BELKIN F7D5301 Connect N150 Wireless Router IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Pros: Good Cheap price and does its job right

Cons: it is ok wired but it keeps dropping signal for its wireless

Other Thoughts: good to start out with but when going professional with something like computer gaming your going to have to either hard wire or get a new router

Pros: Fine router. I wish I could withdraw my last review - it turns out the problem was with the cable modem.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: I tested the router I thought was bad remotely for over 24 hours, (ping 192.168.2.1 /n 1000000) it worked perfectly.

Pros: I got 6 of these cheaply at a BB (Big Box) store. So far 1 has failed, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Cons: One in six duds, so far. I will never buy this unit again. I'm not even going to bother to exchange it - what would I do with it? Not worth having to return to a client's location to replace.

DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT!!!!!

Other Thoughts: I had a gift card at a BB, otherwise I would never go in that place. A bunch of idjots & over priced (and often outdated) electronics, IMHO. I've used up my credits so goodbye BB store, hello 'egg.

I respectfully predict a lifetime warranty from BB (if there is such a thing) will be good for no longer than 2 years.

Did I mention I do not like BB?

Pros: Good design, easy installation,
simple and basic.
Affordable.

Cons: The speed and coverage are limited. I suggest the users are less than 5 simultaneously.

Other Thoughts: This is an entry-level router for small apartment only.

Pros: Cheap
Covers all of our needs
I download stuff constantly, because im a huge gamer and what not. This router while im at home and not at school works flawlessly. I bought it for only 15$ at targe't.

Cons: -During my last school year in college, my mom only called me on my cell phone twice to tell me the Belkin dropped the wifi signal. Both times I told her simply to unplug it for 10 seconds, and plug it back in, and other than that no problems.

Other Thoughts: Only lost 1 egg because when I first got it it was a pain to use until I updated the firmware. and over the 3 years that I've had it dropped the wifi signal "3" times. The wired portion of this router has never went out.

Pros: It'll route wired traffic.

Cons: Constantly drops wireless, or states it has no connection for wireless users. Wired users seem to have no problem, but why get wireless to use wired? The longer you own it the more it's going to screw up. Is not DD-WRT compliant, really a 2mb cache?

Other Thoughts: My roommate got this as a present. At present I would rather wire my laptop across the house than deal with the wireless on it. If it was my decision it would have been replaced before it was even purchased.

Pros: Solid router. it has been able to do almost everything i've thrown at it. it can handle a mixed setup of DHCP and static IP computers, it streams media well, while being able to download files well. also doesn't have any hiccups with mixed network standards.

Cons: The single light on the front is good and bad, it only indicates if the router has internet access.

also, from time to time, the router reports it does not have internet access, when it does (hasn't happened recently with re-wiring the network, so this may have been another issue.)


also, the power wire is too easily chewed through by rabbits.

Other Thoughts: my network:

Windows 7 box, wireless G, serving as a mediaserver/Sickbeard aggregator, and bedroom entertainment.
Windows 7 netbook, wireless N, for random internet access.
Windows XP laptop, wireless G, for the wife's browsing
AppleTV 2G, running XBMC, wireless N, for streaming netflix, and media stored on the network.
Various wireless phones, nook tablet, gaming consoles connected via DHCP.

So far, everything is dandy. i have a Static IP system setup for the devices that don't leave the house, with a DHCP pool reserved for roaming devices to connect, and for when friends bring over their own devices. DMZ works great to allow a Wii or other game console unmitigated contact with the outside world, and port forwarding (virtual servers, as it's called in their config) for allowing VNC and torrent access. even if it may only be n150 at the fastest, it can handle streaming of 720p MKV files to the apple TV.

Pros: Cheap. However, you get what you pay for. Replacement is free.

Cons: Cheap
gone thru two in about one year. After the RMA today I will be on my third.

Other Thoughts: I am writing this review today just to warn anyone looking at this router. I am starting the RMA process again with Belkin for the second time in about one year. They are cheap, I should have known better. If I could could give it less than one egg I would. (you get what you pay for)

Pros: for Belkin, no Pros at all, for Newegg they immediately emailed an RMA label at no charge and do not charge me a restock fee for this DOA router.

Cons: DOA, spent 42 minutes on the phone with belkin tech support, which honestly should have taken no more than 15 but i could not understand a word the tech support rep said.

she could not figure out how to fix it with her support script and had to elevate to her supervisor, he could not get it running either.

Other Thoughts: avoid this at all costs

Pros: It works ok.

Cons: The router software is buggy. Once in a while it will drop connection. The software will say its not connected when it is.

Other Thoughts: I should have paid the extra $6 for the next step up.