TRENDnet 300 Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router TEW-639GR (Black)

10 Review to this product

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  D.H.P
  October 11th, 2010 on 1:10 pm

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  Well so far it works. I was a little hesitant on buying this, since i’ve only used Linksys for the longest of time now, but for the price ( when compared to other gigabit routers) I figured wth I could always return it.
  
  The speed increase from my old Linksys 100mb is very noticeable. For anyone having issues with setting this thing up remember you need to reboot your modem so that it can re-acquire the new mac address. Using my old router as a switch ( being 100mb) I was worried that this router would default to 100mb like a few other gigabit routers out there that refuses to mix connections, but it didn’t and my 1gb connections run at advertised speed. So far it hasn’t had a hiccup, no random drops (wired or wireless).

  All in all for the price it works just fine and was very easy to setup. Only downside is no dd-wrt support at the moment ( well I haven’t checked today so don’t call me a liar).
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  Aaron K. Shafer
  October 12th, 2010 on 1:37 pm

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  I’ve spent the last few months dealing with a horrible wireless n router so I decided to go with this one. I also have a TREDNnet wireless n gaming adapter and it’s been fantastic so far. Anyways, this router runs cool even though I’ve been using multiple connections at the same time and using tons of traffic. My PC shows that I average 250Mbps and I see it peak at 300 constantly so the speed is as advertised. I have it running in mixed mode. It only took about 10 minutes to set the router up out of the box. Once I plugged in my cable modem and my pc it automatically configured the connection and I just had to log in and configure the wireless portion and security. In the 10 minutes I also configured my DDNS and my wireless IP Cameras to work with the router. It’s a super easy interface…..pretty much the same as any other router you can buy. When saving settings the reboot only took a few seconds and always went back into the setup. Most routers clunk out and you have to reset and log back in manually. I could go on and on but to keep this short I’d have to say that this router is awesome and it does EXACTLY as advertised. I’ve used most of the major brands of routers and I can’t say much for most. It’s very difficult to find a good reliable product but I think I’ve gotten lucky with this one. Don’t believe hype or buy something because you’ve heard the name before. The only other router I’ve ever been happy with was a Viewsonic believe it or not. That thing was rock solid and never gave me a single problem. If anything changes I will post it….otherwise you can count on this router. I love how people here are claiming they have advanced knowledge but can’t set this router up. It’s really very very simple just follow the quick setup in the manual.

  *UPDATE 1/17/10*
  
  Still no reset needed! I’ve been using tons of data with multiple devices. As a matter of fact Netflix is streaming to my living room right now. I have a torrent downloading on this pc @ 500kB/s and there are no hiccups. Just solid lightning fast connections!

  *UPDATE 3/14/10*
  
  Still no reset needed. I’m running in Mixed Mode and you MUST run 20/40 on the Bandwidth to get full speed. That must be the problem with others but this is standard with any N router.
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  A. Bernard
  October 13th, 2010 on 8:18 am

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  Best wireless router I have used and this is my fifth. I have tried Linksys, D-link, and Zyxel. This was the easiest to set up and I have not had to reboot it in the weeks that I have had it. Addtionally, it is strong enough to stream Netflix on my TV which is about 40″ and two walls away. I have purchased many items from Amazon and have always been impressed with their service.
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  Joseph P. Butler
  October 13th, 2010 on 8:40 am

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  I replaced a Belkin with this unit and have not had the first problem in three months. I used to have to reset the belkin regularly. I am very satisfied.
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  J. HAO Cheng
  October 14th, 2010 on 3:58 am

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  This one is definetly better than any other brand, I had linksys, netgear and D-link before, never got one like this stable and easy to use. I like it.
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  BK of PA
  October 14th, 2010 on 6:53 am

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  This replaces my 6 yr old Wi-G DLink. My objectives for this upgrade were the following:
  
  1. Ease of use & cost effective: Upgrade with quick n easy install, without spending a lot

  2. Realiability: I wanted to have something that I can install, configure ONCE & then simply NOT have to fiddle with it again. No recycles/reboots/resets for months at least.

