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I used to like Netgear. Great products with excellent design.But, after moving to VoIP we need a stable firewall/router, one that just works w/o any questions or hickups.The WGB511 I tried meet those (simple) demands. It sort of "hung" unexplainably when you most needed it. A switch to another WGB511 and later an upgrade to a newer version of WGB511 did not help.It seemed to happen the same time Netgear went for more "design" and consumer product orientation, leaving their stoic, but realiable, blue metal boxes behind.I eventually put the Linksys that vonage had provided at the "entry", replacing the Netgear, and it has been running now for over 2 years w/o any issues.However, the Netgear works great as an accesspoint where reliability is not as important, but I tend to use WiFi as little as I can since the house is fully wired.
The wireless card bundled with the router also seems to be a little finicky. When the router is working, it works beautifully. You would think that the card would work perfectly with the router, but it does not. It seems that the router will eventually just stop allowing connections (possibly due to overheating). The fix is to just turn it off and back on. The software that comes with the wireless card isn't great, but it can do the job. All in all, you get what you pay for.
Contrary to popular belief, I even had a good experience the one time I needed technical support. A few random disconnects, but overall a great product.
Its easy to isolate since I can connect my workstation directly to the router/modem. I've always had issues with this product since I bought it on Amazon. I've updated the firmwares for both the router and the card but the problems persist.The problems are inconsistent internet connection. And when I do, my connection is normalI've since travelled a lot and didn't have time to give this back. Be warned.
THIS ROUTER WORKS GREAT NO MATTER WEATHER HARD WIRED OR WIRELESS. I CAN GO ANYWHERE IN MY HOUSE UPSTAIRS OR DOWNSTAIRS AND ONLY LOSE ONE BAR ON THE STRENGTH. I AM ALWAYS CONNECTED STRONG AND NO UNTIMELY WAITING FOR LOADUPS.
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