Is the Cisco 2811 overkill for my WAN?

[TRSinNC]

I have a host site and 2 remote sites. I am going to run private line T1 from the host site to each remote site. Phone company is trying to sell me 3 Cisco 2811 (with memory, flash, services upgrades) for $14,000. I will have Nortel BCM 50 telephone system at each remote site using voip gateway to call between offices. Our data application only uses 128k. I would like to have video conference between sites once a week for 30-45 min. So, my question, do I really need the 2811? Is there another router out there that will do the job just as good that may not cost as much? Thanks.

 

[KiscoKid]

The 1800 range is designed to run up to full T1/e1 rates so I'd say it probably is overkill. Based on what you are saying, the 1841 could've probably done the job for you as well.

 

[jneiberger]

You could probably do just a 2801 at the main site and 1800-series routers at the remote sites. If you're just going to have a single T1, you definitely do not need a 2811. You probably don't even need a 2800-series router at all, but it might not hurt to get one at your main site.

 

[jeter]

I agree that you can get a better deal on a lower end router. Ask the vendor what kind of deal your getting. Are they a gold member of Cisco? Can they get you a deal ID worth up to 50% off from Cisco?

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[TRSinNC]

TELCO is Embarq. I appreciate the info, I plan to talk to the sales engineer later today.

To clarify, at the host site, I do have 2 T1 circuits, each going to a remote site.