Advantages: Fairly easy to set up, easy to use, reliable, looks good. Disadvantages: Bandwidth Innacurate.
We'd wanted to upgrade our router for a while to cope with Rich playing on his Xbox online mainly as we kept getting lag, which was especially apparent if I was also browsing the net (which I generally was) even to the point of Rich being disconnected mid game. He was getting annoyed with it so when we saw this router on offer at ebuyer.com for £69.99 (but has since gone back up to its previous price of £89.99); I jumped at the chance to get it and now we have it, I thought it was worth writing a review about, so here we are!
My review will be based on my experience of the router, and not a full technological break down of what it is capable of etc as that is readily available online from the manufacturer and would probably bore most people to tears anyway.
The first thing I notice when opening the box is how big the router is ...
Advantages: Reliable, Fast, Easy to configure, Lots of features, USB for sharing drives Disadvantages: Bit expensive, Not full speed with every machine
INTRO
The Belkin N+ router is one of the higher end (consumer) wireless modem router offerings from Belkin. It cost me £85 from PC World, but can probably be found for a bit less if you shop online. The Cable version costs a little less. Reason I bought this one was because two PCs in the house with wireless cards kept losing the wireless connection when I was using a Linksys router (my own PCs / laptops were fine though!). I replaced that with a second hand Belkin, which worked fine but unfortunately, a power cut killed the wireless on it. Liking the performance of that cheaper Belkin router, I decided to stick with Belkin and get this one!
DESIGN
The router looks very stylish and stands up tall rather than laid down flat. It doesn't appear to have been designed to be laid down flat like many other routers, which may be to ...
Advantages: ease of setup,reliable connection Disadvantages: not the fastest on the market
When looking to go wireless in the computer world it is an absolute minefield when it comes to wireless routers/modems. I sat at my latop(tethered to the telephone socket with wires) scouring google for write ups about this router and that router when i came across this one. Now this is rated as being the best selling router/modem in the UK and has been for some time. I think i paid around £40 from ebuyer.com. I chose it because of the fact its reasonably priced. Its a good trustworthy brand and it seemed to come up to scratch on speed.
Upon opening the box the installation was very simple indeed. I just followed the instructions that came with the router and hey prsto i was wireless on my laptop.Software is easy to install and self explanatory. Its not the fastest band of router on the market but for what i needed it was ample ...
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Manufacturer's product description
The Netopia Leased Line/Frame Relay Router is a powerful and easy-to-use solution for networks seeking a high bandwidth, full-time Internet or corporate Intranet connection. This type of connection allows a company to host a Web site, link geographically dispersed corporate offices through a Frame Relay or PPP connection. The Netopia Leased Line/Frame Relay Router is capable of handling bandwidth ranging from fractional E1 all the way to a full 2.048 Mbps E1 connection. The powerful Smart features of the Netopia Leased Line/Frame Relay Router, simplifies setup and the complicated process of routing management. Every Netopia Leased Line/Frame Relay Router includes SmartMatch, an intelligent tool that automatically detects, configures, and associates the Frame Relay Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) with the IP addresses of remote routers. This feature alone greatly reduces the time and hassles typically associated with configuring a Frame Relay/Leased Line router. Netopia has developed a reputation for creating powerful solutions that offer the advanced features demanding users require, yet are still easy to install, use, and maintain.
