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This was as simple and painless of an installation as you could want, and it works flawlessly. This router was installed on a 20" Imac running 10.4.11, and the wife's wireless computer is a G4 Ibook. This was less than a 25 minute installation, from out of the box, to having a wireless working connection.

Some history. I have been through 2 previous routers, and this Belkin is the simplest to install and get up and running.... 2 weeks now and not one problem.... no reason to call for assistance, unlike the other two which needed help in the install process and beyond, way beyond.

My best advice.... never ever purchase a D-Link product. D-Link Stinks. They have no customer support whatsoever.... NONE!, just an automated phone system, a 40 minute waste of time, then a message stating "due to heavy call volume, we are unable to take your call at this time, thank you, goodbye!" You get that message no matter when you call, at least for the four days I tried before I threw their router in the trash...

My second best advice..... avoid Lynksys, but not for the same reason. At least they answer the phone. Contacting them is easy, and there is not wait, but all their technical support is in India or in the Philippines. I spent the better part of 3 days trying to get the Lynksys router working talking to "Minnie Mouse" in the Philippines, or "Sam" in Pakistan before I realized that I knew more about a Mac than both of them combined, and that they were never going to help me establish a maintained connection. I will admit, I am in my 60's and my hearing is not so good, but I honestly don't think I understood half of what they were saying.

Then I bought this little beauty, and life once again is pleasant..... My wife has wireless internet while she sits and watches her home and garden programs on TV, and I can work in peace on my computer in my room.

Thank you Belkin, and especially for making it affordable.

mike

I bought this router for my girlfriend after purchasing her a laptop to use at home. As always I researched the product, read the reviews and decided to get it. I read where some folks had issues setting it up using windows Vista, but let me tell you, its probably easier than using the disc provided. I connected the cables, put power to the router last and let vista do the work detecting it. In fact it took me straight to the web-based setup page. I personalized the SSID, setup security, and voila up and running in under 5 minutes!!!. I highly recommend. I personally have a Linksys WRT45G router reflashed with DD-WRT software, which hasn't failed me yet but for the price of the Belkin, you really can't beat it.

The router was easy to set up and works great, as long as we don't have a cordless phone plugged in. When the phone is plugged in you can hear interference when on the phone and the wireless connection drops. I have tried this with two phones and both have the issue. I assume it is because they are on the same frequency.

I must have spent 6 hours online looking for a good, easy to use and configure wirless G router. After reading all the reviews here on Amazon I bought this little router for $30. I'm not disappointed. It took me 5 min. to configure and since then has been running 24/7 with no drops or problems in signal. I had a Linksys B Wireless router before that had to reset every day even to get Internet access on my Ehthernet Desktop PC... a real pain in the neck ! This Belkin ME1004-R is great, after 2 months of use it runs smoothly with true 58 Mbps.

The cheapest construction imaginable -- we literally had to hold the power connection with our hands to keep it from falling out. Save your time, save your money, and go with another product.