Belkin Wireless G Plus Router

10 Review to this product

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  Steven Merrill (pikapped@hotmail.com
  October 18th, 2010 on 11:31 am

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  I had one of the blue lynksys routers and could never get it configured to work with my system. I tried the call number, nothing worked long term. I had computer whiz kids come over and tinker with it….no good. I saw this on sale and bought it and set it up by myself and it has worked flawlessly since. And the reception works all over the house and it is well over 2500SFT.
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  Denise J. Garcia
  October 19th, 2010 on 12:49 am

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  This was easy to install it is great! I can use my laptop anywhere in my house and my MAC both at the same time this is a wonderful product!!!!!!
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  J. C. Sell, Jr.
  October 19th, 2010 on 7:48 am

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  I have had this router for a while now and love it. I run a mac so I didn’t worry about the install disk. I have used it with 2 different broadband ISP’s with no problem. I do wish it had removable antennas link many others. I have even purchased a second one for my sister. She has had no problems with it either. Actually of all of the networking hardware, it has been the most reliable and easiest to set-up.

  Don’t use the install CD, just use the web-page setup option.
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  Adam Petrone
  October 19th, 2010 on 3:02 pm

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  I bought this to replace my Belkin B router. This had to be the easiest switch in my life. I just unplugged my old router and powered this up and I was up and running. I have 3 laptops and my Playstation 3 all working off this and they all run without any problems. Don’t hesitate to purchase this. I’ve seen many routers in my business and see Belkin as one of the best for the money. My signal speed increased dramatically over my B router and is faster than 802.11g. It also Complies with 802.11g standards and is also backward-compatible with 802.11b products.

  My main reason for updating my router was because of the new Playstation 3 update which now allows your playstation 3 to connect to your pc to view and play all media stored on your pc. With my B router I found some videos would hesitate while being transmitted to my playstation. Now with this router the media streams perfectly.

  It also Includes advanced security features such as WEP and WPA all for approx 50 dollars you can’t go wrong.

  Love it.
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  William D. Barrett
  October 19th, 2010 on 7:38 pm

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  I originally bought the Linksys WRT54GX2 MIMO router. After struggling with the firmware bugs, poor quality, and lack of documentation, I switched to the Belkin HSM router.

  The automatic setup had trouble detecting my Internet connection. Fortunately, Belkin ships a detailed manual with its product. It guided me through setting up the modem. I never had to even call the customer support guy in India.

  Within about 20 minutes, the router was up and running. I have two wireless and one wired computer on my network. The performance is phenomenal.

  If you want headaches, buy the Linksys MIMO. If you want something that works, stick to Belkin.
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  OverTheMoon
  October 21st, 2010 on 4:28 am

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  I have used the hardwire version of this Router and have found the unit to be as good as any of the other popular wireless routers. The best thing about these Routers is that they have an easy to setup interface but you need to have a Modem with Ethernet or else you are stuck. There is no USB in a router (nor should there be) and so you must have a ADSL modem with Ethernet to get into the routing scene properly. I think setup of the router is about ten minutes once out of the box, however you could spend a long time learning everything the bundled software of this router has to offer like Lan Settings, DHCP client lists, Wan connection types, DNS, Mac addresses, application gateways, virtual servers, client IP filters, mac address filtering, DMZ, Wan ping blocking, Security Logs etc. How much you want to learn routing is up to you, but this box is like a mini-pc that shares your ADSL to any PC that has an ethernet in. Great box and lots to learn if you want.
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  R. Fil
  October 21st, 2010 on 10:03 am

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  I don’t know why people are having such problems with the wireless router…I plugged it in and I was online instantly. Works great wirelessly with my MacBook Pro…I get full signal being downstairs in my house with the Belkin unit upstairs in my office. Never any dropped signals with it. I guess its hit or miss with people’s set up.

  I’m about to order another one for my sister who just purchased a notebook with internal wireless.
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  Colonel Electron
  October 21st, 2010 on 1:00 pm

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  Setup for the router took about 5 minutes. 3 levels of security are built in. Fast, reliable connection (so far I’ve never had the router drop out). The range seems excellent too. I live in a solidly built, stone home in Europe and I can access the router from any room in the house on my notebook. A nice feature that enhances security is the MAC address filtering feature that allows you to set up a list of “allowed” clients that can connect. I highly recommend the product for any user, novice to expert.
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  Sheila Johnson
  October 21st, 2010 on 10:52 pm

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  Incredibly clear and easy setup directions. Done in a mere few minutes. It found my DSL internet connection automatically, but if it hadn’t, there was a lovely typed instruction sheet in the box listing LOTS of DSL providers, including mine, with details for how to configure things. I never needed it, but it was nice to know it was there. (I had tried to set up a Linksys router the week before and it never managed to find my internet connection at all and had lousy, techspeak instructions that were not helpful to a nontechie type like me. It’s getting returned tomorrow!) Nice to have an actual printed instruction manual, too, instead of having to use a CD or online manual.

  So far the Belkin is working just fine and the signal goes where I want it to. Going through multiple walls I get a “low signal” reading but it still works fast enough for my DSL connection.

  My only complaint is that there was a peculiar chapter in the instruction manual about how to set up a network if using AOL DSL, which required assigning an AOL screen name to the router and to each computer. This seemed more than a little bit strange, and since we are already using nearly all of our seven allotted screen names, this wasn’t practical, so instead I used the Network Setup Wizard that came with Windows XP and got things working with only a few minor glitches.
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  S. Albright
  October 22nd, 2010 on 11:11 am

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  Product worked very good, once I replaced my 2.4GHz phone with a 5.8GHz, and have had no issues since replacing the phone. Range is very good and setup was easy. I get network coverage at acceptable levels everywhere in my 2000+ square foot house, in my yard, and down the street. Especially liked the security features this product has and the ability to completely lock down access to the wireless router.

  One interesting note, when using a 2.4GHz phone the router would routinely “lock up” and have to be powered off in order to restore connectivity. This effected both the wireless and wired clients.

  Would definately recommend this product (prodvided you don’t have a 2.4GHz phone), one of the strong points of this unit versus the Linksys was the fact that this product has a lifetime warranty. The Linksys only had one year.