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Hotter than the sidewalk in Phoenix in July
First off, the really tough thing about wireless routers is that your performance can vary dramatically from someone elses. Whether its your hardware, your software, spyware, configuration of your house, your ISP, what type of cordless phone you use, or a myriad of other things, your experience may be entirely different from your best friend's. So, this isn't so much a review of the router as it is a review of my experience with it.
The Good
This router has all of the...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/08/2007
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One of the best and fastest routers
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: I have had routers from Linksys, Netgear, and D-Link and this is by far one of the best and fastest routers i have used. I replaced an old Linksys I was using and now I actually get almost 20Mbps from Comcast now when I was getting only an 8Mbps connection with the old router. If you have an extremely fast cable or the new Verizon ViOS connection this router is for you. This router looks like it has all the i...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review by RabidFace can be read at Newegg.com]
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RabidFace
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02/17/2008
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(22 of 22) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I got this router after doing some research, and found it simple and straightforward. So far, after 1 month of service, not one single random restart that others have written about. I have 2 pc's wired, and a laptop wireless. The wireless setup was a seasy as it gets with no lost connections AT ALL!
Speeds are fantastic.
Cons: S...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com]
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01/05/2008
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(21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great device
I previously had a Linksys WRT54G and was moderately satisfied with it until it started exhibiting signs of 'cheapness', like general flakiness, inability to load the web management (it'd load a blank screen), etc. After getting frustrated enough, and desiring a router with gigabit ports, I started searching, until I came across the DIR-655.
The first best part (and there's more than one) of this router was unpacking it. Honestly, it's the sexiest networking device I've seen in a ...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review by Justin Rossetti can be read at Amazon.com]
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Justin Rossetti
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03/09/2007
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Salt lake City, UT, USA
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(17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful
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The Best Performing Router I've Owned
Extremely impressed with this router's speed, range, and ease of use. My only complaint (like others) is with the software bundled with this item. It's already out of date, right out of the package, and upon installation, it will prompt you to "update to the new version, free", and that's fine, but what happens is the new version of the software is not compatible with the firmware preinstalled on the router. This fatal combination prevents the router from functioning. You will have to downlo...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/21/2007
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(14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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This little cutie COOKS
It was high time to get network speeds up to Gigabit levels, and the need for speed fed my willingness to risk going with draft-level, pre-standard 802.11n tech. With two desktops and two laptops on a home-biz and home network, routing was critical. Age and traffic-level burned out my last, wired router from the L-word company. Two teenage daughters tortured the replacement wireless WRT-350N Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link to death with incessant instant-messaging. To...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/21/2008
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(14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Excellent router
I bought this router after buying a MacBook Pro which has built-in 802.11n capability (after buying the n "enabler" from Apple for $2). I wanted to take advantage of the fast wireless speed as well as the gigabit Ethernet interface on the MacBook Pro. Oddly, Apple's much more expensive Airport with draft n capability does not have a gigabit Ethernet interface, so the D-Link Extreme N seemed like a good choice as it had all I was looking for.
This product did not disappoint. I got...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/28/2007
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(12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful
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The ONLY Solid/Reliable Draft-n 2.0 Router
Having tried the Linksys WRT350N and Netgear WNR854T - two competing gigabit etherner/Draft-N routers - I can truly say that the DIR-655 is by far the most reliable, solid device, that performs as advertised IMHO. It just worked for me. I miss the promise of USB Disk connectivity from the Linksys, but it never worked properly anyway (huge reliability issues). Plus the D-Link has a fantastic adaptive QoS implementation, ensuring my VoIP device works with almost no configuration. To be fair, t...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/13/2007
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(12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful
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My extensive test with Comcast and with 802.11G Dell Notebooks
I upgraded from my dLink DI-624 to the DIR-655 because my DI-624 was rebooting every few hours and my dell laptop inspiron 6000(XP) would disconnect every hour. I have also the dell E1405 (Vista) which would get 2-7% connections on my 3rd floor.
Here is my layout: I have a 3 story townhouse with 2 houses on both sides. I am located 3 miles from NYC but am located in an area which is considered to be the suburbs. My router is on the ground/1st floor. I use my laptops on the 2nd and 3...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/29/2007
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(12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Powerful control panel
I agree with the first reviewer in that it is hard to find reviews of this product anywhere online. After reading lukewarm reviews of other draft-n routers, I picked this one up on a whim, hoping for the best. I am extremely pleased. The other D-Link products I own are a mixed bag in terms of level of control in the firmware, with the DGL-4300 being leaps and bounds better than the DI-LB604. Luckily, the DIR-655 firmware is akin to the DGL-4300 in terms of control, features and flexibility. It's...
[D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router review by Jeremy Williams "Blue 7" can be read at Amazon.com]
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Jeremy Williams "Blue 7"
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02/21/2007
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Chicago, IL United States
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(11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful
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