Linksys by Cisco WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Linksys by Cisco WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router
Digital camera Review: Hidden costs
Summary: 3 Stars
The pros and cons for this device are as follows:
Pros:
Installed it in less than five minutes.
Great software.
Good wireless reception
Good product for a good price.
Cons:
You have to buy the software separately and the cost is almost the cost of the unit.
The setup instructions are the disk were confusing. I hooked the unit up myself without the instructions.
I did not like the hidden cost of having to buy the software.
Digital camera Review: I regret it
Summary: 2 Stars
I removed my old D-link router because it started failing. I used to get reception all the way down to my basement and have my xbox and wii connected in my man cave. with this crappy linksys model I can't even see the router in the basement ... I only get a strong connection in the same room that the router is in..... IT SUCKSDigital camera Review: Good Item!!! just What i Expected.
Summary: 5 Stars
It really does the work. The Wireless Signal's strength is fine. Easy setup and Quick start up.Digital camera Review: Worked Flawless for 18 Months
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been buying Linksys routers since before Cisco bought them and this is my 4th one. Usually, they last about 3-4 years before issues start to show up. I have had 3 wireless units and one non-wireless that was replaced by a wireless unit. This one has lasted less then 2 years. The problem is that is stops broadcasting a signal intermittently. All of our laptops have become suddenly disconnected while the wired units stay connected to the Internet. If it wasn't for the units having issues with reliability, I would give it 5 stars for ease of use and how well it works. Also, once you set one up, its easy to get in and configure the software, it hasn't changed much since the first one I owned in the late 90s. Sigh, now I have to figure out which router to get. The last one I had was a Belkin, but it started having reliability issues at 3-4 years, I initially replaced that with a D-Link router which I could not get to work and finally settled on this model.
1/27/10 UPDATE: After searching Linksys user forums, I decided to update the firmware. My feelings on things like firmware is, if its not broke, don't fix it. Well, it was broke. Then, I got slow speed over the wireless connection issues, it dropped to about 1/3 over the wireless then the wired connection (2-3mps wireless vs 6mps wired). Although I did a reset and put the information back it, it still was only about 1/2 the wired speed. I started to think that some of these new wireless values added with the new firmware needed tweaking, so I started doing that with no increase in speed (and not really knowing what I was doing). Finally I did a power recycle and that brought it back up to speed on the wireless end and its been up without drops since the date of this review. I revised my review from a 3 to 4 star. Someone not technical would have probably just replaced it, another reason for 4 stars.
Digital camera Review: Not a bad piece of equipment for amazon's "low" price
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall this router is "ok." The speed of internet is not as fast as I would like it be. I always end up calling the tech support to ask them for help in speeding up the internet. They are very supportive. Somehow I always end up with mediocre internet speed and I call them again. I don't use my laptop at as much, so I can't say I hate the router. If I did use the internet for more than 4 hours a day at home, than this router is horrible! You will get reception with this router, but you will also get disconnected many times from the network, which is very frustrating. All and all, for amazon's low price, I got some form of wireless internet through this router.