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This router caused frequent disconnects with the PSN, even when I bought a long Ethernet cord and wired it in directly. I tried various settings found online to clear this issue up, some of which were not available in the router configuration page. Nothing worked. I switched back to the router that came with my internet service, and all of the issues cleared up. Will not buy a Belkin again if it is beat out by a none-name brand router.

I'm an unfortunate owner of this junk. Just as others write, it constantly drops connection. Even if you reset it, it will not change anything. The orange "problem" light blinks constantly. There's no reset button on this thing and "restart router" option in its GUI doesn't change anything either.

Belkin is one of these companies that provide software updates ONLY till the time it sells the products. You buy and that's it. So, do not count on Belkin to provide any fixes. Check their webside an see for yourself when did they provide the latest update for routers in this series.
This thing is such a piece of garbage and Belkin's policy of not providing any updates for their products convinced me that I have to tell everybody - DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FORM THIS COMPANY. I'm just tired of buying stuff that never performs as it ought to, and the companies that ignore consumers the second they get our money.
And this is an advertisement they deserve.

...Or not. This is a cheesy hack in a glossy package. Unreliable, drops wireless connections requiring reset, range is a joke and quite frankly I forgot where I last left it. Probably in a lake.
Wait, now that I think about it I returned it :)

The external lights are so bright you'll think they designed the router to deprive you of sleep and whatever focus you had to begin with. And you would guess that for a $100 router they would include some cool firmware features, right? Maybe a detachable antenna? A somewhat disguised way of loading customized firmware? A brightness knob for the d*mn LEDs? A real router? HAHAHAHA!!

Belkin is hopping the bandwagon and pushing the seal of flashy electronics suited for the average customer. By the average customer, I mean the average ho-hum who spends less than a minute researching before they buy something. The usual dimwit who throws down 100 bones cause it looks purdy on the outside.

Honestly I want to cry when I come across a cool-looking gadget only to find that its yesterday's technology masqueraded in a prettier package with an uglier pricetag. Draft N from what I've seen so far is a joke. I'm sure the final N technology has some cool tricks in store, but until its FINALIZED anything labeled "N" should be considered "'N'ot worth it cause the spec is bound to change".

I bought this router and got burned.

I have owned this product for over a year. The reason why I bought this as because of the N connectivity, and also because it was aesthetically pleasing. The router works fine when wired, however whenever we want to connect a wireless device its a hassle. The "Wireless" LED on the router is almost always off unless a device is connected wirelessly, the only solution is to restart the router to make the wireless connection available. The support page on Belkin's website has disappeared too. For that reason I will take off another Star. If I was in the market for a new router, I would not buy this knowing what I know now.

I purchased this particular product about a year ago because of its features and ease of setup, and it also replaced my pre-N which had sporadic connection problems. From day one, my internet connection would simply reset itself at least once nearly every day. My bandwidth usage is pretty high because I download and evaluate a lot of open-source software, and I also administer Linux machines remotely. So, I thought my ISP was trying to limit my bandwidth by throttling my connection. Turns out, that wasn't the case. Then, I thought since the router is N technology and my clients were G, then changing the router to G should help. Nope, same problem. I've made other kinds of adjustments to all of the settings in the router and even went on the message boards to get help in putting together the "perfect settings." I had the latest firmware installed. And still, my internet connection kept resetting. This went on for a year.

Finally, I decided to buy a different brand router (Netgear model WGR614). This router is just a regular wireless-G router. After using it for about four months, it never went down once, and I didn't have to make any changes to some of the low-level settings! Yup, the problem was Belkin.

I'll never buy any Belkin product again. [...]