Thread: Which ROUTER?
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Old 31-03-2010, 12:20   #3
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Re: Which ROUTER???
Well i got the WNR2000 from Argos on special price of £49.99 and i have to say its a damn sight better than the DLink 615.

I can download 3+ files at the same time without my connection keeling over.

I get a more constant speed while downloading where the Dlink would fling around from 2.7mb/s to 4.8mb/s the Neatgear usually gives me a 4.8 - 5.6mb without fluctuating to much.

Wireless on the Netgear doesnt hang from time to time where it did on the Dlink.

Firmware on the Netgear isnt slow and sluggish to update settings when changed like on the Dlink....

And these are just some things i can think of.

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Originally Posted by pabscars View Post
From a non tecky perspective, I,ve tried all the vm supplied routers,

The Netgear WNR2000 was good on a wired connection, was good gaming wise, but the wireless performance was far from brilliant, with frequent drop outs.

The D-Link Dir 615, I thought was a heap of junk, but the wireless performance was very good, and easily the best out of a bad lot (if wireless is your bag)


I have a Linksys WRT610N, (xbox friendly) and its pretty good at most things, the only thing I,m not so keen on is the limited Qos functionality, but its easy to use.

There was a flaw with the WNR2000 firmware but it has been sorted in recient update on firmware i was reading about it. I have been connected now constantly since 27th on Wireless apart from 1 reboot of my system due to windows updates and all seems fine.
(the other concern was that it got hacked within 24 hours of setting it up, probably my fault because I didn't change the default router login username and password), One hard reset later and normal service was resumed.

I get a good wireless signal all round the home, even after turning the broadcast power down to medium, but from a wired gaming perspective I think the netgear might have it beat.

Like I mentioned, I,m no tecky just an average Jo Shmo, drifting through life gaining just enough knowledge to be dangerous.
There was a problem with previous version of firmware but has been sorted in latest version. I have been connected almost constant since 27th when i bought the router around 10am and apart from 1 reboot for windows updates connection has been fine... This is the kind of thing i get wirelessly...
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