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Netgear WGT624 Super G 108 Mbps Wireless Router

Netgear WGT624 Super G 108 Mbps Wireless Router

List Price: $108.00
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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: wireless woes -- returned for a refund
Review: this router is far less reliable than the linksys 802.11b router. sometimes the wireless abilities just lock up for no apparent reason, and the router has to be power-cycled. it also resets the lan several times a day, which kicks me out of my vpn connection to remote office. upgrading firmware didn't solve the problems, and netgear's customer support is *weak* at best. i'm ridding myself of this buggy junk, and reinstalling my old tried-and-true 802.11b router. maybe this thing will be stable in a few months, but i'm finished being one of netgear's low-rent beta tester.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: not out of the box hookup
Review: I did eventually get this thing working, but it took all day and lots of fussing, checking, and double checking to get even simple security settings to work. As well the manual could use some more technical details and cross referencing. In the end cannot be sure where the problem was, as the settings on my Dell TrueMobile 1150 wireless card are slightly different than those on the router. Initially I did have lots of signal drops but then that 'magically' stopped as well. Go figure.
But still, renewing the IP in the router software settings causes a connection loss that is only solved by flashing both the router and cable modem - could be either device in that case. I am happy with it overall - but I would probably buy a 802.11b/g only if I were to buy one (this one was a gift). It is my understanding that you need the corresponding proprietary netgear card to get the 108Mbps speeds.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Works okay but...
Review: After returning first unit (would not broadcast signal) was able to setup without problems. Have WGT511T 108Mbps PC Card in notebook but have to use WG121 54G USB adapter with other desktop PC since Netgear has no 108Mbps adapter yet. Sometimes desktop has trouble logging in and I have to power cycle the router and then okay. Having trouble getting Linksys WGA54G game adapter (with PS2) to connect and can't find any solutions from Netgear, Linksys or Sony. May have to wait on router firmware upgrade (already using latest 3.0.2).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Range! And Speed!
Review: I hooked this up with the Netgear WGT511T card and the base is about 35 below, and through 2 floors....and I receive signal strength of about 75% in my bedroom....downloads buzz along at 300-400k per second with the cable modem....VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER!

This did not work at all with my old Cisco 802.11B card...kept dropping connection...but with the Netgear cards...no problem...

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Keeps dropping wireless connection
Review: Bought the WGT624 router with WGT511T wireless card. Updated to latest firmware for both. Wireless connection often keeps getting lost after a few hours of an initially successful connection. Another Microsoft router that was borrowed seems to have no such trouble. Support site on Netgear website not terribly helpful.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Poor Support. Won't work with SBC dsl.
Review: Tried 2 unites with my Alcatel 1000 DSL modem w/ SBC. Modem access is fine, and Netgears FVS318 router works fine. But 2 separtae WGT 624s I purchased cannot connect to the internet through the modem. Netgear's support is slow and non responsive. They haven't fixed the router or refunded my money and they take 2-3 weeks between emails before responding at all, and when they do respond, it is with no soluction. I've spend over 10 hours on this with nothing but headaches.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A pretty nice product!
Review: I am a big fan of Netgear products. This one is a nice product as well. It has just been released so it is still just a little "buggy."

First the good things .... it is pretty much plug and play. The only extra thing I had to do is configure the wireless so I would have the tightest security. Seems pretty fast in 108 mbps mode.

Now the bad things. Out of the box, it would not support RAS. I had to download and apply a firmware patch before I could work from home with it. And it is pretty slow whenever you apply any configuration changes - once you hit APPLY, it sits there for close to 30 seconds before the change is complete. I'm used to the prosafe line where it is almost immediate.

But still, you can't beat the features for such a low price.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great router, except when I use my Uniden 2.4Ghz ph
Review: The router is great, I love all the features, range is excellent, and speed is very good...

Except when I use my wireless 2.4GHz phone. When I activate the phone the ENTIRE network gets trashed. No connections from any device whatsoever (even if physically connected).

This is a horrible flaw for an otherwise excellent router.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: BAD Technical Support
Review: This product has a LOT of problems; have not been able to get it to work with my HP printer 3330 with IP connectivty - working with IPX but that is a problem for my other machines on the network - I had a linksys which worked fine except for hackers crashing it all the time! Level 1 tech support is HORRIBLE - it's all outsourced - no one knows what they are doing and they are really rude - ask for level 2 immediately! Also IP assignment function does not appear to work either...I'm within hours of returning this thing - if it wasn't for the firewall being better than on the linksys product, it would be gone

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: No Problems here
Review: I bought this router along with the WG511T card and have had nothing but good luck. I've set up wireless networks before, so I can't comment on beginners setting this up, but things were simple and well documented for me.

The range of this thing is great. I had it sitting on the floor of the office in the front of my house and I was still getting 96mbps out by my back fence. I have a decent size yard so I was very surprised at the speed at that range.

I've had no issue with interference from phones or other electrical equipment. The firewall side of it is a little weak, but for everything else you get I can't complain.

This thing works great in B/G mode as well. A friend came over with his B card and both of us were connected in my kitchen at full speed (him at 11 mbps and me at 54mbps). That's with 128 WEP turned on as well. Another review stated severe performance issues with WEP enabled...I haven't had any issues.

Overall, this router lived up to its promise. Would highly recommend.


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