D-Link DI-624 AirPlus Xtreme G Wireless Router 108Mbps

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Summary: D-Link Routers are ok.
Review: I am a network administrator with a lot of experience with various routers, switches, hubs, etc. Wireless is still a relatively new technology but I think the lastest revisions of this model work fairly well for what they are designed to do. I am somewhat dismayed that most of the router manfucturers have off-shored their tech support. I would guess that D-link just followed suit so they could compete on price. I have one of these in my home. I have it connected to DSL modem, wired to the desktop and wireless to the laptop. The range is fine and it provides a reliable 24/7 Internet connection.

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Summary: Drops connections periodically - AVOID!!!!!
Review: This router frequently drops connection (a little window saying a network connection has been unplugged pops up).

After searching the net I found that it is an extremely common problem and as of yet, there is no fix.

It's usually for only a second or few but if you are in the middle of a transfer or if you are gaming, it's really annoying.

I would not buy this router again.

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Summary: Good features but not dependable
Review: I have had this product about 9 months and although it usually works well, I have had various problems with line dropping and VPN support.

Similiar to other posts I've read, I frequently experience disconnects throughout the day - even when I am in the same room as the AP. I also get a very poor connection to my linksys 802.11b bridge in the next room.

The device also reboots when I am trying to connect to my company VPN.

However I do like the feature set and it was very easy to setup.

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Summary: A Simply Great Little Router
Review: I have owned three DI-624's since the product line has been released spanning all three hardware revisions. 2 are still in use and one was lost (rev B) to a great dane puppy that thought it to be a new toy for him to play with. (Note - although well made, the D-Link is definitely NOT a good dog toy.) I have also owned 2 Linksys and 1 Netgear router and have found the D-Link to be the best (IMHO) of the hardware I've owned in terms of ease-of-use, range, and uptime. That's not to say I didn't experience a few hiccups with the D-Link, I did encounter a couple of firmware updates that had less than happy results (see reboot issue in other reviews), but these were usually resolved easily with reverting back to the prior firmware revision until a replacement update was available. I can't fault this with D-Link as I've encountered this with the Linksys as well. Sometimes mistakes are made and they make it to the public, it happens and I'll bump them a star for it. But all in all I have been nothing but satisfied with my purchases and would recommend the DI-624 to anyone looking for a wireless "G" router.

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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I purchased this unit in November and almost immediately there was a problem with the router rebooting itself. Sometimes it would reboot after a couple days and sometimes it would reboot every few minutes or so. This was very aggrevating. I downloaded and upgraded to the new firmware v2.50 thinking this may take care of the problems. It did not. I emailed customer support and they suggested that I perform a "recovery" on the router. I was also instructed to call customer support in the event this process did not work. I followed their instructions and to no avail, the problem still continued. I called customer support and spoke to a very nice representative. He had me change a couple settings and advised that this should take care of it. In the event that it did not, he suggested that I return the router for a new one or send it to D-Link per their RMA policy and they would send out a different unit within a couple weeks. He advised that if I returned it to D-Link, they could not assure that I would receive a new router from them. It may be a refurbished router. After my call with customer service, the router problems began again almost immediately, rebooting itself every minute or so. I finally decided to give up and purchase the Linksys WRT54G wireless router. The Linksys router works perfectly so far. I would not recommend purchasing the DLink DI-624 router.

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Summary: The Missing Link
Review: I have had this router for 5 months. It will drop the wireless connection at random. So, I will be in the middle of something online then I am not online anymore. I have tried to work with D-Link tech support but they do not have an answer. It is not worth the money for this product.

You will be missing your link and missing your money.

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Summary: Gets the job done
Review: I had a Belkin 54Mbps router and took it back because it didn't have the range I needed. At about 30' away, it was losing connection with four different wireless cards.

So, I got an Airlink 108Mbps rounter and took it back because I didn't like the software inside of it. On the other hand, it had the range I needed.

So, I bought a Belkin 125Mbps. Again, same user friendly software and firewall, but no range. So, back it went.

On the suggestion of a friend who is a network administrator with a wireless phone service provider, I got the D-Link. The price is better than the Belkin, the software is almost as good, and it has the range of the Airlink.

The D-Link is staying.