LINKSYS RE1000-NP Wireless-N Range Extender LINKSYS RE1000-NP Wireless-N Range Extender

Pros: gave me 1 bar where I had none.

Cons: Drops internet connectivity daily.

Other Thoughts: Pared with new Linksys N router...every day laptops would lose internet connectivity until I had to reboot RE. I finally disconnected this and my wireless devices have not lost internet since.

Pros: Great deal, works as expected !

Cons: None

Pros: Easy set-up, extended coverage to my entire property now (2 acres). Very affordable solution ($25 delivered). Choice between power cable and simple plug-in to the wall adapter is nice.

Cons: Set up comes on a disk (MacBook has no disk drive) so had to hunt online to get the software.

Pros: Set up is easy, but that's all.

Cons: Drops signal or reduces it all the time. Very unreliable.

Other Thoughts: If you want a really good signal booster, get the new Diamond Repeater. This replaced y Linksys which only gave my wireless tablet 1 bar. After setting up the Repeater, I now have 5 bars and that is 100 feet away from my wireless router, located in our basement.

The Diamond Repeater is the best!!!

Pros: Inexpensive, easy setup, provides ethernet connection as well as wireless access.

Cons: Does not boost signal much.

Other Thoughts: I recently reconfigured this device after replacing my router. I have had this device for over a year. All I am trying to do is get my wireless from one end of a modest house to the other. The RE1000 does help, but the wireless signal degrades very quickly when the device is moved ever one room away from my router. So, in sum, it works, but does not boost signal very much. It'll probably work for you if you're trying to get one room farther from your router.

Pros: Worked right out of the box
It is also paired to a Linksys router.
I don't know of the similar branding had anything to do with the successful pairing

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: Bought it at the refub price- seems to be fine

Pros: Easy setup - WPS
Web interface to tweak settings

Cons: Limited range. If I moved it more than 20 feet from router, performance degraded. If I moved it more than 30 feet from the router, it would not keep a connection to the router. Broadcast range is decent, I can connect at over 50 feet away.

Other Thoughts: I bought this to fill some dead spots in the wireless at church. The first time I went to connect to the router, I was about 40 feet away and it would not connect. When I scanned for wireless, it could not find the router. I moved it to the hall directly outside the room where the router was located and it connected. I then moved it down the hall about 20 feet and had problems keeping it connected to the router. I moved it within 20 feet of router and have a good connection. It did increase distance of the wireless as now my signal on the computers that are 50 feet away from the router have a good to excellent signal. I tried it at home with the same results. From the second floor, I could not stay connected to the router. So, it improves your signal and range, but this has to be located relatively close to the router which also limits the range. Bottom line is there are devices out there that have better range for a cheaper price.

Pros: Setup (the first time) was pretty straightforward. The direct wall plug or power cord option is convenient.

Cons: After a couple weeks it stopped working correctly. When this would happen, it would block the entire WiFi network (requesting a username and password once you connected). After resetting and attempting to reconnect, it gave me an error message and instructed me to contact "tech" support.
I remember 15 years ago when Linksys made top quality products (black and blue routers, I miss you so) and their tech support was top notch. Unfortunately it's been downhill ever since.
The so called "tech" I reached couldn't have been less helpful if he tried. First he asked how far away it was from the router (about 8 feet at that moment) then said no, when it stopped working correctly. 2about 25 feet, I tell him. His first suggestion was to move it closer... try 20 feet he suggests. I told him I'm 8 feet away trying to set it up and it's still not working. He asked for details of the existing network (Router and wireless access point). After a long hold, he tells me that "You shouldn't use a wireless access point if you're going to have more than 1 or 2 devices connected. You need to uses a wireless router."
Never once did he address the actual error message that came up or how to correct it. I gave up at that point and decided to return this and use a different solutions. Unfortunately, it is past the 30 day return period so I'm stuck with it now. I may just leave it on my desk as a reminder to stop buying Linksys products.

Pros: Look good.

Cons: Will not work in a multi-antenna Xirrus commercial WAPs. It will connect, but drops anywhere from immediately to a few minutes later. I suspect it has to do with how the Xirrus handles the load balancing. This is just a suspicion tho, I never conclusively figured it out.

Pros: Sometime it helps the strength of the signal.

Cons: But is drops the connection more often