WGT624 ROUTER

I RECENTLY PURCHASED NETGEAR'S WGT624 ROUTER ALONG WITH THE
WG511T WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTER...

I PAID $99.00 FOR THE ROUTER AND $79.00 FOR THE CARD FROM CIRCUIT CITY...THERE IS $80.00 REBATE UNTIL 10/23/04.

I DID MY HOMEWORK WHEN RESEARCHING WHICH WIRELESS NETWORK EQUIPMENT TO BUY, AND AS OF THIS WRITING I AM NOT AT ALL DISAPPOINTED. I PRIMARILY BOUGHT THIS PRODUCT FOR THE SPEED AND THE RANGE THAT IT COVERS (THE BEST ACCORDING TO C/NET).

I AM ABLE TO CONNECT MY LAPTOP AT THE ADVERTISED SPEED OF 108 MBPS, HOWEVER, THE FARTHER AWAY YOU GET THE SLOWER YOUR CONNECTION GETS.

I HAVE MY ROUTER IN THE BASEMENT AND I WILL TYPICALLY USE MY LAPTOP ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WITH THAT SAID, I STILL CONNECT AT ABOUT 48-80 MBPS WHICH IS STILL PLENTY FAST ENOUGH.

SET-UP WAS A BREEZE (AS ADVERTISED). I WOULD DEFINATELY RECCOMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO HOME NETWORKING. THE WIZARDS PRETTY MUCH GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE BASIC SET-UPS...

MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONFIGURE MY SET-UP FOR FILE AND PRINTER SHARING. THE DOCUMENTATION IS A LITTLE VAGUE IN THIS REGARD POSSIBLY DUE TO THE VAST COMPUTER/NETWORK VARIATIONS IN THE MARKET TODAY....

ONE THING I DID NOTICE ON ALL THE REVIEWS FOR 802.11G WIRELESS NETWORKS, WAS THE ISSUE OF CORDLESS PHONES ON THE SAME 2.4 GHz FREQUENCY CAUSING INTERFERENCE....I HAVE HAD NONE TO DATE. I ACTUALLY HAVE A 2.4GHz PHONE NEXT TO THE ROUTER.

DEFINATELY WORTH THE MONEY SPENT.