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What the OEMs Won’t Tell You

The Top 5 things OEM's don’t want you to know:

1. They’ll tell you that used or “grey market,” as they like to refer to it, can not be trusted nor is it authentic. That equipment not purchased directly from the OEM or an authorized reseller is risky. What they won’t tell you is that you get the exact same operational functionality, guaranteed authenticity from Worldwide Supply Certified Pre-Owned network equipment that you get from new with 3 times the warranty at a 50 to 95% cost savings. 
2. They will try to tell you that network equipment purchased on the secondary market has the same lead times as new. What they won’t tell you is that Certified Pre-Owned network hardware is available at substantially reduced lead times over the OEM – Worldwide Supply can frequently deliver your networking hardware immediately within days, not months like the OEM. Worldwide Supply carries an extensive multi OEM inventory in our new climate-controlled distribution facilities.
3. They’ll imply that refurbished hardware is damaged and inoperable. What they’ll forget to mention is that Certified Pre-Owned network equipment from Worldwide Supply is fully tested in our state-of-the-art testing facility to OEM specifications and exacting standards by our on-staff certified engineers in accordance with our ISO 9001:2008/TL9000 Quality Management System certification.
4. They’ll caution you that used network hardware doesn’t come with any warranty or guarantees.  What they just might leave out is that Worldwide Supply is the leader in secondary market equipment warranties.  Our industry leading warranty is 3 years on every single piece of Certified Pre-Owned equipment we sell! Most OEMs only provide 90 days to 1 year.
5. The OEM will use scare tactics to warn you away from purchasing used networking equipment, telling you it is not eligible for manufacturer maintenance agreements. They won’t tell you that Worldwide Supply's certified pre-owned network equipment is eligible for manufacturer’s maintenance agreements including Cisco® SMARTnet in several ways:
   • Roll up existing used and refurbished equipment serial numbers during time of contract renewal.
   • With a 3-year warranty and advanced replacement services from Worldwide Supply you don’t really need a costly maintenance agreement.
   • We arrange to have your Certified Pre-owned equipment certified by the Cisco and other OEM’s thereby making it eligible for SMARTnet and other manufacturers maintenance programs.
   • You could take advantage of our NetGuard protection program, the Worldwide Supply alternative to Cisco SMARTnet and other advanced exchange programs with support for multi-vendor network equipment at a 50-95% savings over SMARTnet or other similar OEM maintenance programs.

So, what are you waiting for! Start maximizing your savings with the availability, quality and reliability of Certified Pre-Owned data and telecom networking equipment from Worldwide Supply. Call us at 973.823.6400, click “Live Chat” or send us an email to find out more.