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(13 customer reviews) 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Not the best dual band solution out there....,
March 29, 2012 This review is from: Belkin N900 Dual-Band Wireless Router (Personal Computers)
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An IT person by trait my goal is to always seek out performance. The N900 promised just that...what I got was not what I expected.
Pros:
Dual Band - Separate 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks.
Guest Network
2 USB Ports to attach storage, etc.
QOS - Quality of Service features built in for multimedia streaming.
Cons:
Range/Speed are not up to spec of 802.11n (2.4ghz range was OK).
Software needs major fixing - every change requires a 90second reboot.
I have been a long time user of Apple's Airport Extreme which is in the same price range and offers dual band connectivity. I did my usual speed testing and my results were as expected; however my range was reduced in the 5ghz band and the 2.4ghz band got progressively worst as I moved farther away (naturally).
I use MAC's at home and ran some tests with iStumbler (wireless test utility. I also checked my transmit rates on the MAC and compared them to my Airport Extreme...Read more
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Where to start?,
March 28, 2012 Wix (PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Belkin N900 Dual-Band Wireless Router (Personal Computers)
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I have had numerous routers over the last 3 months. My old Netgear router started acting up just a bit, so I replaced it with a Belkin N750. The first I got arrived with a fixed yellow light, so I returned it for a replacement. That started dropping me at random, and I found it a royal pain to printshare. (though I admittedly did not flash the newest firmware - which was a mistake. After that, I was invited into Google's Screenwise Panel, which required using a Linksys E4300. That was nice, but I hated their program so I returned it. Next was the ASUS Black Diamond router, which I found just wonderful, yet a little messy on the software side. So last month, I was offered the Belkin N900 and that is what I am on, now.
The N900 is essentially a clone of the N750, with a bit more speed and one extra wireless channel. It looks exactly the same and performs the same, unless you are transferring large files wirelessly - you will notice a bit increased speed. I have actually been...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Connects at high speeds over long range,
May 1, 2012 Eugene Tenenbaum "reluctant reader" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Belkin N900 Dual-Band Wireless Router (Personal Computers)
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This relatively expensive Belkin's flagship router connects at high speeds over long range. It has two USB 2.0 ports in addition to four Gigabit Ethernet ports. Most of the advanced service features require installation of the software. The 20-minute configuration via the only enclosed CD application (mobile or Web-based in the future?) was almost flawless, but it exposed 1 bad computer setup requiring a reconfiguration. A printer and a flash drive worked like a charm once connected simultaneously to the 2 USB ports. So did periodic scanning for clear wireless channels, refreshing memory, clearing the cache. It reconnects automatically and can be configured for a guest limited access to, e.g. Internet or selected data, and nothing else, that requires the visitors to type a code in the browser. The max. range was just below 1000 ft. The throughput over the 100 ft distance was over 100/70 Mbps for 5/2.4 GHz channels. It translates to sending a 1 GB file within 1.3/1.9 minutes (8 b = 1...Read more
