Cisco Reseller and
know what I need, please contact me. - I'm sure there are others in this ML
that are in the same boat as I or who have been there themselves.

Thanks in advance.

Gary Guthary

I can help you. Email me off list.  hdevito@mchsi.com or henry@ttcomaha.com 
I am a Cisco Partner.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Guthary" <gguthary@jtech.net>
To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 6:18 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Slack 10 install - THANK YOU - & Cisco 
ResellerHelp

> Hi Folks -
>
> I'm the "newbie" who asked the question two or three weeks
ago about
> getting
> asterisk up and running on a Slack-10 box.
>
> Received at least 4 responses in about 10 hours with VERY GOOD information 
> &
> almost everybody gave me an e-mail to send directly too if I had specific
> problems. - THANKS!!!! - Yeah! - This mailing list WORKS! - And that's
> great!!!
>
> Now for my present delima. - Actually this one's been racking my brain 
> since
> about March.
>
> I need to find a Cisco Reseller.
>
> A little background. - I live in Japan (retired - or 'retarded'
U.S.
> Military type) and have been here for the last 20 years. - A lot of my
> hardware I can get locally ('Akihabara' for those of you who know 
> Tokyo). -
> But for the latest stuff, I need to order it from the States. - One reason
> is that local stuff uses Japanese manuals (makes sense) and html setup 
> pages
> in Japanese for items like routers, phones, etc. for configuration. - Not
> very helpfull.
>
> Last month, I purchased a Cisco-7905G IP Phone from a vendor in the States 
> &
> paid a pile of money to FedEx to get the thing sent to me.
>
> The phone DID NOT include the SIP firmware. - Since I have a
'BroadVoice'
> account, I'm stuck until I can SIP into this phone.
>
> I'd also like to use the 7940/7960 phones but, again, there's the
SIP
> Firmware problem.
>
> I've been all over the 'wiki' pages & have read what's
necessary to get
> this
> firmware & get it installed. - Basically I need a 'service
contract' for
> each phone.
>
> Wading through the pages & search engines on Cisco's web site is a
true
> excercise in futility! - A google search is more accurate.
>
> But I've yet to find a Cisco Reseller who knows what I need & is
willing
> to
> talk about it. - Heck! - Even finding a Cisco Reseller with a valid phone
> number where you can talk to a 'PEOPLE' is a feat in itself.
>
> So - If anybody knows a Cisco Reseller, or if you ARE a Cisco Reseller and
> know what I need, please contact me. - I'm sure there are others in
this
> ML
> that are in the same boat as I or who have been there themselves.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gary Guthary
>
>
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>>
> Now for my present delima. - Actually this one's been racking my brain
since
> about March.
>
> I need to find a Cisco Reseller.
>
very good and will pre configure the Cisco phones for SIP.

http://www.voipsupply.com/home.php

<--Snip-->
> Last month, I purchased a Cisco-7905G IP Phone from a vendor in the States
&
> paid a pile of money to FedEx to get the thing sent to me.
>
> The phone DID NOT include the SIP firmware. - Since I have a
'BroadVoice'
> account, I'm stuck until I can SIP into this phone.
It is a real pain to upgrade to sip on a Cisco. Voip Supply charges an
extra $100 to do it for you
>
> I'd also like to use the 7940/7960 phones but, again, there's the
SIP
> Firmware problem.
>
> I've been all over the 'wiki' pages & have read what's
necessary to get this
> firmware & get it installed. - Basically I need a 'service
contract' for
> each phone.
you need a sip license for each phone.
>
> Wading through the pages & search engines on Cisco's web site is a
true
> excercise in futility! - A google search is more accurate.
>
> But I've yet to find a Cisco Reseller who knows what I need & is
willing to
> talk about it. - Heck! - Even finding a Cisco Reseller with a valid phone
> number where you can talk to a 'PEOPLE' is a feat in itself.
>
> So - If anybody knows a Cisco Reseller, or if you ARE a Cisco Reseller and
> know what I need, please contact me. - I'm sure there are others in
this ML
> that are in the same boat as I or who have been there themselves.
>
You may also want to look at Polycom phones they are less of a headache
than the cisco phone.  They are both good on quality, look and feel of
a business class phone.

Cheers,

Max