3300 MX for less than £50 - Deal or Unreal?

[ascenseur]

Howdy guys,

Long time no speak, hope you're all well.

Anyway, to cut to the chase; I've been offered to purchase a 3300 MX for just under £50
This seems an absolute steal, and so despite wanting to throw money at it left right and centre for a tinker, I just want to see what you all think...

There's no documentation, passwords, logins, nothing..... It's working, and has been in use (which I can verify) so that's not an issue with it being beyond repair....

So, with all of your expert opinions, is this a wise thing, even if it is just a playabout box?

The first thing that concerns me is the password situation - is the 3300 MX possible to reset logins without Mitel's/a resellers' costly intervention?

I look forward to receiving all kinds of advice from you all.

Ta,

J

[ralph]

Passwords can be "reset".  How it's done depends on the software version.
Do you know what version it is?

Ralph

[ascenseur]

Hi Ralph,

Not a clue I'm afraid, I'm guessing its old-ish as it's been installed for a while and hasn't been maintained properly for a good couple of years

[LoopyLou]

An MX can't go past Release 9 so if you were hoping to use newer software you are out of luck . If you ever have to re-install the software you will have lost access to the licenses so you will not be able to return a system to a running configuration. If you have a Mitel dealer they can re-license the system to you but there is a cost for that and you don't get any of the previous licenses. But as something to goof around with it would be ok. 

[acejavelin]

We have thrown away dozens of MX chassis, after stripping out the drives, they have no real value anymore. But, if you can get into it or determine the App Record ID, if there is still a valid one, most MXs that are now idle were upgraded so the AMC record was migrated to a new SYSID. So about the only thing you could do with it if it had to be reloaded was build non-licensed stuff like analog extensions and trunks, you won't get mailboxes, IP sets, etc.

My bet would be to save the 50, cause it's not a deal... my two cents worth.

[ascenseur]

Smashing, thanks for your advice all, thought it was too good to be true!

I'll keep the £50 in my pocket and save it for something of more use (probably a visit to the dentists at the current rate...)

Thanks again