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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
I've only had this router a day but so far so good. I cannot comment on reliability but no dropped connections as yet. I bought the Netgear router because my old Zyxel P660HWt1v2 router wouldn't allow any ports to be forwarded (even though it should) to my PS3 - which meant some of my multiplayer games wouldn't work online. Apparently, uPnP (universal plug and play standard, for port forwarding) is not the most robust or reliable of standards therefore for some games/applications ports must be forwarded manually (or your PS3 put in the DMZ of your router, although DMZ is not recommended as it exposes your PS3 to hackers). With the Netgear Router I still have the same problems with certain games not working online using uPnP - it's not the ... Read More:

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Edimax EW-7318USG Wireless USB LAN Adapter 4dBi Antenna, 802.11b.g 54Mbps

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from: Edimax

September 06, 2007
Received this morning set up in 10 minutes which is very good for me as I am not very good at this kind of thing, more than impressed with it. It found my BT Home Hub with no problems. Small Price, Great Performace 98% Signal Strength.

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15m Ethernet RJ45 Network Cable

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from: PCArena


I was a little disappointed that the leads were grey and not white, but i'm not all that fussy. The leads are strong and very durable, i get a brilliant, fast connection, and i was up and running in minutes!

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Netgear DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL Modem, Router.

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from: Netgear

June 06, 2006
I've had this product for over a year and have had sporadic levels of reliability. As the senior tech at Apple advised me yesterday, the 'N' standard used in this product still isn't approved, and is unlikely to be signed off before next year or even 2010. Had it not been for the fact that I'd received the same feedback from Talk Talk I probably would have taken this inf with a pinch of salt but it does make me wonder why Netgear sells product which don't (apparently) belong to a common standard. Incidentally, I have also experienced the same issues with a PC and the matching card. Netgear have some of the best Customer Service I've come across, it's just a shame their products don't match similar quality standards. What a shame that I've had to ... Read More:

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Cat5e RJ45 Ethernet LAN Network Cable UTP Lead 20M

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from: CABLESTAR


I've had this product for over a year and have had sporadic levels of reliability. As the senior tech at Apple advised me yesterday, the 'N' standard used in this product still isn't approved, and is unlikely to be signed off before next year or even 2010. Had it not been for the fact that I'd received the same feedback from Talk Talk I probably would have taken this inf with a pinch of salt but it does make me wonder why Netgear sells product which don't (apparently) belong to a common standard. Incidentally, I have also experienced the same issues with a PC and the matching card. Netgear have some of the best Customer Service I've come across, it's just a shame their products don't match similar quality standards. What a shame that I've had to ... Read More:

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ZyXEL PLA-401 Twin Pack Powerline Homeplug AV 200Mbps Interference Resistant Ethernet adapter integrated Plug design with 128 AES encryption and QoS

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from: ZYXEL

July 01, 2008
I bought this product (thought not from this source) to replace an irritatingly slow wireless card in a desktop at home, and I've got to say I'm totally happy with it.

It's just as simple as it claims. I unboxed the adaptors, plugged one in by the desktop and attached a LAN cable, did the same at the other end of the line to connect to the router, powered up, and off it went. Nothing else to do.

It's miles quicker than wireless. My wife, the primary user of the desktop in question, was being driven slowly bonkers by the painfully slow printing operations to a shared printer on the network (not surprising it was slow to be fair). Now she's happy: it just prints like it was directly attached.

I could make a good case ... Read More:

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Devolo MicroLink dLAN Highspeed Starter Kit

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from: Devolo

July 18, 2005
Seems a really good product. It was up and running within a couple of minutes of unpacking and the connections speed seems fine. I have used this to replace a wireless network with dodgy signal strength. I wish I's done it sooner.

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D-Link DUB-H7 7 - Port USB 2.0 Hub External

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Wired Networking
from: D-Link

September 04, 2006
This is exactly what you need from a USB hub. Open the box, plug it in and it works first time without a hitch. Nothing crashed (XP) and all my devices worked without a problem. Spending a little bit extra on a decent bit of kit is definitely the way to go with USB hubs. Highly recommended.

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Belkin 802.11g Wireless G NoteBook Card

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from: Belkin

March 24, 2003
I purchased this item because i wanted to take my laptop to work. The software was easy to install. Also the manual was easy to follow.
However this item did not work. My computer could detect other networks, but it did not detect the Belkin connection???????? I tried it three times and even tried installing it in my neighbors laptop,no joy so I am sending it back to the seller.

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Belkin Wireless G Universal Range Extender

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Wired Networking
from: Belkin

September 09, 2006
Read the reviews, but thought I might for once be one of the lucky ones...I wasn't, alas.
This device definitely does *not* do what it says on the tin.
Tried "One Touch" configuration -
Powered up next to WiFi Router;"Find" light flashed; pressed button 10 secs as directed: light stopped flashing (sometimes; sometimes it wouldn't stop at all, sometimes it took much longer than 10 secs); took it 5 yards (sorry, metres - showing my age!) away, well within existing WiFi range; plugged in; light started flashing (i.e. it hadn't remembered the settings as promised); checked instructions; tried again...and again.
Conclusion; DNW fault; Does Not Work. I might have been able to get it going given a fews hours with the manual, but Life's ... Read More: