Belkin Surf N300 Wireless Modem Router $57 + Shipping @ Harvey Norman - F7D2401AU

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  silverx on 04/04/2012 - 12:54

  just realise this is actually a modem router
  sorry!

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    perkinma on 04/04/2012 - 13:00

    nvm

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  dy4me on 04/04/2012 - 12:57

  +4

  i am going to say it. —This is a $#it modem! look it up yourself. the belking bother router and modem have been very problematic. People report frequent problems like dropouts, wireless issues..

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    chris449 on 04/04/2012 - 13:01

    +1

    Came here to say this. They are a steaming pile of crap. Don't call your internet provider for help with one of these, they will hate you for it. If you know what you're doing and accept that it has problems, $60 may be an alright price given the tech specs.

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      [Deactivated] on 04/04/2012 - 13:06

      When the $18 n150 deal was on the salesman in HN said they had 5 in stock but 4 were returned waiting to be sent back to manufacturer as they were all broken. He said he was happy to sell last one to me but warned against it as they had a very poor quality and reputation.

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        [Deactivated] on 04/04/2012 - 13:20

        +1

        Pretty much most ADSL stuff and WLAN stuff is crap.

        I prefer all-in-one but I finally caved and bought an awesome Cisco wireless router.

        But now I can't find an awesome standalone ADSL modem. Cisco certainly don't have one. Import a Technicolor?

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    casval on 04/04/2012 - 13:31

    I concur. I have the Play300. Every now and then, all the settings disappear and I have to reload from backup. Not buying another belkin.

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  edBARGAIN on 04/04/2012 - 13:28

  Thanks for the tips guys

  Nearly purchased it but now realize that it's a very problematic modem router

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  oz-dxer on 04/04/2012 - 13:38

  Just went and checked one i hadn't used yet.
  It was cheap, like $15
  It is an N150.
  I am guessing at half the speed its probably twice as crap….lol

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  [Deactivated] on 04/04/2012 - 13:42

  A word of advise: Stay away from Belkin, they produce flashy looking hardware with cheap(est) electronics

  Not all Networking equipment is crap, I am in the biz and I can assure you of that, the world would stop if this was true,

  Netcomm, D-Link, Cisco all reliable brands, but just as with cars, some models are made better than others

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  medion on 04/04/2012 - 14:24

  I used to use belkin stuff all the time (used to be a computer Tech) and never had any problems. At the time they were miles ahead of Dlink, Netcomm, Netgear etc. Bummer they have changed.

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    [Deactivated] on 04/04/2012 - 15:26

    Never heard of a Belkin 24 port switch or Belkin media convertor, Belkin outdoor AP? D-Link, Netcomm, Netgear all produce business grade networking products and their consumer products are now cheap enough that you should not even consider Belkin crap

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  perkinma on 04/04/2012 - 16:10

  +1

  Cheers all for the feedback - much appreciated.

  Given the less than favourable OzBargain reviews I though I better pull it out and try it….

  My comments:
  Setup, used the included CD and worked fine within ten minutes, no issues although not a fast program. Then jumped in and changed some of the settings like IP address, SSID, passwords, security etc no problems.

  Wireless, no issues with getting wireless network running WiFi-N WPA2 (TKIP for WPA backwards compatability and also WiFi B/G/N compatability mode for same reason).

  Managed to achieve the following throughput at the identified locations / distances (using the iPhone speedtest.net app and only one connected wireless client, all figures averaged from three consecutive runs at each location):

  Distance	Ping (ms)	D/L(mbps)	U/L(mbps)
  1m LOS	82	6.56	0.78
  8m, 2 stud walls	80	6.55	0.77
  15m, 4 stud walls	82	5.31	0.66
  16m, 1 brickwall, 4 stud walls	82	4.08	0.77
  20m, 1 brickwall, 4 stud walls	85	1.2	0.35

  20m+ essentially no connection.

  Connection stability, no internet dropouts or wireless dropouts (excluding walking too far away), but really only tested for 90 minutes from opening the box to putting it back in so hardly definitive.

  Reliability, obviously will also only get tested over time.

  For $57 I'm happy so far even though no gigabit ethernet.

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  j5ive on 04/04/2012 - 17:56

  I have this modem. Never had a problem. My brother has the lower model an has never had an issue either.

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  hashtagbargain on 04/04/2012 - 18:36

  Sounds like a good deal, but I'd personally prefer tp-link or netcomm - their hardware is absolutely magnificent.

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    perkinma on 04/04/2012 - 20:30

    I've got three TP-Link WiFi-N routers (couple of bridges) that I have been pretty happy with as well. And in further searching based on your comment I found that MSY have the TD-W8960N for $59 with what appears to be very similar specs to this Belkin.

    http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/?categoryid=219&m…
    http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=3653

    Having found the TP-Link TD-W8960N I might be starting to regret buying the Belkin now…..