  3. Performance: Ability to handle parallel streaming to multiple devices with min. loss of speed. Handle all sorts of media streaming from my DLNA server to Netflix & Vudu HDX streaming (1080p) without hiccups. Plus, wifi signal & speed remain consistent in all rooms, basement, back & front lawns, garage etc. Support at lease 1 GB/s on Wire & 300 Mbps on Wifi so that all of my electronic purchases for home network for next 6 years will take full advantage of these speeds, even if partially helpful today (like improved backup time to my network NAS drive, improved DLNA buffering speed for in home video streaming from my DLNA enabled NAS).

  4. Security: Standard ability to setup WPA2 with MAC filtering.

  All of the above objectives were met with my new TEW-639. The only surprise was the MAC filtering section of the admin UI interface is much worse than my 6 yr old D Link. as if a 1st year college student put together a quick & dirty web page. The support person was extremely helpful in walking me through using that interface & said that this is due to the underlying chip-set (odd – since when does hardware chip dictate the UI interface – wrong answer but who cares – it is what it is). I was glad that I have to do this once & at least we can use the current connected WiFi Station list to copy/paste the MAC addresses instead of manually keying in (I was prepared for that in advace – I had taken screen-shots from my D-Link). In the end the only draw-back is that when looking at MAC filter settings, I can’t make out which MAC is for which device (On D-Link I was able to associate labels). The support guy mentioned that the fancy interface is available on TEW 432 & 452 & not on others.

  He gave me a useful link, which I think anyone interested in buying a trendnet router can use in advance to checkout how the router admin works so they don’t have any surprises. (…)
  
  Overall very happy with this product. I had ordered Apple’s Airport Extreme (…) in-between but the admin utility will not run on my desktop (Win XP & Win 7) and had to return it. Then I was waiting for the new TEW-673 to be available in Feb, but then could not justify that on cost/benefit(…) & Trendnet seems to have delayed the rollout of that device – maybe some last minute glitches.

  This router has turned out to work perfectly and has now met ALL of my above objectives.
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  P. McKidney
  October 14th, 2010 on 12:40 pm

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  Pros:

  I never have to reset it
  
  It can work as N only
  
  It is very easy to configure
  
  It allows static IP assignments
  
  It fully supports WPA2

  Cons:

  It is single-band (2.4GHz), not dual (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
  
  The web interface is slow
  
  The signal doesn’t travel as far as more expensive routers

  Other thoughts: A good dual-band router costs about $150 at the moment. For $60 this router is a pretty good value. It will work really well in smaller homes or offices. In my current 6000sq.ft abode, it has problems going through certain walls unless the signal is wireless-N only. As a result I’m using 2 routers to cover the whole house; This one for the newer devices, and another router to support older laptops, wireless cards, and smartphones.
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  M. Lowney
  October 15th, 2010 on 5:09 am

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  Arrived on time, installed without a problem. Works fine on both my WIN 7, N laptop and my LINUX/UBUNTU 9.1, G laptop.
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  Jose Ramos
  October 15th, 2010 on 5:44 pm

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  I have always been a fan of Linksys routers but when my latest router died I couldn’t find a Linksys with all the features this one had. This router is packed with features some of which I hadn’t seen anywhere else. One of my favorites is the wireless on/off switch in the back. I’ve always worried about radiation from the powerfull transmitters in these devices but with this router I can just switch it off when I’m not using it. I was amazed at how much my old Linksys was holding back my internet speed because once I put this router in its place my speed took a noticeable jump. Now I can surf on the two desktops while we stream Netflix on the PS3. If you have more than one PC and have high speed internet don’t sell your self short just get a gigabit router like this one.
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  J. Himebaugh
  October 18th, 2010 on 9:47 am

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  Got the router in the mail and in 30 minutes had it up and running, no problems at all. Have not had any problems yet so no need to talk to tec support for this item, but i gave them 5 stars anyways. Great product.