ISDN Router Purchase Inquiry

[cvel]

My question pertains to which router could be considered to hang with the best of ISDN routers, while at the same time being conservatively priced. I'm looking to buy new/used over e.Bay, so ideally I would keep the purchase price below $100. Among the bare minimum requirements for a ISDN Router is that the router must perform dynamic bandwidth allocation. Know of any moderately priced and good ISDN routers out there? Here's a few over at e.Bay right now:

CiscoPro 762 ISDN router

Ascend Pipeline 50 ISDN Router

Farallon Netopia PN640 Internet Router ISDN

WebRamp 8port ISDN Router and Hub

Any of these take the cake?

Thanks,

cvel.

 

[CTR]

I've worked with all of those, and I liked the Pipe50 for home use. I used to have one at my house before I got a Cisco 800.

 

[cavingjan]

Also consider the SMC baracade. While its not an ISDN router from the ground up, its a nice little broadband router with a serial port for connecting an ISDN or analog external modem to it. Helps make the transition to DSL or cable cheaper and easier later. That is if you already have an ISDN modem.
On another not, I like the 3com model. Nice and easy to set up. The router itself is the same as their LAN modem, which I'm using right now, but just has an ISDN modem instead of the sportster.

 

[Damaged]

Do NOT get the Cisco 7xx series. Biggest piece of crap to roll down the pike in quite some time. Actually Cisco just repackaged this POS from some company they purchased in the mid 90s.

I like the Netopia Farrallon, but not the 640s so much. The new 3500 series are great though. The 640 is really not a bad solution though.

I'm not a big fan of Ascend, but the Pipe 50s are okay.

No clue on the WebRamp. Never really messed with them, but...as I recall they have an issue connecting to 3Com Total Control boxes. Might want to check with your provider on that one.

 

[cvel]

I spent about a week scouring e.Bay and ended up buying an Ascend Pipeline 50 (with powersupply and cd, minus manual or cables) for $60.

Thanks for posting your opinions,

cvel.