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NetGear WNR2000 Wireless

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
was finally able to get my home network set up with this router!
from www.bestbuy.com
i have a signal in parts of the house that didn't with previous router!
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?is providing a good strong signal throughout our 3 story house.
from www.bestbuy.com
setting up my home wireless network using this router and the netgear wn311b wireless-n pci adapter was easy.the internet connection and the home network connection are both quite fast and work well.
from lt.dell.com
additional thoughtsthis was my first time setting up a wireless network at home.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Signal Strength, Excellent Speed, Connectivity: Wireless

2 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for HOME USE

D-link DIR-825

$165.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my home network uses at&t u-verse for internet access, and my previous linksys router required me to manually set it for gateway (instead of router) operations.
from www.amazon.com
my primary interest in getting this router was to add a usb external hard drive to my network at home and have it available for all my machines to use to backup data to.
from www.amazon.com
the router is in the basement of a three-level house.
from www.amazon.com
let it be said again, a wired home network for performance, a wireless home network for convenience.
from www.amazon.com
i am also interested in using it with the d-link dap-1522 to create a wireless n network bridge for my home entertainment center since i cannot hard wire ethernet there to connect to my devices lan

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Speed, Great Signal Strength, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u,IEEE 802.11g

3 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for HOME USE

Belkin F5D9231-4 WIRELESS CABLE/ WRLSDSL G/MIMO

Belkin F5D9231-4 WIRELESS CABLE/ WRLSDSL ROUTER G/MIMO 4PORT

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i picked this product up at an office max, completely exhausted from consulting web site after web site, trying to find out what the "best" router for my home would be.
from www.amazon.com
i set this up at my elderly father's house after a failed attempt with a competitor's (linksys) product that failed during setup.
from www.amazon.com
also the signal is not strong enough to cover my whole house (for apartment use, it would be fine).
from www.amazon.com
i decided to buy this router after my previous router would always have a "very low" signal even though my house isn't that big.
from www.amazon.com
i am not a computer wiz and was looking for an easy to install router so that i could use my laptop anywhere in the house.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Speed, Excellent Signal Strength, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec

4 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for HOME USE

Belkin N Wireless

$103.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the signal from this router can get from one corner of my house to the other, through 5 or 6 walls, with moderate strength and no dropped connections.
from www.bestbuy.com
i can leave the portable harddrive attached and access it from every computer in the house (have to install the software on each computer.
from www.bestbuy.com
the biggest draw for me was the ability to connect an external usb storage device to it and access it from any computer in my house.when i got it home i tried to set it up but ran into road blocks
from www.amazon.com
when i received the belkin wireless n+ router, i set it up it right in front of a window in my house.
from www.amazon.com
i am using this product as an access point to my built in home network.

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Positives: Reliable, Great Signal Strength, Nice Speed, Connectivity: Wireless

5 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for HOME USE

Belkin F5D8236-4 N WIRELESS WRLS4PORT

Belkin F5D8236-4 N WIRELESS ROUTER WRLS4PORT

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from Nullmech, www.newegg.com
i have the router configured as an access point within an existing home network feeding off a dialup connection (no other options out here in rural vermont), and it took over an hour to configure
from www.amazon.com
right away, i had strong signal reception in areas of the house which were "dead zones" with my previous dl mimo router.
from www.amazon.com
it covers my house well from the basement to the top of the house.
from www.amazon.com
the router is installed in the guest bedroom whose doors are shut for the most part and signal is pretty strong throughout the house.
from LinxuSx, www.newegg.com
no drops, 5 bars throughout my 3 story house, and great speeds.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u,IEEE 802.11g

Linksys WRT610N Wireless

$199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
5ghz band doesn’t make it far out of my house.
from www.bestbuy.com
this is not for someone that does not know what they are doing when it comes to setting up a home network.
from www.bestbuy.com
the built in 4 port gigabit switch, backwards compatability, and dual 2.4 and 5.0 bands make this router a power house.
from www.amazon.com
set both radios to low power and still have excellent signal on both bands everywhere in my house which is good in two ways, 1 it limits the range at which my wireless is detectable and 2 it seems to
from www.amazon.com
i'm using this router for my home network with brighthouse tampa as my isp.

