D-Link DIR-655 Extreme-N Gigabit Wireless Router by D-Link Systems, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of D-Link DIR-655 Extreme-N Gigabit Wireless Router
Digital camera Review: 2nd purchase of exact same product
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this product about two years ago to make a PS3 wireless. I now use it for my laptop and BlackBerry as well.
I was always taking my PS3 to my Uncle's, and he finally decided to get one. He didn't want to run wires all the way to the PS3, especially considering his computer was mainly used for games anyway. I knew that the router would not intefere with his computer, and my Aunt was thinking about getting a laptop. I also wanted to be able to get on my laptop and PSP when I went to his house, and because this product has been so good to me, I decided to get him the exact same one. The signal has always been excellent, I have never had a problem with mine, and because of this, I got the exact same router for my Uncle.
He has now had it in his house for a month-in-a-half. Initially he was skeptical of it and thought it might let others into his computer, but I explained I put a password on it, even though he lives on 10 acres and his nearest neighbor is 200 yards away. His signal does go very far. I can sit at the end of his driveway and still get a good signal.
The price is high, but considering you never have to worry about a bad signal, the product is a quality product, set-up is straight forward, and the speed is very fast, I would recommend this router to everyone.
Digital camera Review: 3 months later and NO issues
Summary: 5 Stars
After a call to my ISP (to get passwords) and then another to DLink (my router and modem had the same IP address)I am up and running. The router is performing very well compared to the Linksys WRT160N that I bought 30 days prior(and now regret). The Linksys was a bit easier to set up and I had no problems with the signal or down time. However, the Linksys speed was terrible! With the DLink, the speed on my laptop is faster than the land line PC I have (granted the PC is much older than the Laptop). Pages fly up and videos never skip a bit via the wireless connection. Update 3 months later - Still no issues. To add info based on other reviews: Heat is NOT an issue and it runs cool. The blue lights on the front are bright!Digital camera Review: 5 Star Product - Worth Its Praises/Raves!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was originally hesitant on purchasing such an expensive router for my multimedia needs around the house, but after setting this router up, I am glad I purchased this!!! I am still astounded by its reliability, range, speed, ease of installation, user interface, and configuration options!!!
I had originally purchased a Linksys WRT160N Router and I had to return it after two days primarily because it kept dropping the wireless signal around the house every 4-6 hours not to mention it screwed up my internet connections the first time I had set-up the router which prompted me to call Linksys Tech Support for "manual" installation!
Well, with this router, I have yet to encounter such problems!!! My laptop is a HP Pavilion dv6780se which comes with a a/b/g/n network card factory installed. When the Linksys WRT160N Router did work, my laptop had speeds around (70-120)Mbps at about 20 feet away from the router with usually around 4 to 3 bars or signal strength. Well, with this D-Link DIR-655, not only is my laptop being used at the same distance, but the speeds are now a CONSISTENT 130Mbps hovering at around 5 bars signal strength!!! In addition, I have another desktop PC in the master bedroom which is about 25 feet away using a Linksys Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter which got 54Mbps with the Linksys WRT160N at around 60-70% signal strength. Now with the D-LINK DIR-655, not only is it getting 54Mbps, but it has a consistent 90% signal strength!!!
Another thing I found great about this particular router is that its user interface (installation screen and self-configuration menu) is user friendly compared to those of my experiences with Linksys and Belkin.
Overall, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this particular product/model due to its speed, range, ease of installation, reliability and a bevy of other features. The only drawback to this was the exuberant price. However, if you want something solid that should be future proof, THIS IS IT!!! I am definitely a D-Link customer now and do not even think of Linksys anymore!!!
Digital camera Review: 5 Star hardware
Summary: 4 Stars
The device performance ranks 5 stars. The 99 page owners manual on the accompaning CD remains for others to read and rate, I chose not to read it.Digital camera Review: 5 star performance, 3 star installation
Summary: 3 Stars
There is a sequence here to help you understand my experience. My venerable and aging Belkin Pre-N was giving up the ghost slowly and I decided to replace it. I first tried one of the current, highly rated Linksys products (the range plus model). I must say that the Linksys had poor performance. It just didn't get all around my home as well as the old Belkin did, and that was making my 16 yr old son especially unhappy with his Xbox360. However, it installed rapidly and flawlessly. The software had it up and running my network, truly, in 10 minutes.
Okay, next story. This D-Link product is the first thing I ever purchased from them. The ratings on range were so spectacular I decided to dip my toe in the waters of a company new to me. Okay, reverse the story above. Performance is simply amazing. Blazing. Stunning. Best coverage all over my house I can imagine. Totally delighted. Set up, however, while was said would take 10 minutes, took around 2 hours. This included following the included procedures several times and then working my way through troubleshooting various things. One of the very most annoying things of all is that it asked me to enter (this was normal for it, not part of trouble shooting) all sorts of technical information (that I did have and understand) that the Linksys simply figured out on it's own. At least in my case, there would have been NO shot at installing it if I had not kept all the very detailed information from when I first set up my DSL account. At any rate, that didn't work even with all that work and I ended up on a long phone call with the techs at D-Link. That did get the job done. It took maybe 20 minutes on the phone (once I got out of the hold que). The woman helping me had an accent that made communication less than ideal, but good enough and the work was very competently specified.
So, I'm happy now and I think D-Link should consider hiring Linksys to write their installation program. Seriously. Linksys knows things that D-Link software writers do not understand or care enough to figure out.