Belkin N Wireless Router (F5D8233-4)

I feel so annoyed that I bought this bit of bad Belkin baggage, I am reposting my ownership review on a few sites, to better spread the word on this defective product they are selling. When I purchased this router in Nov 2007, I was excited to be upgrading to N speeds, as I was replacing my venerable NetGear WGR614 802.11g router which had finally failed after years of solid service. This review will focus simply on the long-term ownership experience of 12+ months of using the F5D8233-4, as other reviewers elsewhere have covered the basics such as installation, general features and initial impressions. At first blush, my experience was good: excellent speeds and no issues with my various PC's( 1 XP and 1 Vista )sharing the same network with my Xbox360. I was pleased with the wireless performance, though I did not try to max out the speeds in initial tests as I did not replace my older laptop until Sept 2008, with which I still reached 150mbps speeds on a regular basis. The newer la... Read more

Works great, was easy to install by a non-techie (me)in fact my daughter was impressed that I was able to hook up a wireless network

Like other Mac users I had problems by continually being kicked offline after anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. I returned the first unit (at my expense). The second router was equally non-functional. I spent more than an hour (2 calls) with customer support, downloaded firmware upgrades, adjusted settings -- no help. Belkin won't take this lemon back. It will give me a credit so I can buy more non-working junk from them. I'll never buy another product from Belkin again.

Product performed as expected. My network set-up required Belkin support and they got me up and running in one call. Up and running and expect it to be as good as any other Belkin product I have purchased and still use today..

For my first experience with wi-fi to go with my new laptop, I chose a Linksys N router WRT150N from Wal-Mart for $79. Easy setup but was disappointed in the range and reliability of the signal. Even two feet away the wireless signal was not often available and I had to go with a wired connection. I even changed my cordless phones to the new DECT 6.0 technology to eliminate that potential interference but signal wasn't any better. Frustrated, I bought a Belkin N router F5D8233-4 for $59 from Amazon. Unit arrived with a burned out front panel lamp and had a security password placed on it (supposed to come out of the box unsecured) A call to Belkin support quickly removed the password and security and Amazon exchanged the unit free of charge for one with a working panel lamp. I love this unit. The Belkin signal is always there and very reliable. Not sure range is any different but a reliable signal was my first priority and I now have it. Nicer looking than the Linksys als... Read more

Well, I don't even know where to start. First off, I had problems with this product so quickly that I was able to take it back, thank god! I thought the setup was easy enough until I switched to D-Link...which was 5 millions times faster and easier. The securuty was off by default, which I think is completely stupid, plus people can see your configurations, why is that neccisary Belkin?? Off to the next problem...the connection is completely flakey, my husbands brand new Dell would be getting kicked off every ten minutes...and that's being grenerous. Becuase of how horrible the connection was, it was a nightmare to get the wireless printer to work. Third problem (which was the last straw for me), everything's working...okay...and I wake up to: my modem light flashing orange and the internet light is off. So I reset the router, nothing. So I connect the computer directly to the modem thinking it was the modem, nope worked perfectly. So I disconnect everything and reconnect ... Read more