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Asante FR3004 Friendly Net Cable/DSL Router

Asante FR3004 Friendly Net Cable/DSL Router

List Price: $249.99
Your Price: $147.84
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Quick and Easy
Review: Ok i timed this one, it was exactly 12 mins and 37 secs from pulling the router out of the box until i had 3 Macs using the same internet connection. If you are using a mac this is the router for you. As i said i have 3 macs using different OS's using it (OSX, 9.1, and 8.6). Asante even releases their Firmware updates in a format that Macs can read, so updating the Router is a snap. The manual is set up in an easy to read step by step manner. I have actually seen better d/l rates on my DP 1GHz G4 since using this router, though im really not sure why. Get this product!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: So easy to set up!
Review: This is an awesome product. I basically open the box, hooked up the network and did a web based configuration. Everything is ready to go in less than 15 minutes. Very cool! No problem with games either.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: So easy to set up!
Review: This is an awesome product. I basically open the box, hooked up the network and did a web based configuration. Everything is ready to go in less than 15 minutes. Very cool! No problem with games either.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Job
Review: THis is an awesome router. THe setup on it was great. I had no problem at all. THis unit was need because my brother always found a way to kill my proxy server i set up. Now there is no need to keep the server up and there is little or no chance he can mess the internet connection up to the other computers i have on my network. I found my speed and ping to be better, since i dont have to go through the server to get internet connection

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tremendous product
Review: This product is VERY easy to use. 3 steps. Also has a wonderful printer server. I liked the one I bought for the office so much I'm getting one for my home, even though we can't get DSL yet. I want to be ready.

They have tremendous technical support. I did not have to wait in que. I had one question because I was trying to make installation to hard, anticipating trouble I never had because I was unable to believe it was that easy. The guy at customer support told me to be SURE to call him back if I had any trouble, and seemed to genuinely care that my installation was successful.

I had never heard of this company before, but I hope they succeed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tremendous product
Review: This product is VERY easy to use. 3 steps. Also has a wonderful printer server. I liked the one I bought for the office so much I'm getting one for my home, even though we can't get DSL yet. I want to be ready.

They have tremendous technical support. I did not have to wait in que. I had one question because I was trying to make installation to hard, anticipating trouble I never had because I was unable to believe it was that easy. The guy at customer support told me to be SURE to call him back if I had any trouble, and seemed to genuinely care that my installation was successful.

I had never heard of this company before, but I hope they succeed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Asante does it again.
Review: This Router/Firewall with a 4 port switch is fantastic. Fast, easy to setup and really provides the security needed today on the internet. I setup a MAC-PC LAN sharing one IP address and a HP LaserJet printer. It was almost plug and play, as it usually is with Asante products-Good job again! The only thing better than their products is there toll-free really good Tech Support.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty easy installation
Review: We connected 2 computers with this router. The computer with Windows ME was a snap. However the one with W95 took longer. It seemed that W95 had some files missing, so we had to call Microsoft for help. Both machines work great. It is easy to connect and the instructions are good. Actually my 15 yr. old son did all the work once the cable came into the house.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: An opposing viewpoint
Review: Yes, as others have said, it was very simple to setup. My complaint is that it just didn't work! I installed router number 1 to share my cable modem between 2 PCs and it worked fine for about a month. Then 1 day it just stopped working - no internet connection to either PC. Tried all sorts of things to get it working again, went through the installation procedure from scratch several times with no luck. Finally called Asante and to their credit, they said they would send me another and I could return the bad 1. Well router number 2 worked fine for about 2 months and then suddenly died just as the first 1 did. So much for Friendly Net

Router number 3 is a Linksys. It has worked flawlessly for about 6 months!!!


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