OT: What we want are things that work; what we get is technology

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

After my Linksys SRX400 dies I bougth a D-Link DIR-655 from Micro 
Center. It came with 2 rebates. So far I have had zero trouble with it. 
One of the reasons I did not get the WRT54G is that it's wireless 
signals do not reach the entire house. Both  the SRX and the D-Link 
cover the entire house.

On 03/08/2010 12:30 AM, David Kramer wrote:
> So I'm shopping for a new Wireless router to replace my WRT54G which
> likes to go on vacation too much, requiring CPR.  I have a couple of
> Staples Rewards coupons, so I would like to buy it at a Staples store.
> My needs are simple enough; Wireless N, 4 or more ports, would be nice
> if it was DD-WRT compatible.  Recommendations welcome.
>
> Which brings me to the rant portion of my email.  The thing that's got
> me is at the Staples and Amazon website, even the $100+ units have a
> striking number of very low reviews, even when you filter out the idiots
> that couldn't assemble a sandwich.
>
> I know a wireless router is not a trivial device (it's pretty much a
> single board computer), but how can top manufacturers produce expensive
> units that regularly lock up or disconnect?  Can nearly 30% of the
> reviewers experience pilot error?
>
>    

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