 "Good Router for the money" | 2010-01-18 |
| - Reviewed By pm |
I bought this router when my D-Link died for no reason. I was a little hesitant because I've never owned a Belkin, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I've owned Netgear, D-Link and Linksys routers and have had mixed results when it comes to reliability, signal strength etc. My last router (D-Link) was very spotty when connecting wireless devices (laptop/Xbox 360), would lose signal strength and was always having to reset it.
I've had this router a few weeks and I'm very happy with this Belkin so far. I have a medium to small house, so the range on this router works well (IF YOU HAVE A LARGE HOUSE THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST ROUTER). Upon receiving the router I noticed this was the lower model of the Belkin routers, stating it has minimal range and is best for Internet Surfing and Email. The signal strength is very good and doesn't drop off, which was a problem with my D-Link. I have 2 laptops (Mac & PC), iPhone and Xbox 360 and all of them connected without a snag. The only reason I gave this Router 4 stars because the set-up was a little tricky. I have CenturyLink/Embarq and the router set-up program didn't have them listed as an ISP. I had to do an internet search to find out how to setup my router. Luckily it was as simple as changing the IP address.
I've also used this router for Online gaming with my 360 and it works very well. I have DSL Light and was impressed with how well the router worked playing online First Person Shooter games. This was a constant problem with my previous routers. You really can't beat this router for the price. |
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 "Wireless router" | 2009-12-19 |
| - Reviewed By Rebecca Richards from Cape Coral, Fl |
| Awesome product and SOOOOOO cheap! Easy to set up unless you have Windows Vista and then you cannot use the CD provided. You must go to the website - I did not see the insert in the package until I had tried to use the CD like 10 times! Well worth the money! |
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| "Cheap, functional, lifetime warranty!" | 2009-11-07 |
| - Reviewed By Chino from Miami, FL USA |
This Belkin Wireless-G router (F5D7230-4) is cheap (frequently found to be less than half the price of the Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router). It is easy to setup, and has robust security options (WPA2/TKIP, MAC filtering, no SSID broadcast, etc.). Firmware is easy to update. Belkin provides a lifetime warranty on it (no longer true for their latest generation of products like the F5D7234-4).
I have two. I use one of the as a travel router (yes it is small enough, although I miss my Linksys WTR54GS and I may consider moving on to one of these). The second I use as a WAP in my basement (my Actiontec MI424WR just can't deliver the signal I need in the basement). |
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| "Excellent value for the money..." | 2009-11-05 |
| - Reviewed By JP from Chi-town |
| I'm not really sure how much more there is to say about this little wireless router... It's small, easy to install, and so far reliable; and, for around $30, you really can't beat it (I think I paid $23 + Shipping). I will say that I am an average user, i.e. net surfing, images, videos, etc. I have the router connected on the first floor of my home and I get great connection from anywhere in my house... second floor, basement, etc. So far, I am very happy with it; and, if something happens to change my mind, I will be back here to post that too... |
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 "The wireless on it is useless" | 2009-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By An Amazon User |
| As a wired router it works fine, though the wireless radio in mine died after about a month. It still "works" sometimes, though usually anything that tries to connect to it will simply fail, sometimes locking the router up in the process. If you're not going to be using the wireless aspect of it, go for it, otherwise just buy a linksys. |
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| "Cheap -- but not reliable" | 2009-09-05 |
| - Reviewed By An Amazon User |
On one hand, these are cheap little routers. They work most of the time. However, I have now had 3 of these, and the first two have been very flaky -- dropping wireless pretty consistently. I will say that it wasn't a problem to get it replaced under warranty, though. I guess for a cheap unit like this, it's not worth their time to troubleshoot, they just send you a new one. So I appreciated that.
I've also noticed that the look/model of these changes rapidly. I wonder if they are OEMing different models from manufacturers making ultra-cheap hardware. I can't say I'm very impressed. |
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