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[Ibanez49]

Ive had the belkin N router (not vision) for over a year and it runs quickly and works great. I've never had a sinlge problem with it

Originally Posted by Ibanez49

Ive had the belkin N router (not vision) for over a year and it runs quickly and works great. I've never had a sinlge problem with it

it's the n1 vision that causes the problems DO NOT BUY

[DocDutch]

what kinda issues Martyh? got 1 here and if you put the latest firmware on it it runs perfectly

[deathtrap3000]

Got a Belkin n+ the other day. Works great. No dropouts yet. Not even a reason for a restart. Even has a very slow usb port on the back for hdd's. Hopefully a firmware update will add support for printers or at least improve the speed.

[DocDutch]

DT ... there is... and it has made some improvements on usb

[deathtrap3000]

Must have been really slow to begin with cos its still quite slow. Unless you are talking about the pre release firmware.

[DocDutch]

pre release mate...but its on the http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/art...d=14640&scid=0

[*sloman*]

I have a normal N1 (not Vision) had for 2yrs works a treat.

I those 2yrs only had to give it a reboot 3-4times and its on 24/7

No USB support, No Wireless 802.11a or Dual Band. but still good!

Originally Posted by DocDutch

what kinda issues Martyh? got 1 here and if you put the latest firmware on it it runs perfectly

hi every time i scrolled through the lcd screen it would drop the connection for about 1min then reconnect,this is a known issue with the n1 vision .I tried 2, both had same issue despite the firmware upgrades, 2 in total and one of those was a beta,so i returned it to pc world and exchanged it for a netgear wndr3300 which has been excelent
I was disapointed with belkin as on the face of it it should be an excelent router and they do produce some good products, but unfortunately they havn't got the firmware sorted yet.also their tech support is absolutley hopeless,to be told that" if it does reconnect on it's own then not to worry if the screen doesn't work properly" was the final straw
It will be a cold day in hell before i use belkin again
by the way i am running a 500gb buffalo nas drive with a 500gb seagate usb plugged in with no probs at all ,it never worked properly with the n1

[StevenJohnson]

I have the D-Link 655 and it's great, you can do a lot of tweaking with it or just leave the default settings alone. Right out of the box you will notice the difference, I did!

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

sorry I edited. You need to assertain if it actually is or if there is some contributing factor to the break down. TBH I hate wireless with a passion and have personally never had any luck with it and just cabled up the house. The only wifi device I use is my mobile.

Agreed.. I hate wireless too. Having said that, a good router/access point can make a difference, as can the structure of the building.

At home, I have a standard 3 bedroom semi, with an Apple Time Capsule roughly in the middle of the house (to be exactly in the middle, I'd need to hang it from the ceiling, which I cannot do. I get good coverage around most of the house. Apart from (infuriatingly enough) the far end of my bedroom (where my bed is). Reception is a bit patchy there.

The Thompson Speedtouch 780w (actually a BeBox) it replaced was directly under my bed (but on the lower floor) and gave no reception in my room, however I angled the antennae.

At work, we have two Cisco Wirless APs (not sure of the model, but they are commercial ones and powered by Ethernet) per floor and they give good coverage considering we are in an old building with stone walls that are mostly between 3 and 4 foot thick (even the interior walls).