5E on Ebay. For real? Bogus? [Telecom]

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5E on Ebay. For real? Bogus? [Telecom] jsw 07-20-2008
Posted by jsw on July 20, 2008, 6:31 pm
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There's been some local chatter about an Ebay auction for a #5 ESS
switch.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120282886817

One of our local recently-retired Ma Bell boys says it's bogus and
presents some fairly convincing arguments.

Any opinion from the gang here ??


Posted by Steven Lichter on July 20, 2008, 7:28 pm
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jsw wrote:
> There's been some local chatter about an Ebay auction for a #5 ESS
> switch.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120282886817
>
> One of our local recently-retired Ma Bell boys says it's bogus and
> presents some fairly convincing arguments.
>
> Any opinion from the gang here ??
>
The switch sure looks like a small operating unit, so it is real, but
that sure is a very different way to sell one. Over the years I have
seen a few racks and a frame or 2. I'm sure a small company would like
to get there hands on it.

--
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Posted by Who Me? on July 20, 2008, 9:06 pm
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>I'm sure a small company would like to get there hands on it.
>

Then again, maybe not. Obtaining one via Ebay, I'd think that they would be
hard pressed to get any information or spare parts or software upgrades
through legitimate channels. IIRC, they aren't very "user friendly". ;-)


Posted by Steven Lichter on July 21, 2008, 7:42 pm
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Who Me? wrote:
>
>> I'm sure a small company would like to get there hands on it.
>>
>
> Then again, maybe not. Obtaining one via Ebay, I'd think that they
> would be hard pressed to get any information or spare parts or software
> upgrades through legitimate channels. IIRC, they aren't very "user
> friendly". ;-)
>
There are plenty of companies that sell rebuild spare cards and the such
for the 5ESS, plus I seem to remember talking to a manager for a small
company in the Pacific Northwest that service contracts can be bought
and anyone working on one of these will be very well trained by one of
the schools or having been a Bell employee. I had training on them when
I was with GTE as a COEI installer and have kept up on the changes since
I had gone to school and am on the tech update mailing list. I don't
do much with them anymore as I only work about 6 months a year; by
choice and try not to get involved in major site work anymore, which
leaves me to ironwork, cabling and power.

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(c) 2008 I Kill Spammers, Inc. A Rot In Hell Co.


Posted by Carl Navarro on July 21, 2008, 7:43 pm
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:28:58 -0400 (EDT), Steven Lichter

>jsw wrote:
>> There's been some local chatter about an Ebay auction for a #5 ESS
>> switch.
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120282886817
>>
>> One of our local recently-retired Ma Bell boys says it's bogus and
>> presents some fairly convincing arguments.
>>
>> Any opinion from the gang here ??
>>
>The switch sure looks like a small operating unit, so it is real, but
>that sure is a very different way to sell one. Over the years I have
>seen a few racks and a frame or 2. I'm sure a small company would like
>to get there hands on it.t

For what purpose? Anything today is tons smaller and more effiicient
than that. I was considering a bid of $12, but I was afraid I might
win it :-)

If you want to see some of the alternitive, start here
http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_little_class/

Carl Navarro


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