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Belkin N Wireless Modem Router
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + ShareDisappointing reliability
(2 out of 5) by J. WATT on Oct 3, 2009 (Oslo)I was under the impression that Beklin made quality products but as it turns out their stuff cr@ps out quite quickly.
My wireless has started to get progressively worse, where now my connection is constantly timing out. Of course this doesn't happen on my wired connection, or when I jump to a different wireless connection near by. Anyway. It's a half decent thing while it lasts, but for the money you're paying it's basically a pile of cr@p.
I wouldn't recommend Belkin to anyone.
My wireless has started to get progressively worse, where now my connection is constantly timing out. Of course this doesn't happen on my wired connection, or when I jump to a different wireless connection near by. Anyway. It's a half decent thing while it lasts, but for the money you're paying it's basically a pile of cr@p.
I wouldn't recommend Belkin to anyone.
An appauling router
(1 out of 5) by Stuk on Apr 4, 2009 (England)There are many problems with this router:
* It takes a long time to connect to the wireless (much longer than my old Netgear), and many times requires at least two attempts.
* Many times Windows XP won't connect to the wireless at all (this worked fine with the Netgear)
* Every time you browse the status page of the router, it will either loose the Internet connection, or crash completely, meaning unplugging it and waiting for it to start again
* And this morning, after about three weeks of use, the wireless has broken completely and not amount of restarting or resetting will bring it back.
* And to top it all off, as said above, the blue lights on the front are ridiculously bright.
In conclusion: not recommended.
* It takes a long time to connect to the wireless (much longer than my old Netgear), and many times requires at least two attempts.
* Many times Windows XP won't connect to the wireless at all (this worked fine with the Netgear)
* Every time you browse the status page of the router, it will either loose the Internet connection, or crash completely, meaning unplugging it and waiting for it to start again
* And this morning, after about three weeks of use, the wireless has broken completely and not amount of restarting or resetting will bring it back.
* And to top it all off, as said above, the blue lights on the front are ridiculously bright.
In conclusion: not recommended.
really good product!
(5 out of 5) by Ms. L. J. Harris on Mar 2, 2009Very happy with the purchase and seems to work really well. Plus it didn't take a great deal of time to get to me!!
not for online gaming
(2 out of 5) by Mr. Tom W. Smith on Dec 29, 2008 (sussex GB)well like the other gaming reveiw on here, this is a big dissapointment.If u want a router to speed up your internet gaming then go some where else. this thing is useless. 'connection interuption' is the most annoying thing ever and this gives plenty of it. i would take the other guys advice and go for a G+, or read some reveiws on the router. this is something i will definatley do next time.
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Not for the avid gamer... and many connection problems.
(2 out of 5) by Mr. Muhammad Ismail on Dec 25, 2008 (Harrow, London UK)Belkin N Wireless Modem Router
Where to begin. After recently purchasing a new HP Elite Desktop, I was dying to start downloading and playing games online. I purchased this goodie wirless router from Comet and I was recommended that it was perfect for downloading videos/music etc.
Now right to the meat of the situation. I'm a gamer. I'm a downloader. I love music, videos, applications. The Belkin is great for downloading. Nothing else. I installed games such as Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty 4 (great online games) and every 30 seconds, I would get a "connection interrupted" error. I moved the Router from the office room and placed it in mine (and extended my ethernets cable to do so). Even though the router was 2 meters from my computer, I still received the "connection interrupted" error. Ever now and again, the connection (while downloading or on the internet) would cut off and I would have to reconnect it all over again. You might say it's because of interference, yet even though after moving it into my own room, I still received these problems!
My internet speed is a measley 2MB, yet my other friend (who is also a keen online gamer) says how he has a 2MB internet broadband speed from Virgin, yet his Belkin High Speed Wireless G+ Router is in another room and he has no "lag" or "connection interrupted" problems.
Don't get me wrong, this Router is ace. But the fact that the connection cuts off in the most urgent of moments and that the signal strength sometimes goes haywire, I would rather that you go for the G+. It costs just around the same price (I bought the N router for £35 from Comet) and a LOT more efficient in terms of connection and internet speed; I would highly recommend the G+ counterpart.
Save your money and spend it on something that is fullproof and won't cut off in the most annoying moments such as when a sniper picks his aim at your head, you spot him and right when your about to duck your connection messes up. 5 seconds later the connection goes normal. You can figure out the rest. And if your son/daugher/you are an online gamer, the frustration will mount and eventually you will end up in my situation, with a G+ wireless router that makes you think... "why did I go for that other one in the first place?" Save money, save problems, save yourself the hassle of thinking that moving the routers antennae/location will help. Buy the G+ and be a happy chappy.
Where to begin. After recently purchasing a new HP Elite Desktop, I was dying to start downloading and playing games online. I purchased this goodie wirless router from Comet and I was recommended that it was perfect for downloading videos/music etc.
Now right to the meat of the situation. I'm a gamer. I'm a downloader. I love music, videos, applications. The Belkin is great for downloading. Nothing else. I installed games such as Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty 4 (great online games) and every 30 seconds, I would get a "connection interrupted" error. I moved the Router from the office room and placed it in mine (and extended my ethernets cable to do so). Even though the router was 2 meters from my computer, I still received the "connection interrupted" error. Ever now and again, the connection (while downloading or on the internet) would cut off and I would have to reconnect it all over again. You might say it's because of interference, yet even though after moving it into my own room, I still received these problems!
My internet speed is a measley 2MB, yet my other friend (who is also a keen online gamer) says how he has a 2MB internet broadband speed from Virgin, yet his Belkin High Speed Wireless G+ Router is in another room and he has no "lag" or "connection interrupted" problems.
Don't get me wrong, this Router is ace. But the fact that the connection cuts off in the most urgent of moments and that the signal strength sometimes goes haywire, I would rather that you go for the G+. It costs just around the same price (I bought the N router for £35 from Comet) and a LOT more efficient in terms of connection and internet speed; I would highly recommend the G+ counterpart.
Save your money and spend it on something that is fullproof and won't cut off in the most annoying moments such as when a sniper picks his aim at your head, you spot him and right when your about to duck your connection messes up. 5 seconds later the connection goes normal. You can figure out the rest. And if your son/daugher/you are an online gamer, the frustration will mount and eventually you will end up in my situation, with a G+ wireless router that makes you think... "why did I go for that other one in the first place?" Save money, save problems, save yourself the hassle of thinking that moving the routers antennae/location will help. Buy the G+ and be a happy chappy.