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X-16 will soon be sold at Sams Club on line.
I wonder how much longer the X-45p and the 100-P
will be Dealers only.

Hmmm interesting Bizfon still making it?

So much for making money selling Xblue products.

The move to selling Bizfon equipment through Costco was their kiss of death. I believe that I heard that the return rate was in the high 90% range because phone systems aren't as "plug and play" as people think. They were buying these packages, plugging them in and expecting everything to function to their standards right out of the box.

It is a shame to see this happen with X-Blue. I understand that the national presence will generate a huge influx of business initially, but when the end users realize that they are in over their heads, the returns will start coming in left and right.

Returns or service calls to local companies to get the thing working correctly.

Best Buy tried selling the old Merlin 820 systems quite a few years ago. That didn't last very long either.

Costco sold the SW Bell 246 for awhile

Dumb move IMO

Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.......

My opinion of the X-Blue hasn't changed since the first time Ed V. cranked one up using a majic jack in a Charleston hotel room for a bunch of us to play with. It was quality then and still is!

Now as far as the X-Blue executives deciding to market them through Sam's I'm afraid it will degrade their reputation but on the other hand a manufacturer can't turn a profit (there is that nasty word again) unless the product gets purchased by consumers.

I wish them all the best :thumb:

My bread and butter system was phased out about a year ago. I wish the manufacturers would have made a deal with my local Costco to move everyone of them right here. CHING CHING

Anyway, if your an X-Blue dealer get your name visible and make lemonade from this. I personally enjoy working on systems that DIYer's try to set up, they usually are much more appreciative at that point.

I have the e-mail from Ernie Meadows....X-Blue is not selling these X-16s to Sam's Club, a distributor is.

Yes, I've seen the Costco Freedom Phone 246, the Bizfon nonsense, and I wish X-Blue good luck...but as TadiranTechTexas indicated....more work for us.

John, you are correct...the main manufacturers seem to want out of the small system market and into the IP craze. Why fix something that isn't wrong?

Speaking of IP.....the powers that be at X-Blue have stopped development of the VoIP function for the X-16 and the 45/100 series. But they are using R&D funds for a new all VoIP system.
Maybe......???


:shrug:

Good Luck.

My 2 cents.....