this router worth the price or buy the Ac66u or the N900 for save money
1599678
I think it depends on 2 things. 1. If you intend to use parental controls, then I would say go with another router such as the N900 as it should be easier to set up 2. If you are not going to be connecting many wireless devices to it you can also go with a different router. I have over 25 devices connected to mine between PCs, tablets, TVs, chromecasts, phones etc. and with this number of devices I think it makes sense to have a router that is faster. If you only intend to connect a few devices to it, then the N900 would be fine.
1599679
This router has great parental controls and the trend micro security is great you can also set it so no infected computer can spread viruses across your network and it uses trend micro's data base of known malicious sites and blocks them if you wish, I own this router and it has been great so far. I would buy it again at the higher price that I paid for it when i bought it, well worth the cash.
1599680
I have had the N900 for almost 2 and a half years and I am finding the limitation is really the number of devices and the amount of data it can handle. I am streaming HD content to 2 Xbox360's and 3 streams from an HD Home Run Prime Cable card tuner. I had to put both Xbox360's on the wired Ethernet because the wireless could not handle it. That is why I am looking at the AC68u.
1599681
I think it depends on 2 things. 1. If you intend to use parental controls, then I would say go with another router such as the N900 as it should be easier to set up2. If you are not going to be connecting many wireless devices to it you can also go with a different router. I have over 25 devices connected to mine between PCs, tablets, TVs, chromecasts, phones etc. and with this number of devices I think it makes sense to have a router that is faster. If you only intend to connect a few devices to it, then the N900 would be fine.
326322
Yes, definitely. I own the Asus RT-N66U Dual Band router (often called the "Dark Knight") and this is what I've attached to mine. Stronger WiFi signal strength and much greater range was immediately noticed. Previously, I couldn't effectively use my downstairs Sony Blu-Ray DVD WiFi features before I installed them. With these 3 online, my Living room TV is now a happy streaming movie theater.
1700675
Thanks. I decided to go for it. My parents have the older model and I decided that if it didn't work for me we could trade routers. It ended up working beautifully, and so far I am quite satisfied. I haven't tried out all the new features yet, but I am getting good connection throughout the house.
870243
This model is version 2...you should skip the Netgear 3700 as this is an "N" device and move on to the next generation "AC" standard.
2259301
If your needs are pretty simple, and are met by the consumer router I would not go for a business router unless I needed specific features like the VPN. The wireless section of the EA 6500 is far better than the RV220W, and the EA 6500 is easier to set up if you don't have a solid knowledge of networking.The RV220W can be an adequate router if you need a VPN, but I had a lot of trouble with faulty early firmware. It took months to get it properly set up before there was an acceptable level of stability. I use separate wireless access points.
1333695
Not at all. I replaced an older Cisco router with this but after less than 2 months I have to reset it everyday or no internet connection. I am going to be replacing it as the support from ASUS is terrible to say the least. No more ASUS products for me.
1646425
I run a small pc repair business, I've configured a lot of WIFI setups for customers. The hardest and the worst routers I've come across are Linksys. I purchased that one and finally just to get it out of my site sold it for 10 bucks. Never again will I purchase products from Linksys. Expensive, terrible support, and just plain not worth the effort. Check around Amazon for some really good deals on "N" routers, 20 or 30 bucks tops and no problem setting up. Hope this helps. Stevix
884230
I just bought this model yesterday (1/28) @ Bestbuy and the AC Wireless works well and does support both 2.4 / 5 ghz bands. I was connected at 240 mbps with only 3/5 bars signal strength and had no issues at all (unsure of what the difs are between the bestbuy version and the amazon product featured here)
104543
The router is really good with CeroWRT on it It is faster than my newer Asus RT N16 with TomatoUSB on it.
565624
After a few months, my device also performed poorly as a wireless router. I had good performance when I bypassed the wifi and used the SBG901 in bridge mode as a modem. Ultimately my best solution wasto replace it with separate modem and router components.
349801
While I haven't used either I can tell you two of my past three Netgear routers have died on me. For that reason alone I am choosing Linksys over Netgear this time.
194569
I returned it and went with the new Netgear. I had issues with that model I couldn't seem to correct
1258537
DD-WRT & OpenWRT both now have (relatively) stable implementations on this router. It is coming along but as of right now there are better routers available if open source is highly desirable to you. I wouldn't purchase this router with the expectation that any particular firmware or feature will exist for it. If you're going to buy it you should buy it for what it ships with.
1109657
10/100 if your looking for gigabit local lan use a gigabit router in tandem
329644
I would say it's a big improvement over the Cisco b/g/n router it replaced, and although it's still not as strong as I would like it, the speeds are noticeably faster and devices aren't dropping off at all like they were before. Compared to the reviews of the other routers that are out there now, darn good bargain for the speed, connectivity, and signal strength improvements. Your results could vary depending on the construction of your housing but I saw improvements for my house which is 3200 sq. ft.
1033090
I don't honestly know. People, like Kim Komando podcast and electronics show, do say to stay with the same maker. You could try calling Netgear they have been helpful to me with questions about updating router in the past.
902516
I did not do a lot of tests but the best I got was 175 mbps over AC and in the 225 mbps range for the N. To be fair, the router (also Asus) is about 30 feet from where the adaptor was located and the signal had to pass through 4 drywalls in a single family home. Overall, I decided that it was easier to convert my existing phone lines (ran over cat 5e cables) to network and lose the phone vs. having to deal with the wireless.