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Extreme Networks

Based on 168 reviews.

Viavi Solutions

Based on 11 reviews.

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Quotes From Member Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

Meric-Dinc
Director, Solutions at TopTel
We are utilizing Extreme products in many cases, including a significant project in Antalya, Turkey, involving five...
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Wael Awni
Management Board Member And Network Engineer at NewLogics
I use ExtremeCloud IQ for our customers, providing centralized management for multiple branches. I use it for...
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Jan Zontek
System Engineer at Poczta FM
The main use cases for ExtremeControl among my customers are to authenticate the users here for the end systems in...
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Karel Ondracek
Network Administrator at THK Co Ltd
I use ExtremeWireless for several projects. One is for standard end users, another is for the guest network, and a...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
We have been reselling ExtremeManagement for 13 years.
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Jeroen-Dubbelman
Director at Bitrate

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JeroenDubbelman
Director at Bitrate
Our clients use the solution for visibility. They use it to understand the traffic and store years' worth of traffic...
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Jeroen-Dubbelman
Director at Bitrate
The primary use case is for monitoring and troubleshooting. We also use it for security.
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MOHAMEDABDELAZIM
IT manager at Mannai
We have experience with the VIAVI solutions, specifically the ObserverLIVE platform, which we use for network...
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Anonymous User
Engineer at a comms service provider

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Customer Service

IgorTunakin
Senior Network Consultant | Tech Lead WLAN at a computer software company
The technical support for ExtremeCloud IQ needs some improvement, so I'd rate it three out of five.
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Wael Awni
Management Board Member And Network Engineer at NewLogics
Customer service and support need better response times and documentation. I rate them a seven out of ten.
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Yintho Taev
Logistics Supervisor at Andromeda Distribution Corporation
The technical from ExtremeWireless has been good.
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Wael Awni
Management Board Member And Network Engineer at NewLogics
So far, I haven't faced any issues and haven't needed any technical support.
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Bjarte Guterud
General Manager at Heath Comm AS
The technical support is very good. I rate support an eight or nine out of ten.
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Wael Awni
Management Board Member And Network Engineer at NewLogics
The technical support for on-premises is not great, but it is okay for cloud.
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Anonymous User
Network Technician Intern at a tech services company
Customer Service: 10 out of 10. Technical Support: 10 out of 10.
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Ufuk KINDAP
Technical Coordinator at Yildiz Technical University
The Extreme Turkey office directed me to their partners for support. I experienced effective help mainly remotely,...
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Eduardo Castillo
Pre-sales manager at RETO Industrial S.A. de. C.V.
Usually, their technical support is good. Sometimes, they take more time than expected to respond to tickets, which...
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Anonymous User
Windows/Mac Network Administrator at a tech company
Customer Service: Customer service has been great. Any issues I have had were answered quickly and we were able to...
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Anonymous User
CIO at a construction company
I haven't had any reason to contact them.
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Michael Bartlett
President at Marine Alignment, Inc.
Customer Service: Customer service is excellent. From RFQ through deployment and hand off to support, we have been...
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Gassan Armouti
CEO at a tech services company
I would rate the support from Extreme Wireless a five out of five.
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Anonymous User
Presales Engineer at soulco
We haven't had any technical issues but I'm satisfied with the support available. Our software team in Extreme can...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Network Systems Engineer at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Customer service is top notch. If there have ever been non-technical issues with things such as...
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Anonymous User
Senior Security and Infrastructure at a tech services company
Customer Service: Customer service is very helpful. Before deployment we were speaking with our regional customer...
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a non-profit
Support was excellent when I was having client hop at our High School. They helped me design the AP placement off...
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Anonymous User
Principal System Engineer at a tech company
Customer Service: We have never needed to approach customer service as the device has never given us any troubles....
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Anonymous User
Technology Specialist at a hospitality company
Customer Service: I have had no problems with customer service. Technical Support: I haven't needed to use technical...
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Anonymous User
Director of Technology at a educational organization
Customer Service: Customer service is probably the area I am most happy with. They have it right. Aerohive is easy to...
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Anonymous User
ICT Network Manager at a non-tech company
We don't go directly to the vendor. Rather, we get our technical support from a third party, and they have been good...
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Anonymous User
Solution Architect at a tech vendor
When you want assistance, the technical support team is both responsive and helpful. I would rate their technical...
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Anonymous User
Vice President Operations at a non-profit
Customer Service: The customer service has been great. We had a few questions when configuring Radius. When we...
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Robert Zdzieblo
IT specialist at SimTel Sp. z o. o.
I have contacted technical support many times. Usually, they are very efficient and they can solve the issue very...
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Anonymous User
Founder and CEO at a security firm
The tech support is very helpful although there's always room for improvement.
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
I would rate technical support from Extreme as nine out of ten. Nobody is perfect, but it is good because Extreme has...
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Anonymous User
IT Associate at a tech services company
Customer Service: I would rate customer service around 8/10. We have not had any significant problems necessitating a...
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Jan Zontek
System Engineer at Poczta FM
For technical support of ExtremeControl, I have no doubts that they cope with problems effectively, so I would rate...
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Anonymous User
CEO
Eight out of 10.
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
There are some challenges with the availability and expertise of ExtremeSwitching engineers. Technical cases often...
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JeroenDubbelman
Director at Bitrate
The support is very good.
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Jeroen-Dubbelman
Director at Bitrate
If things get complicated, they can get complicated. But then again, what you lose in support, you gain in getting...
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Anonymous User
Support Engineer at Talentys SA
Technical support is pretty responsive. I remember that I had an issue getting information from the documentation...
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at Talentys SA
It's a little expensive.
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer Sr at a healthcare company
The technical support is very responsive and knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
IT Network Professional at a insurance company
Customer Service: I would give customer service a rating of 9/10. Technical Support: I would give technical support a...
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MOHAMEDABDELAZIM
IT manager at Mannai
Technical support is good. I would give their tech support an eight out of ten rating.
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Anonymous User
MFG Diagnostic Integrator at a tech services company
Technical support is very knowledgeable and very helpful. They typically go out of their way to help and get whatever...
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Anonymous User
Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: Customer service was below average. Technical Support: The local value added reseller did not know...
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