D-Link DIR-412 3.5G Portable Wireless-N Router
$8.95 + $4.95 delivery
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Just got it today
Hooray! Not buying lol
Reviews are mixed - you were warned :)
any portable wireless AC router (signal extension)?
I'm going to be getting broadband soon and need a modem will this do or is it for something different? (Clearly I don't know what to get :p)
No.
It's a wireless router - so it will share a network over radio with your laptop, phone, tablet etc - but it's not a modem, so it can't turn ADSL telephone signals into network ones. If you're going ADSL, then it's only half of what you need. You'd be better off going for an all-in-one ADSL modem/router. Plus, it's a tiny travel router so the signal is probably pretty weak.
Thanks for the info :)
Would love to try it if it can repeat (extend) the wifi signal
D-Link are generally not a good brand for consumer networking equipment.
Generally they are worth as much as the power supply in the box.
Their firmware is often buggy and not up dated.
I can't even find the full specifications for this device. They aren't even in the manual.
I assume it is single band wifi, but is it even WPA2?
Travel router, but big chunky plug for power.
If you're looking for a proper travel/hotel wifi router, try a TP Link 703N - OpenWRT/DD-WRT compatible but cost around $30 now - ebay/aliexpress
I second the 703n; does client mode out-of-the-box as well. The GUI's in Chinese, but all the HTML filenames and technical terms are in English, and Google Translate makes short work of the remaining Chinese text.
There are tutorials if you want to add a proper antenna to it as well; doesn't look that hard.
Flash it with DD-WRT or OPenWRT for English!
An alternative is the TL-MR3020. Can either connect to USB dongle or a wired connection. Power comes from a USB connection, so you can connect it to a laptop.
Great for the price and all, but doesn't really cut it for use in Japan. Many hotels provide 100Mbps symmetric, so you need WAN in and LAN out for your notebook, plus wifi. Ideally it would be a gigabit chipset and support 5.8GHz as well as most hotels over there are just swapped in wifi signals.
But for $30, for most people, even in Japan, it would be a good deal.
Agree about firmware. The DIR-825 I bought had such incredibly horrible firmware that configuring it was a nightmare. Until I put DD-WRT on it of course :)
I had the 506L— similar item from D-link & it's still going strong for the folks I got it for. They do not have a home line, so use a Telstra dongle for the area they're in (no others work).
The software is a bit dated & can sometimes be finicky- but generally once it sticks, it works very well.
Cheers
Wonder if this is any good if it's connected to my work PC so I can get wifi onto my phone?
Your workplace IT administrator will not be impressed with you sharing the corporate network through a rogue WiFi access point. It is also very easy to be found out.
Finally, WIFI in my bedroom :)