Robert R Kircher, Jr.
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject:
Re: Yet another price per drop question |
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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | In article <YNCdnS_LJukeHXncRVn-3A@giganews.com>,
Robert R Kircher, Jr. <rrkircher@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com)" <info_at_cabling-design_dot_com@foo.com
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in message news:Nc_Ed.599526$lR6.94969@news.easynews.com...
Perkowski wrote:
A LOT of people are putting Cat 6 in NYC, but, I cant sell one foot to
a
school district of that stuff, except for gigabit runs between close
closets.
Well, CAT6 sells to schools pretty well in my opinion. Besides, in most
recent school bids CAT6 is the one that gets specified. I would guess
it's
not because CAT6 suddenly found its place in the cable plant (IMHO it's
still a redundant link between CAT5E and CAT6+ (E? A?)) but because
people
feel safer when putting something relatively new into a new construction
project. This way they think they will not have to go back and uproot
everything in just a few years.
Well, again, I see no shortage in school CAT6 project, so maybe you
should
tweak something in your selling process?
Good luck!
Are you going with CAT 6 wire and CAT 5E jacks and patch panels?
I looked at CAT 6 for my project and found it to be almost twice as
expensive as CAT 5E. I'd be hard pressed to sell that to my client base
(small to mid size firms) even those who spend for the future.
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Rob
Twice for the total of parts+labor ?
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No just parts.
As an example
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=074208
vs.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=167486
Of course I know there are cheaper/better suppliers but this is what I could
find quickly on the internet.
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Rob |
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Perkowski
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Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:51 am Post subject:
Re: Yet another price per drop question |
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Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com) wrote:
| Quote: | Perkowski wrote:
A LOT of people are putting Cat 6 in NYC, but, I cant sell one foot to
a
school district of that stuff, except for gigabit runs between close
closets.
Well, CAT6 sells to schools pretty well in my opinion. Besides, in most
recent school bids CAT6 is the one that gets specified.
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I have tried. All computer people at school districts I work with dont
even ask for it. Heck, with today's shrinking budgets its a hard sell
in most districts except the rich ones. To me they all seem content
with Cat 5e for now.
| Quote: | I would guess it's
not because CAT6 suddenly found its place in the cable plant (IMHO it's
still a redundant link between CAT5E and CAT6+ (E? A?)) but because people
feel safer when putting something relatively new into a new construction
project.
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Well, maybe in new constuction. But, 99% of the schools Im in its still
Cat 5e.
This way they think they will not have to go back and uproot
| Quote: | everything in just a few years.
Well, again, I see no shortage in school CAT6 project, so maybe you should
tweak something in your selling process?
Good luck!
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People dont even ask me about it. I have seen 1 school here on Long
Island that has a large Cat 6 investment, other than this one most
schools are still using old Cat 5 and Cat 5e. |
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