419A97XZV8L. SL160 Linksys by Cisco WRTP54G Wireless G Broadband Router for Vonage Internet Phone Service

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Use the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router at the center of your home-office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and Internet phone service! The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really four devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect both screaming fast Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Connect four PCs directly, or attach more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Router function lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The fourth function is the phone adapter which enables high-quality feature-rich telephone service through your high-speed connection even while you're surfing the Internet. There are two standard telephone jacks, each operating independently -- like having two phone lines. With Vonage Service, you'll get low domestic and international phone rates, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Distinctive Ring, and lots of other available special phone features. Choose any free local dialing US area code, regardless of where you live. Add a virtual phone number in any area code, or even a US-wide toll-free number. To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encode all wireless transmissions with up to 128-bit encryption, and supports both Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the industrial-strength wireless security of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configur.

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All-in-one Internet-sharing router, 4-port switch, and 54 Mbps Wireless-G (802.11g) Access Point
Shares a single Internet connection and other resources with Ethernet wired and Wireless-G and B devices
Two standard phone jacks enable feature-rich telephone service over your cable or DSL Internet connection
Supports two independent telephone numbers
High security: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), wireless MAC address filtering, powerful SPI firewall

Linksys by Cisco WRTP54G Wireless-G Broadband Router for Vonage Internet Phone Service 2.3 out of 5 based on 63 ratings. 3654 user reviews

Network Accessories Linksys by Cisco WRTP54G Wireless-G Broadband Router for Vonage Internet Phone Service Use the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router at the center of your home-office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and Internet phone service! The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really four devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect both screaming fast Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Connect four PCs directly, or attach more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Router function lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The fourth function is the phone adapter which enables high-quality feature-rich telephone service through your high-speed connection even while you're surfing the Internet. There are two standard telephone jacks, each operating independently -- like having two phone lines. With Vonage Service, you'll get low domestic and international phone rates, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Distinctive Ring, and lots of other available special phone features. Choose any free local dialing US area code, regardless of where you live. Add a virtual phone number in any area code, or even a US-wide toll-free number. To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encode all wireless transmissions with up to 128-bit encryption, and supports both Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the industrial-strength wireless security of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configur. $129.99 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419A97XZV8L._SL160_.jpg

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10 Review to this product

Marie
November 19th, 2010 on 6:20 pm
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I have only had my Vonage router for one day, but so far I am very impressed.

Set up was so easy. I have had trouble setting up other wireless routers (including other linksys ones) and this one worked the first time I plugged everything in. I then set up the security, I have had experience doing that before, and I had no problem.

I then plugged my phone in and it worked!!! I expected to have to call tech support from a lot of reviews I have read plus my experience with other products. I finished every step without getting confused or need for extra help.

The Vonage service is great. The sound quality is perfect. I have tested some of the free features Vonage includes and they work flawlessly.

Everything is now set up and I did not call tech support once. I am very happy I got this router and signed up with Vonage. I know it has gotten some bad reviews, but I think you should try it out. There is a money back guarantee so what do you have to lose?

Edit – 1/30/06 Okay now that I have had time to get to know the Vonage service I have a few more things to say.

I had no problems at all with my Vonage service. I did decide to cancel it before the 30 day trial period was up. One reason I canceled it is because I did not want to go without phone service incase my cable modem went down. The only other reason is because of 911 dialing. I am not familiar with the way it works so I won’t go into it, but I have heard there is a chance that 911 would not get your address in an emergency call to them.

Now here is the part where Vonage sucks. I was told after talking to 3 customer service reps (who barely speak English) that I could not be transferred to the cancellation department in the US because their transfer system is down. I asked for a direct number and of course they claimed to not have it.

I finally got through later that night and talked to a very rude man that canceled my order after 10 attempts to try and make me keep their service. I was told to send everything back and when I do to call them with the tracking number provided by the USPS and they will credit my account.

He also tried to charge me $40.00 for canceling. I said “I am sorry but this is supposed to be a free trial. He rudely said “Yes, but you have our equipment.” I complained and he said he would wave the fee.

I mailed my Vonage equipment back today and called their support number, as he told me to do to give them the tracking number from the USPS. Well, I talked to two different people (who barely spoke English) and they had no clue what I was talking about. After that I gave up and am just going to wait for them to receive the package to get my money back.

I would never go with them again just because of their poor customer service.

One more thing to think about is if you have your number ported over to them kiss it goodbye because you cannot get it back out of Vonage.
N. Zhu
November 20th, 2010 on 7:45 am
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My experience with the router has been excellent. The wireless AP works very well and has never dropped the connection – in this regard this router has been better than Netgear and D-Link routers I’ve used in the past. Of course the reason to get this router is the Vonage broadband phone service, and I can say that – as long as I have a good Internet connection – the Vonage service works great with this router, with excellent voice quality and no significant delay. Sometimes voice quality drops because of the Internet connection or the Vonage service, but that’s not the hardware’s fault. This router is capable of voice quality every bit as good as a landline, and far better than a cell phone.
E. Kauffman
November 21st, 2010 on 10:37 am
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I use this router to connect an Apple G4 and two Dell computers to the internet and to run my Vonage phone line. As is usual for a mac, the only configuring I needed to do was to plug them into each other. The Dells took a bit more work, but not much and considering they are each in different rooms from the router and on different floors, the signal strength is great. As for Vonage, I took a chance because Vonage’s unlimited local and long distance calling, at $24.99 a month, represents a 75% savings over my monthly combined BellSouth and AT&T bill. I’ve had absolutly no problems with Vonage. The sound quality is no different than BellSouth and for my monthly fee I also get call waiting, call forwarding, caller id and voice mail – which I can retrieve via phone or email. Granted, I haven’t had to call 911, but hopefully Vonage has gotten those problems worked out. If not, I’ll just have to rely on my cell phone. All in all, I give both the router and Vonage five stars.
A. A. Ruggia
November 22nd, 2010 on 3:29 am
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I purchased the WRTP54G router from Best Buy after subscribing to Vonage online cause I rather have the wireless router instead of the standard router Vonage sends you and I’ve been completely satisfied with this router. Once I got it home and hooked it up I had to call Vonage to give them my new MAC Address since the MAC address they had in their system was from the router they shipped me. Once I gave them my new MAC address everything was then enabled. Tech support told me there was a FIRMWARE update for this router which he uploaded to me (1.00.37) and had me install. Once the router took the new firmware everything worked flawlessly.

