The Dell 3115cn is an all in one color laser and I use it for home. It is not inexpensive, but has been bullet proof over the last year. Networkable, scanning, SMB, email and more. After the initial toner ran out, I purchased 3'd party "rainbow packs" and have had no issues using non Dell toner.
Now at work we use Kyocera 550's and they are tanks, but not something you would wat in your home.
He can own it.
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I recently purchased around 50k in Dell servers. Sat on the fence awhile and my rep kept discounting and discounting. Original configurations added up to about 65k, (self configured on the website was much higher). He wanted that end of quarter sale very badly.
As well, I recently investigated Dells new AppAssure backup software. They bought out the original company in Feb I believe. Long story short, I paid 48% of the original quote which was 12k for 7 server / 100 workstation licenses.
I wonder if the push is on to get those end of quarter results up to enhance earnings for a potential sale?
Mid 30's for me, so 20 years ago.Last 5 years has been company phone. Yes, they pay, and it's unlimited everything....but....
BEWARE: Once you accept the yoke of a company cell, you are fucked. As a sysadmin I am "on call" 24/7 and thats NOT counting any hardware that might email me with a problem, although that is very rare. Sure, sure, I get paid for my time (only fair) but money is not everything.
Smoked Salmon on Rye, Brut Premier, Jumbo Shrimps, Oysters, all nice and quiet with myself as company.
They use antennas very similar to XM or Sirius radio. Work best if they can “see the sky”, however they can also be run under a fender panel and stuck on the inside (most are magnetic).
I’ve experimented with a few. The really nice ones are from Germany, are large (donut sized) and NEVER drop reception if roof mounted, but obviously they are not designed to be hidden. Around $250.00 for those.
Factoid: Did you know this stuff works primarily off email? The Lat / Lon data is fired to the provider which (in my case) is sent to my GPS server running the host. I then have 7 clients running on workstations plus two 55” big screens.
None of this is horribly expensive. Say 5 grand for platform and web licenses, 350 per cellular Enfora, and 2 grand for the i50B’s, but those are 2011 tech and very sophisticated. Both are programmed via scripts, but the i50B has 3 ports, one for GPS, leaving 2 open. You can remotely disable ignition, hook up diagnostics, and much more.
I recently set up an entire GPS platform for our fleet at work. Security was an issue so I purchased the platform and run it in house on a server I built. Currently have 200 assets, but the platform will handle 5000.
They are probably using a device similar to an Enfora modem. These are cellular only, and fairly basic, although they can be configured to reports certain parameters such as ignition on, motion detection, geofencing, etc.
At the other end of the scale you can have a dual band device like the i50B which is Iridium satellite and cellular. The satellite kicks in depending on threshold setting for cellular signal strength. Of course there are MANY similar devices that run on different satellite networks (Global sat etc).
Reporting can be from every 30 seconds to once per day.
The devices are hard wired and use very little juice. You would never notice them. Both the devices mentioned are slightly larger than a pack of smokes and need power and ground. For the best reception an antenna is required, but that is also very easy to hide. Installation would be less than 30 minutes.
Interestingly, jammers are becoming a real problem. You can purchase them online, they only block the GPS frequency, and plug in to your cigarette lighter. Think Taxi cab drivers and truckers.
Fuck Off will you?
"I say we take off; nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." - Corporal Hicks, in "Aliens"
