Just FYI - I've been kinda holding out on renewing for the same reason - never need anything but software, and the software doesn't appear to be changing - really feels like TC development kinda died when 3Com sold it. Any other thoughts? -----Original Message----- From: Brad Gass [mailto:bradlists@mnns.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:07 PM To: usr-tc@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [USR-TC] TC Software Development - anything happening? Hello, all. Well, there hasn't been a message posted here for nearly three months, so I'm not sure the list is even alive anymore :) Hope this finds you and your gear in working order! Anyway, I was recently contacted by Source-T about renewing my software support contract, and it occurred to me that there has been *nothing* new released since February of 2003, and not a word of future releases here on this list (or anywhere else that I could find). So, my immediate reaction to the question about renewing is "why?" If nothing appears to be happening, why renew? So, my question to those who are more tuned-in (or a lot of days - clued-in) than I is - has there been, will there be, or is there any reason otherwise to expect future software releases out of UTStar (or whomever Commworks has become now) that would give me any reason at all to renew my contract? Any new features in the works, any serious bugs I haven't read about, anything new on the horizon at all? I'm currently running TCS 4.7 and CEM, had virtually no issues with it thus far (other than a flaky DSP card at one point), and with the value of used USR/3Com TC chassis and hardware being less than a rusted out '79 Ford Pinto, I certainly don't need hardware support/warranty - I've got spares for everything and then some. I like my TC gear, I just don't currently see much value in renewing a support contract. Thoughts? Brad Gass Minnesota Network Services 117 North 3rd Street Marshall, MN 56258 507-532-5932 Office Phone 507-532-6002 Fax 507-829-3490 Cellular bradg@mnns.com Email (off-list) _______________________________________________ USR-TC mailing list USR-TC@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usr-tc