Back in the mid 2000s NEC were randomly starting to push their larger systems in the UK, which had traditionally been only able to sell the small kit (via a weird in-bred subset of NEC, who were scared of anything that didn't just have 8 extensions on a box on a wall). I was thrown in at the deep end after a 2 week course on the IPS, doing everything from MOC and, over the course of a few years learning all the little sneaky things you could do with firmware, scripts, tweaks etc. It was really scary from the start as the MOC command line was really unforgiving, but it did teach me something (not quite sure what) about persistence and becoming a master of a little green CLI.
I had to adapt to also installing and managing a 2400 IPX with CCIS, ISDN, TDM and IP, etc and eventually sold my own SV8500/SV9500 sites and travelled around the world making them work (particularly with Zeacom and IP-DECT products).
I have to say I enjoyed it but it never felt like an inclusive atmosphere with NEC or their dealers. People were shady, sneaky... it always felt like you went to NEC with a proposition and they responded in a combative way 'why should we let you buy this?' - I hated that. All I wanted to do was sell something that I knew it was capable of and everyone make money.
I've only got one SV9500 left to manage now, but as I've been conditioned over 20 years to be self sufficient, their exit from Europe isn't quite the bombshell it could have been. Whats your experiences with selling or maintaining their bigger systems?
I had to adapt to also installing and managing a 2400 IPX with CCIS, ISDN, TDM and IP, etc and eventually sold my own SV8500/SV9500 sites and travelled around the world making them work (particularly with Zeacom and IP-DECT products).
I have to say I enjoyed it but it never felt like an inclusive atmosphere with NEC or their dealers. People were shady, sneaky... it always felt like you went to NEC with a proposition and they responded in a combative way 'why should we let you buy this?' - I hated that. All I wanted to do was sell something that I knew it was capable of and everyone make money.
I've only got one SV9500 left to manage now, but as I've been conditioned over 20 years to be self sufficient, their exit from Europe isn't quite the bombshell it could have been. Whats your experiences with selling or maintaining their bigger systems?