D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router

Best Wireless Router I Have Ever Owned...By FAR

Im sitting on this thing right now. Man oh man...im getting a "very good" signal where my connection used to be dropping...



I used to have a few problems with WiFi. The first problem was obviously the range...as I said a few moments ago the DIR-655 fixed that...I mean even though it claims 6x range but I was going to be happy with just a 25% improvement...I seriously think that this router increased my range 50-75%!



I used to always be frustrated with the lack of settings in many routers. Some would have QoS (Quality of Service...something that can prioritize important internet activity like Voice Over IP...internet phone) but it didnt really work. Some would be lacking in semi-advanced routing features...others would barely have any non-novice features at all...This one has plenty of options for the advanced user to have a lot of fun screwing with settings. The most beautiful thing about it though is that there is a wizard in the interface so that even the most novice of users can set up a great network with strong security. It also has context sensitive online help...what that is is when you are trying to adjust settings and you dont know what something means there is a little help button right there that you can click to get an explanation right then and there! Its kinda like the Yin-Yang of routers...



I want to mention that I have been looking at draft-N routers for a few weeks now and have been reading the reviews. The reason that I am writing this review is that it was so hard for me to find a good review on this router. Cnet doesnt even have an official review (as of 2/13/07) but it does have very positive user comments. From my homework though (user reviews and more importantly official reviews from Cnet engadget etc) every Draft-N wireless router has some kind of problem. Some dont work well in environments with more than a couple neighboring networks some dont have good throughput and some dont have better range. Again I didn't want to buy this one because I couldn't find any solid review on it. After going through a couple of different Draft-N routers Let me help you out. This is the one.



BTW...im not running an "N" wireless adapter...this thing even increases the range of "B" and "G" signals. GREAT JOB D-LINK!More detail ...