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11-02-2011, 03:27 PM
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My WRT54G finally went to networking heaven ...
So I am shopping for a new router, and have narrowed it down to 3 choices ...
Does anybody have any first hand experiences with any of these 3 routers? - D-Link Gigabit Exteme N DIR-655 - Linksys E2500 Advanced Dual-Band N Router - Linksys/Cisco Valet M10 Wireless N Router All 3 are on my short list .... all about the same price ... I would like to know if anybody has/uses one of these, and do you like it?? Would you recommend it? Thanks!
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11-02-2011, 03:29 PM
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11-02-2011, 03:33 PM
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Reach for those stars!
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hmm I'm almost in the same bucket. My WRT54GL is getting flaky. argh.
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11-02-2011, 03:34 PM
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yeah mine was the WRT54GS .... with SpeedBoost
It was a great router for the past 5 years .... I had it flashed with DD-WRT firmware, and it ran like a dream until this past week ...
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11-02-2011, 03:37 PM
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go with the least common..
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11-02-2011, 03:43 PM
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I was planning on going with whichever one seemed to have better user experiences.
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11-02-2011, 03:48 PM
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Im a network admin dont like linksys never did. My favorite is still good old netgear. It probably doesn't matter if it is just for wireless home networking.
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11-02-2011, 03:49 PM
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I bought a Linksys E2500 for my mother a while back while I was visiting. She's completely technologically illiterate and I haven't had a single "my Internet isn't working call".
I'd say it passes the test for ease of use. The range, while I was there, was excellent as well and I was using an N Lappy with G phone... no issues and full N speed on the laptop. Hope that helps! (I'm a network admin and I hate netgear... it's all about personal taste and past experiences, I prefer Cisco/Linksys)
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11-02-2011, 03:55 PM
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I've a linksys WRT120N and it does the job nicely
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11-02-2011, 03:55 PM
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It's for a home office ... 4 wired appliances and 3+ wireless appliances ...
I also stream lots of movies from my network storage server to my MacBook Pro, and have 2 VoIP services, so I am looking for something in the higher end home networking range. I am using cordless phones (although they are 5.8 Ghz and DECT 6.0) ... The Dual Band Linksys looks interesting ... does anybody have any comments as far as DUAL BAND (2.4 and 5Ghz) router, as opposed to Linksys/Cisco Valet M10? Where are the GFY techie crew?
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11-02-2011, 03:58 PM
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 That E2500 does have my attention so far ... thanks for the input! 
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11-02-2011, 03:59 PM
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If you go with the M10 it's wireless N only ... meaning any iPhones (or other mobile phones that don't have N) wouldn't be able to use it...
Additionally if you have a single band wireless router and you use ANYTHING G... everything will run on G... (making your wireless N completely moot)
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11-02-2011, 04:45 PM
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After several Linksys failures I switched to D-link and have been very happy with it.
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11-02-2011, 05:01 PM
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I have a Blackberry that I'm pretty sure is G (Curve 9300), so I guess we'll strike the M10 Valet from the list ... I personally love Linksys, but when I read the reviews on the D-Link DIR-655 there are a lot of people saying great things about it .... Hmmm ...
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11-02-2011, 05:35 PM
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11-02-2011, 05:39 PM
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It allows you to access settings that router manufacturers LOCK by default ... Like the ability to turn up your TX rate as high as 75 (default is like 18), or use the router as a repeater ... http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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11-02-2011, 06:21 PM
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I had my linksys router die a year or so ago and went with the D-Link DIR-655.. Been very happy with it.
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11-02-2011, 06:28 PM
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Have had the D-Link DIR-655 for two years now - highly recommend it !! Range is great, never have any connection or drop problems. Admin menu has a ton of config options. Great router for the money!
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11-02-2011, 07:30 PM
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Do you use cordless phones with the DIR-655?
This is my main concern, as I am being told it is cordless phones that is dropping my wireless radio ..
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11-02-2011, 10:42 PM
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Well .... after doing some poking around different tech websites, it appears that 802.11n routers ARE indeed backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b .... you just will not of course be able to use the full speed of the Wireless N band ...
Similar to if you mix and match PC3200 RAM and PC2700 RAM, your computer would read both sticks as PC2700 ... A Wireless N router will send a signal to G and B devices, but it will only be as fast as their standard allows. So the Cisco Valet M10 is back in the running also. LOTS of very good comments about this router ... Fuck I hate decisions .... that's what I got a wife unit for!!
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DECT 6.0 is NOT 6 GHz .... it's actually 1.9Ghz, but that did not sound as sexy, since we already had 2.4 and 5.8 GHz .... so they called the standard DECT 6.0 And yes my 2 cordless phone systems are 5.4 GHz and DECT 6.0 
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