Reviews for D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router

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• Excellent Gaming Router | Rating: | Date: 2008-08-29

  D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router This router replaces a Linksys WRT54G.I Bought this routerD-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router to use for online gaming with an X-Box 360 and a Playstation 3. I also have a PSP on the network and the D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router works great. While I was worried when some reviews suggested that this router was difficult to set-up (as I am by no means a tech wizard) I found this was not so; The D-Link was extremely easy to set-up and maintain as well as monitor its performance. The default settings for QoS work fine and adding devices takes seconds. I would strongly recommend the D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router to anyone needing a wireless network for online gaming but doesn't need the headache.
  

• Great Router | Rating: | Date: 2008-08-29

  Works great. We have it on the third floor of our house and you can get great speeds from anywhere. Even in my garage. I recommend.

• shoudl be better for the price, and tech support isn't great | Rating: | Date: 2008-08-29

  I just bought my router yesterday. It has some issues which I'm still trying to work out. I have 2 laptops and a desktop. The desktop works fine as it's not wireless, but I have been having issues with my signal dropping on the laptops, and another issue with weak signal strength. I have 2 or 3 bars of signal strength on one of my laptops, despite being about 5 feet away from the router. And strangely enough, the laptop with the g-wireless card has better signal strength than the laptop with the n-card.
  
  Another strange thing is, apparently the router comes with several default settings that aren't ideal for connecting wirelessly, which seems stupid. And I mean really obscure settings that even someone who is fairly tech savvy, as I am, would not know to do. I've set up quite a few wireless networks without many problems, but these are settings I have no clue what they mean and would never think to change them (or even know how). Tech support must have had me change 15 different random settings that I could not have done without guidance. I still have NO CLUE which of these settings actually made any difference though.
  
  So it seems fairly likely you will need to speak with tech support. They're apparently open 24/7, which is nice, and wait times weren't too bad (although I did call at 10pm) but just a heads up, their tech support department is shipped to India (like most companies now days), and they're EXTREMELY difficult to understand. And the level 1 tech support staff isn't very knowledgeable. Unfortunately you need to speak to them before they'll forward you on to level 2 support. I did have some better luck with them, but still had some communication issues.
  
  It appears that my connection is no longer dropping, but I still have a weak signal when I'm right next to the router. As for the laptop that IS receiving full signal, I wasn't actually too impressed when I walked around my house checking signal strength in the various rooms. Though, i guess it's possible that it's my house causing that. Who knows.
  
  It might prove to be a good router once I get it working properly, but I would expect more from a router that cost me almost $100.

• D-Link Router 655 | Rating: | Date: 2008-08-25

  I have been using a Belkin Router F5D6230-3 for years hardwired to several computers and a switch. It seemed to work ok most of the time but would ocasionally drop out and I would have to unplug it to reset, some times twice a day, others every other day. I recently replaced it with a D-Link DIR 655 which has been operational with out flaw for several weeks now. It was a fast and easy set up. If you are having drop out problems try separating the router from the modem. I read about this and tried it with the old router after I had ordered the new router and the dropouts with the old router ceased. The new router is faster.

• d link extreme n wireless router | Rating: | Date: 2008-08-25

  I have been using every since i have purchase online through amazon. I never have any problem and it work great. Thank you d--link.