Overall I’m completely happy with this router
Arkan
November 22nd, 2010 on 11:53 am
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Hard to believe so many people had problems with this device.

Well for me i had replaced my old Thomson usb ADSL modem as i was loosing my internet connection every few hours.

So i decided to switch to Linksys Wireless Adsl router.

I m not a techsavy person,so i was very afraid if i had to any configuration.

I have several devices that require internet connection.

1.PC

2.Wireless Laptop

3.Voip Phone

4.PS3

But i just put in the cd ,and followed the instructions.do not plug in the cables before reading the instructions on the cd.

Put in my ISP login id and password and also entered my wireless network name and password.Also it asked me to select my ISP provider

And voila everything was connected and internet was working.

Its been running for 2 days now ,without any hitches.

PS .. my wireless laptop is connecting to the internet at excellent speeds and it is in another room which is 15 mts away on the same floor
E Sutherland
November 23rd, 2010 on 12:47 pm
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Hello,

I too had issues when I purchased this in January 2006. After lots of searching I found out the firmware in mine had to be updated. My original firmware version was 1.00.18 . I upgraded to firmware version 1.00.59 , on January 24, 2006. It is now March 8, 2009 and this router and vonage has been working excellent the entire time. I just happened to cruise by this page looking for another one for my son’s apartment. They work great, easy to configure, and I will get another one. By the way, it is wireless G. If you think you need N or something faster then find it. When I want serious speed I go wired. For those of you thinking you want built in USB, I just use a wired (works better than wireless) Linksys PSUS4 print server hooked to one of the ports, then to my HP printer. So I have the benefit of wireless G and wireless printing, with the speed of wired. Cox cable with Motorola surfboard SB5101.
Tim Rowley
November 24th, 2010 on 5:51 am
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I purchased this device when switching phone companies to Vonage. I previously had the wireless G w/speed booster router from Linksys and was very pleased with that. Right out of the box this new device was great, my wireless worked perfect, and when I activated VoIP, the phones worked great also. However, the only flaw is call-waiting. When Im on the line and a second caller calls in, it disconnects my primary call, and rings for the second… This is a known issue and a fix is on the way Im told, so just be aware of this issue. Im sure they will have it sorted out with a software update shortly, then this will be a perfect device.
Mitchell L. Gillman
November 24th, 2010 on 9:04 pm
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Summary: This product works perfectly as a wireless router with my Dell laptop PC and also works perfectly with the new Vonage phone service that I signed up for. I’m using a Panasonic 5.8 GHz cordless phone plugged into the Linksys. Call quality is great – domestic and overseas.

My only surprise was that I needed to wait several hours after signing up for Vonage before I could routinely make and receive phone calls. I don’t know if it was normal or not but now – 12 hours later – all phone features works perfectly. Most importantly, it operates just like any regular phone service – no difference.

I’ve worked for local telephone service providers my whole life and they FEAR broadband (or VoIP) phone service in a big way – whether it’s Vonage or the cable TV version of VoIP. They will do anything to discredit it. The fact of the matter is that I can now speak from first hand experience that this service – along with this particular wireless router – is great.
Mr. Real
November 25th, 2010 on 8:07 am
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I was browsing around when I ran across this router that I’ve been using for 3+ years. I was stunned at it’s user rating. I have never had ANY issues with it. It works perfectly wirelessly with 2 computers, the phone connection has never been a problem. And I’ve had no issues faxing. I have a great wireless range. I’ve been outside with my laptop and used the internet up to 150 feet away with no problem. Setting up for basic use or advanced security settings is simple to fairly simple. The only reason I may replace it is so we can upgrade to a wireless N router. And that may be turn out to be a mistake, since we’ve never had problems with this router. We’ve even moved from a Comcast area to a Metrocast Cablevision area. So no issues with either broadband provider. As I’ve said, it’s been flawless. For what it’s worth, those are my two cents about this router.

9/22/08 UPDATE

Have upgraded to a Netgear Wireless “N”. Am still using Linksys router though. I kept the router since my Vonage needs it. But to keep the linksys wireless G from interfering with my N, I shut the linksys’ wireless signal off. And by plugging a network cable from the linksys to the netgear… I still have my vonage! Happy Networking!
MacInTX
November 25th, 2010 on 12:58 pm
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I bought this to get the Vonage service. I already had a wireless router so I copied the settings into the WRTP54G and was online immediately.

Then I used Vonage’s web site to sign up for service and had a working phone in minutes. I would recommend this router to anyone considering Vonage service.