TRENDnet 54 Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router TEW-432BRP (Blue)
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Customer Review: Do not buy!
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered this router on November 26th, I got it shortly thereafter, it's now December 30th (barely), I came home from work and I have no wired or wireless connectivity. All the lights on the router are on, I hooked my cable modem directly into my PC and it works fine, I plug the router back in and nothing happens. All the lights on the router light up like it's working, but still no internet access. I tried my old non-wireless router, and it also works fine, so all of my cables work also, this thing just died after a month of use tops.
Even when it was "working" at least once an hour it would just cut out for 2 - 3 minutes and then come back on, which needless to say is majorly annoying as I play a lot of games online on my PC and Xbox, and I was using a wired connection not the wireless, the wireless connections didn't have this issue.
Hopefully I'm still in time to get my money back for this piece of crap.
Customer Review: Wireless routers are apparently not all the same...
Summary: 2 Stars
Having used wireless routers for several years, we thought they would be commoditized when we went to buy a new one about a year ago, and so bought the cheapest one (this Trendnet). I think we continue to use it to network two laptops to the internet just to see how much frustration we can take. Our laptops work fine when on campus and at friends' houses, but at home the wireless frequently drops even when in the same room as the router, and every 2-4 days, the wireless will totally cease to work, not allowing any wireless connectivity whatsoever until the router is rebooted.
Might have gotten a poor model. Wired connectivity works as expected, so not 1 star.
(The wireless just dropped in the time it took me to write this review. "Repaired" the connection in WinXP in order to post. I think we're going to get a Linksys WRT router very, very soon.)
Customer Review: Just awesome for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
All I wanted was an affordable router to keep my Wii connected wirelessly 24/7. This was my first experience with setting up a router, so I was a little lost at first, but once I figured it out, both my Wii and my Nintendo DSi could connect to it flawlessly. Security settings were also easy to enable. This router now allows me to stream Netflix movies to my Wii in a matter of seconds, and plays them without interruption; it's absolutely wonderful! It also has four ethernet ports for all your other wired connections, which for the first time has allowed my wife and I to have both our computers connected to the internet simultaneously. It's been a godsend.
So: The bottom line is, if your connection needs are simple AND you're on a tight budget, then this is absolutely the router for you. It really works great, and I remain absolutely delighted with mine!
Customer Review: Bare essentials... Best for an unsecured network...
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought I'd try to scrape by with the cheapest router, thinking "it'll do the job." But when I tried using it for the first time, I was met with an obnoxious firmware/interface that requires 15 seconds restarts between setting changes. On top of that, for some odd reasons, certain security settings just didn't work. WEP and 128 bit WPA didn't play nice with my Macbook, and MAC Address filtering didn't work with my HP laptop.
And now, a month into its life, past the return period, it cuts out periodically and requires a hard reset to get working again.
Trendnet makes good products... like KVM switches. This isn't one of their better products
My advice to you is to buy from a name brand company who has better resources to test their products before shipping. Setting up a network should "just work." This fails that mark.
Customer Review: VERY CHEAP....
Summary: 3 Stars
I have had alot of problems with this router (The ROuter constantly Conflicts with another IP Adress and goes out rather frequently and randomly)... It is the best buy if you are on a budget like me and you just need something that connects and you don't mind having fun replacing IP Adresses and turning on and off the router. I actually kind of like repairing the internet service (It makes me feel needed in the household) and Since Im the computer tech of the house I do all the work with the computers and the networking so Its not really a problem) I read that this was a piece of crap before I bought it but its not crap if you can go on the internet a portion of the day lol but it is a hassle to work with and if you dont have the time to deal with a router messing up on you I DONT ADVISE getting this router. (Paying for quality)....