 "Best Router Please Read" | 2009-11-18 |
| - Reviewed By megyeri7 |
I bought this router almost a year ago now and have not had any problems with it. It's fast, no down time and don't have to restart it constantly. BUT set up is not what I would call 'very easy'! If you're having trouble with the router ( as I have noticed some people writing the reviews are) don't send it back as most of the time it can be fixed. My advice: Google, read and don't call customer service which I think it's somewhat of a waste of time. Generally simple settings can fix your problems.
Other than that, the router gives me a perfect reception in my house (4000sq ft+) and even outside when I'm in the yard surfing from a laptop. I have both a Mac (running Leopard) and Windows (Win XP and Windows 7) machines that both have easily connected to the internet. I also do not need to walk over to my router and un-plug it to get my internet going which I have had to do with previous routers. Highly Recommended if you want speed, and reliability.
Again, Google or comment if you have trouble and I'll try to help :) |
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 "Great router, flawed firmware and support" | 2009-11-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A20QKHZ1CJBYVA |
I have had this router since it was originally released. The first few firmware revisions were a little bumpy, but the problems I experienced were sorted out relatively quickly and the router was fast and stable - easily the best router I've owned (and there have been many).
Then everything went wrong. Pretty much every firmware release since and including 1.20 has had serious bugs. The router froze with regularity and had to be power cycled. The wireless would restart frequently, temporarily disconnecting all wireless clients. Worse, with firmware 1.31, downgrading to earlier releases is no longer possible. I upgraded to this firmware with the hopes of solving some of the issues that I was having, only to find that it didn't fix the problems and I could no longer revert to 1.11, the last stable version in my experience. Months have passed with no resolution to the freezing issue and those of us who upgraded to 1.3x are stuck with essentially useless devices.
So, overall, I have to give this excellent piece of hardware 2 stars because of D-Link's awful recent firmware and support. If it was possible to revert to an older firmware, perhaps I would feel differently, but I have been forced to replace the router with a non-D-Link device as I work from home and need reliable internet connectivity and VOIP. |
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| "Gaming must!!" | 2009-11-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Z6KY0CW1PKWD |
| I did have the Lynksus wireless router that T-Mobile gave us with our land line but I was constantly having firewall problems. Tried everything. Tutorials, customer support for every company in the house(Sony, Microsoft, Comcast). I got this D Link to fix all the probs I was having with my wireless gaming network. I can and have several times, run my desktop(wired), PS3 (wireless), Xbox 360 (wireless), and laptop (wireless) all at the same time with lightening speed. That includes both PCs browsing the net and both gaming systems playing online multiplayer. Def worth the money I paid for it. Flawless wireless network. Highly recommend for gamers like me. |
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 "KICKING... with none of the other reviewers problems." | 2009-11-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A22SBZE9FNX9C4 |
Very easy set-up, I was up and running in about 15 minutes. It's been up and running for three days now - with no overheating, or drop-outs! I was streaming videos from about 75 feet away with no lag. Not working this weekend so, I'll see how far I can go and will up date.
I was slightly disappointed with the USB port. Connected my printer and thought it would act as a networked printer. No, you have to virtually disconnect the printer from one machine to use it on another.
I would highly recommend this product to a friend!
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| "Ultimate Video Gaming Router" | 2009-11-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A45G4TU7OS8C8 |
| I had this router set up and working in 10 minutes. I connected my PS3 within 5 minutes after that via wireless connection. With my old router I could not figure out all the password codes and network keys and therefore had to set it up with a wired connection. Now I can take my PS3 to any TV in the house and play online, with a strong connection. If you like to play video games online this router is for you. yes the price is steep compared to other routers, but you won't have to worry about losing connection during gaming, lag of connectivity during gaming, and will send the wireless connection throughout your house. I'm very pleased with this product and knowing what it is capable of I would spend another [...] bucks on it if I had to. |
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| "simply excellent" | 2009-11-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: AALL75OIKL631 |
works with my 2005 AT&T DSL Modem SpeedStream 5100
works with my Lenono ThinkPad T61p wireless card (intel 4965 ngb) at 130 Mbps
works with my Lenono ThinkPad T61p wireless card (ThinkPad 11/gba) at 54 Mbps
works with my HP media center wired card at 1Gbps
All my OS are Windows 7 Ultimate
settings are easy and user friendly as before.
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