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With both 2.4 & 5 GHZ, File Sharing (via the USB port and an external drive), and decent speed; these are one of the best routers a home owner or small business user could ask for. If you tack on the fact that you can throw on DD-WRT for even more functionality; it's a very versatile and fast unit.
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Overheating bootlooping router that in my case came with a undercurrent power adapter of 500mA and rebooted every 2 seconds. Then I had to buy an extra power adapter of 2A (rating according to Router label) so now the router reboots everytime I demand some network traffic because it gets VERY HOT... I bought it looking for a "scrap value" good Router, but it's not worth even scrap. Go buy something else.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This router is great for gaming and setting up multiple wireless devices, but it is a bit over priced for the basic network user. I upgraded my network from a Linksys WRT150N router, thinking that this would be a major improvement. I was wrong. The WRT610N router did give me a stronger signal strengths, but unless you have an wireless N adapter on every device you are connecting to your network; you will not be able to fully utilize the dual frequency technology. So keep it simple, if your not an advid online gamer or don't have multiple wireless N devices, then stick with a more inexpensive model, like the Linksys E1000 or the DLink DIR615. Both of these routers work well for simplified wireless connectivity. Since making this purchase and getting a great price for the WRT610N, I personally decided to invest in the DIR615 to compare. I found that the DIR615 is comparable to the WRT610N in simply wireless networking. So you can spend $100 on the WRT610N or $40 on the DIR615. You pick. In closing, Linksys and DLink are the best. You can't go wrong with either one, you just might pay more for the Linksys.Read full review
I bought this router as a refurbished Linksys product here on E-Bay and it was a very good deal. I had read reviews of the WRT610N that were both favorable and unfavorable so I thought with a price this good I would give it a try in my home network setup. My router is mounted under the staircase to my basement using the very handy built in wall mounting slots and a couple of wood screws. One of the negatives I had read about was hot running. After a week of moderate to heavy use transferring files around between computers and streaming Netflix I checked the temperature of the device using an IR temp gun and the hottest spot that I could find on the face was about 95 degrees in a 70 degree room. I didn't think this was bad and I wonder if the vertical mounting helps with this issue? I'm running DD-WRT firmware on the router and I'm using the 5Ghz band to stream to my Roku XD/S box with the 2.4Ghz band handling everything else(about 10 mixed devices, G and N). The wireless range/coverage is very good everywhere in my house, upstairs, downstairs and out in the yard. Over the years I've tested a lot of different routers at my house including WRT54G, DIR-655, WGR614 and WRT320N all of which gave similar wireless range performance in my setting. The WRT610N seems to perform similarly, very good. It will be interesting to see how things go with this box as time goes by but I've had good luck from all routers that I've tested here(except for the DIR-655 which had firmware issues that hurt reliability as a router tho not as a wireless AP). Even if it only lasts for a year or two I'll get my $66.99 worth.Read full review
The Pros: The connectivity is reliable. The signal strength is good (on the 2.4 Ghz band, but not on the 5Ghz band). The web interface is easy to use. I hooked up an external hard drive to the USB port and turned on the media server. That worked nice. I like the Wireless N capability although I am only getting 144 Mbs speeds. Its very sleek looking. I like that it has wired Gigabit performance. The Cons: The 5Ghz band put out a very weak signal. So bad that I am not using it. That was very disapointing. While in N-mode on the 2.4Ghz band I am only getting 144 Mbs speed. I am not sure if this is my problem or the routers problem. I am still working it out.
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