Just use SIP, check out www.vovida.com open source and owned by cisco.

there is also a book out about it.

SIP is the future folks.

<RC> wrote in message news:404d0fa8$0$191$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com...
> I've never seen Cisco sell anything for $8.00
> I did find this CON-SNTP-7960 that LISTS for $41.00 check around you might
> find it for less, but technically only a Cisco authorized reseller can
sell
> you one, and it is usually sold WITH the phone. Although my rep did tell
me
> once a long while back that we could sell a SmartNet for anything that was
> still under their 90 warranty (that's from date of manufacture).
>
> Just so you know, this would be an 5x8x4 (5 days a week, 8 hours a day, 4
> hour replacement) hardware warranty that also includes support and
firmware
> upgrades. There is usually an SNT version that would be 5x8xNBD (Next
> Business Day) but I could find the number listed. It is considered
category
> 1 hardware so a con-snt-pkg1 could be used, but that's $75.00 list.
>
>
> "Tim Johnson" <tim@helixcore.com> wrote in message
> news:On0%b.16812$cb.6975@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > I purchased one of these phones brand new from eBay with no paperwork. I
> > realize I need the SIP image to convert it from using call manager, but
> I'm
> > now discovering Cisco's bureaucracy makes this very very hard.
> >
> > Right now I've got an expensive but useless phone. Can anyone help me
out
> > with the firmware, or advise on how to get this elusive $8 SmartNet
> contract
> > that would give me access to it.
> >
> > Many Thanks,
> > Tim
> >
> >
>
>

In article <koO4c.2537$J05.41421@attbi_s01>, byteme wrote:
> Just use SIP, check out www.vovida.com open source and owned by cisco.
>
> there is also a book out about it.
>
> SIP is the future folks.

Gee.. There's a value-added message.. Sheesh..

As for where to get yourself a SIP image, I see them floating around here
and there when people occasionally ask for them on some mailing list. I
got my phone converted by a small VOIP company in the mid-west US that was
charging $5.00/mo for basic service and he converted my phone for me.. I ended
up staying with his services for about 6-8 months and later terminated my
service since I wasn't using it anymore...

As for why Cisco continues to want big $$ for firmware.... who knows..