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Positives: Excellent Speed, Connectivity: Wireless, Protocols: IP,TCP, Router Functionalities: Firewall,DHCP Server

Trendware TRENDnet Wireless N Home V2.0

Trendware TRENDnet Wireless N Home Router V2.0

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i live in 2 story house, it is located at the second floor and i have good signal in the basement.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing is of concern to me is that this router gets very hot, so much that i unplug when i go out of the house and in night.
from Art of Computing, www.newegg.com
then i liked it at home so much, i bought it again for the in-laws and again for the church.
from IWouldLikeToHelp, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: within a single storey home of about 2300 sq ft, i have not experienced a single dropped connection yet from anywhere inside the house.
from SA, www.newegg.com
excellent range in all parts of my house - getting consistently high connection speeds: 48-54mbps throughout with g networking.

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Positives: Nice Speed, Easy To Use, Excellent Signal Strength, Protocols: PPPoE,PPTP,L2TP

Belkin F5D7234-4 54MB 802.11G WRLSWIRELESS

$43.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it was easy to set up and hasn't dropped my connection yet (6 days), unlike the dynex 'n' router i have at home.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have this router in a bedroom at one end of the house and have tested the range throughout my 1550 square foot house and even outside by my pool and well beyond (block construction).
from www.bestbuy.com
have not faced any dropouts yet and the signal is great all over the house.
from www.amazon.com
great router for an apartment which its the place i use it to surfing while i'm on the house wireless on my laptop.
from singme2sleep, www.newegg.com
it is just a basic wireless router, good for a small house or one floor of a house....it does everything it promises to do....

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Positives: Easy To Use, Protocols: PPTP,IPSec, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11g/b,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u

NetGear 802.11n

$107.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
with the network setup i have at home (mix of mac and pc, wired and wireless, with a networked laser printer) this works very well.
from www.amazon.com
don't worry though, because #1, your dsl is nowhere near 100mbs, and #2, i don't know many people that saturate a 100mbs or 130mbs network port in their home network.
from www.amazon.com
i can transfer picture and music files much quicker between computers on my home network.
from www.amazon.com
this is set up at one end of my house with a direct connection to my tv, xbox, and av receiver.
from www.amazon.com
we live in a little, lathe and plaster house that inhibits wireless and cell phone connections.

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Positives: Great Speed, Easy To Use, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.11g

ASUS Wless 90-ID8002M00-01PZ 802.11g 125mbit 125M

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from Terry, www.newegg.com
a real help desk for a retail house is totally impossible because it would raise the prices to the stratosphere.
from Syzygy, www.newegg.com
this router's great, and i'm getting full bars all around my house with a static ip configuration.

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Positives: Good Speed, Great Signal Strength, Connectivity: Wireless, Protocols: ICMP

Netgear MBR624GU 3G Broadband Wireless

$136.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this replaces an older netgear wireless router at my house.
from www.amazon.com
the range is very good as it stretches from our bedroom to the opposite end of the house to our wii so it can connect as well.

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Positives: Good Speed, Connectivity: Wireless, Protocols: DHCP,IP,TCP,PPTP,L2TP,IPSec, Router Functionalities: VPN Pass-Thru,Firewall,DHCP Server

Linksys WRT320N Wireless Kit

$133.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dave, www.newegg.com
getting 5 bar wireless strength throughout my 2-story house.
from www.amazon.com
-i found out later that home network defender (hd) is now available on less expensive linksys routers.
from www.amazon.com
in my house the signal can't go from the office (where it is installed) to the living room which is 18 feet away.
from Joshua Turner, www.newegg.com
cons: none so far other thoughts: i would recommend this router to both beginning home users and tech savy users.

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Positives: Great Speed, Easy To Use, Reliable, Connectivity: Wireless

Actiontec Electronics GT724WGR Retail DSL

$94.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my router is located on the first floor and i still have 54 speed on the second floor in the opposite corner of the house
from www.amazon.com
not good.) even with the stock antenna, i had good signal strength throughout the house.
from www.amazon.com
i works throughout our whole house and outside on the patio.
from www.amazon.com
and then one night the entire home network went down, all the lan green lights started flickering like mad, but nothing worked, not the lan, not the internet connection.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Speed, Reliable, Connectivity: Wireless

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NetGear WNR2000 Wireless

D-link DIR-825

Belkin F5D9231-4 WIRELESS CABLE/ WRLSDSL G/MIMO

Belkin N Wireless

Belkin F5D8236-4 N WIRELESS WRLS4PORT

Linksys WRT610N Wireless

Trendware TRENDnet Wireless N Home V2.0

Belkin F5D7234-4 54MB 802.11G WRLSWIRELESS

NetGear 802.11n

ASUS Wless 90-ID8002M00-01PZ 802.11g 125mbit 125M

Netgear MBR624GU 3G Broadband Wireless

Linksys WRT320N Wireless Kit

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