Belkin Wireless-G Router DSL/Cable Gateway

10 Review to this product

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  Kabir Kanodia
  November 26th, 2010 on 4:55 am

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  Good product….
  
  Came in cheap…proved to be better than D-link..
  
  Delivery was fast..within 5 days…(got free delivery also)
  
  Its been 3 months and its working non-stop since then…
  
  Truly a plug-play-forget product….
  
  I recommend a buy….
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  Amrodam
  November 27th, 2010 on 6:33 pm

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  I just bought this item and it seems to work great. I have one computer connected over wire and two wireless. Both work great. The wireless works at further distances than the linksys I owned and just dumped. Setup was easy (except that the default SSID described in the manual isn’t the same one that was configured – but this was easy to figure out). I have 64bit WEP enabled and have no problems. I also like that it has the parental control feature (although I have not yet tested that).
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  Mr. A. Raja
  November 29th, 2010 on 1:30 pm

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  I have been using belkin routers for almost 5 years now. my first router was a dlink, what a waste of money and time, second one was netgear 11g and the thoughts about that one are not much different from the dlink. as far as belkin goes, hands down the best router ever. first of all you dont have to be a network genius to hook this one up. as long as you can read and follow directions you will be alright. it took me literally 5 minutes to hook this router up. everything is plain and simple. i had to hook up a friends netgear rangemax the other day and believe me i was ready to pull my hair out. in the same room my friends laptop was unable to connect to the router. i took my belkin there, hooked it up and walla full bandwidth in no time. i likes belkin so much that i replaced my belkin 11g (the one above) with a new belkin mimo. not that i needed the upgraded its just that i wanted to.
  
  trust me if you want a router free of trouble buy this and you will be happy.
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  Mr. A. Raja
  November 29th, 2010 on 1:53 pm

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  i have used dlink, netgear and the linksys but belkin tops them all. its simply PnP. no need to do all of the setup unless you really want to. dlink was good but their customer service was as bad as one can imagine. belkin got lifetime warranty and life time customer support. i had it installed in my basment and i was able to get a “good” or “very good” signal in my bedroom on the second floor.
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  M. Shuff
  November 29th, 2010 on 7:14 pm

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  I am a network engineer, and I’ve included a long saga to compare this router with other brands that I have just tried to install. The short review: 5 stars – great router. You can be up in minutes and speed, coverage, reliability are great.

  I had a Linksys 802.11b router and notebook card that worked fine, but the coverage and speed were slow around the house. My wife wanted wireless in her laptop. I didn’t use my laptop for the internet much, so I decided to give it to her. The installation crashed her Dell Latitude D600. So, I came on to Amazon and bought the top of the line Linksys 802.11n SRX400 router and card – not cheap. I also just bought a MacBook Pro, so I thought a better router would be in order. The Mac connected initially. My old laptop with the 802.11b connected (but said it was disconnected). The SRX400 card I bought with it kept going dead in two laptops. I exchanged the router. Same problem. I returned them. Then, I got a Netgear Extreme…also expensive. After much struggle, I got it up and running for a few weeks. Then, the router kept rebooting itself. NetGear support couldn’t help (sounded like they were on cell phones – terrible). I returned it. Then, I talked to a guy at Best Buy. Went with the Linksys 54g SRX200. Same problems with the SRX400. I have set up many Linksys routers, so I have no clue what is up with these new ones. I called support. They couldn’t help. They then told me no level II technicians were available, and they would call me back. They didn’t. I took it back.

  I bought the Belkin G router and was up in minutes (the way it should be). All the computers connected without a hitch. Got security set up just like that. What’s more, my coverage is just as good as it was with the MIMO and SRX…and other range boosting/speed boosting technology. I don’t notice much difference in speed. Bottom line, this router is perfect for most anybody to use at home or work, and it is incredibly easy to use and reliable. Although I didn’t need to use Belkin support, they have a huge CALL US and an 800 number right on the front of the box.

  Thumbs way up for Belkin…and less expensive.
  
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  R. Beauchamp
  November 29th, 2010 on 10:47 pm

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  I’ve been using this router for a couple of weeks, and am entirely pleased so far.

  Setup was quick and painless, and the box is right — it really did only take about three minutes.

  I’m using the router to connect wirelessly to my laptop, which uses an old 802.11b PC card from a different manufacturer. There are no compatibility issues; it works great and I’m glad I didn’t have to buy a new PC card.

  The range is more than sufficient in my house. My old 802.11b router was unable to reach from the spot I wanted it in, to the spot where I use my laptop. (It’s only 30 feet away, but passes through a couple of walls and doors.) The Belkin seems to have no problem with the range, the walls or the doors.

  I see a couple of other reviewers have noted the need to update the router’s firmware. Mine came with the updated firmware already installed, so that may not be an issue any more.

  Overall, my out-of-the-box experience was great and my daily usage has been hiccup-free. I’ve got no reason not to give five stars here.
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  donny
  November 30th, 2010 on 1:03 am

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  I got this router for my classroom at school. Set up was a piece of cake on my macs running 10.3. Up and running on the internet in less than 5 minutes!

  Super fast speed!

  This replaced a linksys router running wireless g, and the speed on the connection has doubled! Downloading pages, and email has increased in speed conseiderably. I was amazed!

  Highly recommend.
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  megabeilin
  November 30th, 2010 on 11:57 am

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  Don’t be fooled by the negative reviews. As long as you follow the very simple instructions, there’s nothing to the installation, and it works fine. One of the reviews commented on the difficulty in setting up WEP or WPA security. Nonsense! All you need to do is take two minutes to read the relevant chapter in the very detailed electronic manual, in Adobe Acrobat format on the CD-ROM installation disk. You have to access the router settings via Internet Explorer, and if you use WEP, you generate a passcode and then set the same code on your other computers. If you’ve never done that before, it may seem a little frustrating, but the fault lies not with Belkin but rather with Microsoft’s Windows XP. So long as you know how to configure a wireless networking adapter on Windows XP, the Belkin components — routers or adapters — perform flawlessly. As a budget minded consumer, I’m thankful that Belkin makes such competitively priced networking products.
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  Brett Schulte
  December 1st, 2010 on 8:44 am

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  The Belkin uses the Broadcom wireless chipset, the same as Linksys, Apple, HP / Compaq, and many others, yet it costs far less. It’s also got good parental control features that are free for the first six months. I got one for under $30 with free shipping and no rebate.
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  BuckeyeDoc
  December 1st, 2010 on 2:21 pm

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  I have owned this router for over 1 year and it has never let me down. It is a breeze to set-up and works well with my VoIP system. The only drawback is its limited range but you would not notice this in an apartment or condo. Only when I moved into a single family home did I notice a drop in signal strength on the second floor. I tested it on a Gateway Vista desktop and set-up program ran with no problems. I have owned 2 Belkin routers and highly recommend them for their ease of use, lifetime warranty, and reliability.