Netgear WNR2000 N300 Wireless Router - Manufacturer (Renewed)

For the price, this is a fantastic product. The nonrefurbished version, however, probably wouldn't be worth the money. I've been using this for about three weeks now without incident, but there are a few minor negative points:-Painfully slow interface-Extremely lightweight, making it hard to position upright as just the weight of the cables attached to it will make it fall over-Nonintuitive options and setupThese are very minor flaws, but ones that would annoy me if I had paid the full price of (currently) 45 dollars instead of half that. Considering it from the price point that I paid, I can't justify any kind of complaint, and I would strongly recommend this router, as it is:-VERY quick to set up. I had it out of the box and running in about ten minutes.-Quite handsome. High-gloss black plastic (mine even came with removable plastic film on the sides to protect the finish) and very nice looking lights.-Shipped with a very reasonable warranty.It functions very well, seems to not inhibit my transfer speeds at all, doesn't drop connections, and allows all of the security setups, filters, and options you might want. This router is definitely far better than your typical Belkin or lower-tier Netgear, and at roughly the same price. There are some little annoyances, but, hey, it's cheap and it works.

This router is just what I needed. Even the price of $18 was right. I did buy another router from Amazon.com but it didn't work for all of my devices especially my daughters older computer. Everything else worked including my Kindle (that I also boutht from Amazon).I returned the other one and as soon as I brought it to my local UPS store, as soon as I got back home I received a email from Amazon that a full refund was being returned to me credit card.Anyway, I hooked this Netgear WNR2000 N300 Wireless Router - Manufacturer Refurbished up and it was able to work with everything on my network. I found out why after doing a little research of my own.It seems that most of the new routers are N compatable but not G backward compatable. However this one is listed as N compatable but after doing my research it is also backward compatable with G. This is why everything in my network works, new and old as well. It even works with my VOIP (magic jack) system.So, if your looking for something that will work with all of your things wheather they are new or old this is the one for you. As far as being a referb don't let this decide your decission because it comes with plastic wrap on it just like a new one does and it actually looks just like it was new and also works just like it was new. For only about $18 you simply can't go wrong. It may not offer a lifetime warranty just a 30 day warranty but if it breaks down in a year or two you simply buy another one for less then $20.

This router is an enigma. It's made but what I think is considered a good company, but it's not a publicly popular router. This router came with the V3 hardware, which means that it can't run Tomato due to the wrong chipset. The onboard memory is also too small to run Tomato.I live in a two story, 3000+ sq foot house so I need a powerful router. I was concerned that this doesn't seem to have two antennas like my classic Linksys WRT54G. So far that doesn't seem to be a problem. I'm downstairs with 5 bars of signal and awesome performance.For those who want to know - the 3rd party router firmwares are DD-WRT and Tomato - they are way better than stock firmwares typically, with a lot more control and way more stability.So this router comes with a dud hardware. Is it useful? So far - it is awesome. The factory firmware is very good, but since the installed firmware was at a 1.1 level as I recall - all I had to do was install the latest DD WRT which would fit the onboard memory.It was a very easy install - straightforward - no weird stuff. And it came right up. I set my wireless security and it was awesome. It's roughly 70% faster than my G router copying a 1GB movie file across the network. More importantly, I get all kinds of logging and configuration options with DD WRT.This is only the first day with this router, so I am not yet confident that it is a great purchase. In terms of quality, my classic Linksys WRT54G puts it to shame with two external antennas, substantial build quality and heft. This Netgear is extremely light and I question how long it will last. I do like the built in lights which easily tell what connections are active.Overall this is looking like it will be a great purchase. If I can get through the next few months with the stability and performance I expect, I will be happy.