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Netgear DG834G 54Mbps Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Firewall Router with 4-port 10/100 switch

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from: Netgear

October 20, 2003
The router was fairly easy to set up and maintains connectivity well. However, coverage to some parts of my house is patchy (eg I have to leave the doors open to maintain connectivity). I decided to change the antenna for a more powerful one - a commonly-suggested means to improve coverage. The trouble is that the currently shipping version (v4) of this router has a fixed antenna that CANNOT BE REPLACED.

Earlier versions allowed replacement.

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Netgear WG111 Wireless 54Mbps USB 2.0 Adapter

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from: Netgear

July 12, 2004
I bought this adapter when I purchased a new Vista Business based PC which I linked to the BT HomeHub 2.0. Set-up was easy and I was impressed for quite some time. However suddenly I was unable to access the Internet after closing down my PC and re-booting. The only solution was to remove all the Netgear s/w from the PC and reload from the CD after that all was fine until I next closed down my PC. Every time I boot up my PC I have to go through the laborious process of s/w removal and re-installation before I can get back onto the internet. I have been in contact with Netgear engineers but after many messages between us the problem remains unsolved. I have just bought a different adapter after finally giving up on this battle

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Netgear WGR614UK Wireless 54G Cable Router

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from: Netgear

August 12, 2003
Best wireless router ive ever used so easy to set up great range as well will recomend to any one

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Sweex LW053 WiFi LAN USB 2.0 Adapter

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from: Sweex

December 26, 2007
I bought one and it worked great...for about 2 weeks. It seemed to have completely died. No light, no life. Amazon quickly sent me a replacement, great! The second one worked great...for about 1 1/2 weeks. Same thing, no light, no life. I haven't even gotten the first one in the post back to Amazon. Now I'm out of pocket for the return mailing costs for two of them. It obviously works for a lot of people, but, sadly, I'm not one of them.

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Belkin 802.11g Wireless G USB Network Adapter for Win 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista

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from: Belkin Components

September 27, 2004
Worked fine, but never after a reboot. My advice is to download the latest firmware from Belkin - for mine (v3.xx) this was f5d7050v3_ww_03.00.02_w2.exe

This has a much better Wireless Configuration GUI and you shoudl be fine - even so, I configured (via the new GUI) so that Windows XP manages the WiFi connection in the normal way. Now all is fine, even from reboot.

Works great apart from this caveat.

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Devolo MicroLink dLAN Highspeed Starter Kit

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from: Devolo

July 18, 2005
I was considering setting up a wired network (didn't want wireless having seen how slow it can be and health concerns) in my home when I came across these, I had never heard of them before and decided to give them a try. The results were absolutely amazing, I set up the router, plugged these in and that was it! Home network set up literally in seconds with no loss of performance. Best money I have ever spent on computer bits.

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Netgear DG834PN RangeMax MIMO-G Wireless ADSL Modem Router with 4-port 10/100 switch

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from: Netgear

October 17, 2005
I am a total novice regarding IT stuff, I had this connected set-up and running in 20mins. Thought is was going to be a nightmare but set up CD was brill. Kids well happy, strong signal and good connection speeds.

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Netgear DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL Modem, Router.

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from: Netgear

June 06, 2006
Just recieved this product, its not in english. The plug that came isnt an english plug either!!

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Lm Technologies 802.11g Wireless G USB Network Adapter for PC & Linux

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from: Lm Technologies


Linux Xubuntu (8.04 Hardy Heron) on a rather old and knackered laptop.

It arrived yesterday so I don't know about longevity but it works fine, as far as I can tell. Good value, does what it's supposed to. No complaints.

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Netgear HDXB101 Powerline HD (High Definition) Ethernet Adapter kit (contains 2 HDXB101 devices)

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from: Netgear

September 08, 2006
Bought this to stream HD videos on my Linksys media extender DMA2200 in the bedroom, currently I have a Comtrend EOP which although was stable and could watch TV, it didn't give me the bandwidth needed to stream HDTV.

Plugs are very easy to install, however the bandwidth monitor on my Extender shows that there was not even enough bandwidth for steaming music without interruption!!!! The Netgear configuration utility showed a speed of 4 mbps!! I tested these plugs by plugging them in side by side and found a connection speed of 133mbps - not bad if you want a link in the same room!

I live in a house only 5 years old, Wiring is not an issue here, as I found with the comtrend EOP.
I will be asking for a refund, as I see not ... Read More: