DEAD: Used Ruckus R710 - good deal $150USD shipped or less in qty

[itronin]

Listings are US Ship destinations only. YMMV

edit - first listed deal sold out quick.
edit - second listed deal sold out a few hours later.

I was searching for some R710's for a couple of friends and came across this listing on the bay.

Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex R710 Access Point for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex R710 Access Point at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

there's also this deal for qty 5 at $540 USD shipped. which explicitly says NOT tested simply pulled from a working environment. definitely YMMV

Ruckus Wireless R710 Access Point 901-R710-US00 (Units Only) Lot of 5 | eBay

Ruckus Wireless R710 Access Point 901-R710-US00. We have sold a lot of these this month. We try to make note of an major defects; however, we do miss things. We only have a limited amount of these left.

www.ebay.com

this is a handy thread if you don't know about Ruckus AP's.

no affiliation with or knowledge of either seller.

 

[Scott Laird]

FWIW, the R710 seems to have 5 more years of support from Ruckus. It went EOL in early 2022, but their docs say that it's supported until the end of 2027. So presumably they will keep receiving updates until then.

Ruckus has went downhill lately, compared to a few years ago when they seemed to be the best WiFi AP vendor, but they still allow free firmware updates, at least for Unleashed (their controllerless setup), and generally allow cross-flashing without headaches.

 

[Lambdariver]

Thanks! Just picked up the 5-pack to replace my R600s. Good to get supported firmware and a bit more power to punch through thick walls.

 

[Fritz]

I've got a couple of old as dirt 7372's I picked up for cheap and they work just fine. What would I gain by replacing them with 710's?

TIA

 

[Sacrilego]

FWIW, the R710 seems to have 5 more years of support from Ruckus. It went EOL in early 2022, but their docs say that it's supported until the end of 2027. So presumably they will keep receiving updates until then.

Ruckus has went downhill lately, compared to a few years ago when they seemed to be the best WiFi AP vendor, but they still allow free firmware updates, at least for Unleashed (their controllerless setup), and generally allow cross-flashing without headaches.

How are the going downhill if you don't mind me asking? Just curious cause I like the APs quite a bit. Hardware wise, I've never had an issue.
But I've never used their support to be honest.

 

[itronin]

first listed deal has sold out.

 

[ms264556]

FWIW, the R710 seems to have 5 more years of support from Ruckus. It went EOL in early 2022, but their docs say that it's supported until the end of 2027. So presumably they will keep receiving updates until then.

Ruckus have gradually changed to a much worse policy on security updates. You now get these for only 3 years after end-of-sale, so you've only got another couple of years on the R710.

Regardless, it's great to see used prices coming down.

 

[itronin]

Both deals dead now.

Hopefully those that wanted 'em got 'em.

 

[Magnet]

Why is ruckus popular? I've never used it. Seems popular around here.

 

[Sacrilego]

Why is ruckus popular? I've never used it. Seems popular around here.

The reasons in my case are:

• Reliable enterprise hardware with long software update support (apparently until recently) even after EOL.
• Unleashed firmware allows an AP to act as a slight feature reduced controller for other ruckus APs. No cloud subscriptions required.
• Easily available at low prices for APs that are about to enter EOL or announced EOL.

I don't have any experience with their customer support, so I can't say much on that end. However, like I mentioned in my previous post, I've also never had any issues with the hardware either.