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5 Responses to “Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router Reviews”

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   dpb22232
   

   06. Sep, 2010

   Review by dpb22232 for Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router
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   I brought the rangemax wireless router to use BT Broadband with 2 home computers and a laptop. The range and speed is almost always around 54mps and an excellent signal quality. I have sat at the end of our 200ft garden and can still get a good signal. The setup was easy enough just put in the CD and your off. One word of warning though this product needs an external Ethernet Modem not USB as supplied with most broadband providers.
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   Anonymous
   

   06. Sep, 2010

   Review by for Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router
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   This to alert non-techie users to the bad information given in the review posted on 4 January 2006 entitled “Frustrated – Not Half”. It is not Netgear’s fault that the wrong router was purchased by the previous reviewer. This router is designed to work with cable broadband suppliers (such as NTL & Telewest) and therefore will not support PPPoA as they don’t use that protocol. However if you want PPPoA to use with a BT phone line, you need the Netgear model DG834PN – the ADSL Modem Router. This does support PPPoA and will work with any broadband that uses a BT phone line. I have used both Netgear & Belkin products, so I know what I’m talking about.
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   Anonymous
   

   06. Sep, 2010

   Review by for Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router
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   Excelent piece of hardware!
   I was a little worried that the signal would not be stong enough to go through two floors, and numerous walls, to be recieved at the bottom of the house by my laptop, however signal is good/very good 90% of the time which is far better than I expected.
   I needed a little help setting up, and sorting password security, but technical support were excelent, and all was sorted in a matter of minutes.
   Therefore if you need a router with good signal strength, this seems to do the job very well!
4. 

   amazon-buyer
   

   06. Sep, 2010

   Review by amazon-buyer for Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router
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   I upgraded the WPN824, from the WGR614v6 as my home network was rapidly growing. It is far better than standard G, well done with the delivery Amazon! You won’t be dissapointed, it even comes with Trend Micro security built into the router. Installing and replacing my old router was easy, it took 5 minutes even with advanced settings (WPA-PSK), ssid, mac list, lan ip reservation etc… I even managed to set it up with my other router in conjunction. If you need an upgrade from your old router this is for you, if you want to start wireless networking, I seriously recommend it. This is by far the best MIMO out there!

   People that say the lights are annoying are wrong, it looks cool. However, if you are different, you can turn them off in version 2.
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   Greg Ryan
   

   06. Sep, 2010

   Review by Greg Ryan for Netgear RangeMax WPN824 MIMO-G Wireless Cable Router
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   This is an update to my review dated 30 June 2005. I finally resolved the issues relating to the computer connectivity across the network and the network speed. I emailed Netgear and I received a response within two days. The network speed issue was resolved using the information given. However, I was not given the correct information for resolving the issue regarding connectivity across the network. I finally resolved this myself by tweaking the router wireless settings. There is also a router firmware upgrade which should be done before trying anything else. Be prepared to put some work into setting up the system if the set-up wizard does not work first time. I would rate the Netgear support as good but you may have to be persistent.