Belkin N150 Enhanced Wireless Router user reviews

4.0 stars

"Had difficulty, but ultimately works well" on June 23, 2010 by kryptonite_013

Pros: Looks nice
Fast connection
Worked well once installed
Price point

Cons: Automatic set up did not work well. The manual was no help at all.
I did everything it told me to do but it could not connect.
I found that you actually had to do another step not indicated in the manual.

Summary: Once I set it up it works well, faster than my old Dlink router.

The set up was flawed, I figured out that I had to connect to it manually by just plugging everything in. It sent out a signal already that told me to input a PIN code found under the router, once entered the automatic setup worked. I guess the missed that in the instructions otherwise it would not let you connect to it.

Over all I am satisfied with this router, I noticed faster speeds on my wireless G laptop already. I was able to connect my xbox without any hassle. With my old router I had to configure things just so I can connect to the internet with my 360, this router worked right after I plugged it in.

I think the other people who bought it and had problems just gave up too easily.

2.0 stars

"Needs a better setup assistant" on March 15, 2010 by jd7wilson

Pros: It's working now, but it took quite a while.

Cons: While interface for advanced settings is intuitive, applying those settings is not. The setup assistant at the beginning could be better as well.

Summary: First of all, I bought this because I've bought other Belkin routers and have had great success. This router worked okay for about 2 days, then I started having problems that I did not have with my old router, using the same features and settings (other than the old one was a G standard, instead of N). For one thing, my wife's computer did not want to connect to the internet, even though it would connect to the network. Her's, which has built-in wireless adapter, is older. The adapter only gets a max of 11 Mbps. I assumed there were compatibility issues so I bought a wireless N adapter. That improved the performance of her network connection, but Internet was slooow. My computer, on the other hand is fairly new, not top of the line but capable nonetheless. It also does not have a N standard adapter, but it does have the G and is capable of 54Mbps. I had everything setup that I wanted - MAC filtering on wireless and firewall, WPA2 encryption, I had it set to work in B, G and N modes so that my computer and my wife's computer with her new adapter would work with it. It worked fine for 2 days, then stopped. I tried every type of reset, reboot, restart, reconfiguration imaginable. I even restored the router back to factory defaults. I could no longer connect wirelessly from my computer. In a last-ditch effort I tried connecting via the WPS method. It worked. I had a great network connection, but Internet was even slower than on my wife's computer, if it was connecting at all. Finally, I had the brainstorm to change the transmit mode to G only, 'cause everything had failed. Suddenly, I have wireless connectivity on my computer again. And my wife's computer can now connect to the Internet and get much faster speeds. So, I started setting up the security protocols again - MAC filtering, encryption. Woops! I can't connect again. I restarted my machine. I restarted the router. Nothing. I double checked the encryption code, even displayed the key strokes to be sure. The code was right. I can't connect anymore. So, I turned off the encryption and I'm throwing caution to the wind, hoping that MAC filtering will be enough. I'm in search of answers as to why it went from working well on my computer to not letting me connect. And neither I nor anyone else (it's just my wife and I in our house) changed any settings between my last use and to when it stopped connecting. If you are making the jump from G to N, I would recommend first doing your homework to decide what options are best for you.

3.0 stars

"Nothing is 100% perfact!!!!!!" on September 21, 2010 by colinh25

Pros: it's nice looking, very fast to turn on (less than 30 seconds, maybe 15 seconds), easy set up... nice lights on the front.... the signals is good (i get all 5 bars every where in my house)

Cons: signal does drop sometimes.. (more than it should), who cares, it reboots really fast :D, sometimes the speed can be slower than normal....

Summary: overall it's alright.... (not the best), i like it anyways. there isn't much loss in speed, it's just as fast as having cabled internet.... i wouldn't recommend it to anyone....

Updated on Sep 21, 2010

i haven't had any major problems yet, and i had the thing for a week... it's cheap, if it ever breaks down i can always buy a different brand..

0.5 stars

"So, which one of the Mad Men came up with "Enhanced"?" on April 19, 2012 by Zhiska

Pros: Very attractive packaging. Ad copy on box very effective in "hooking" the unsuspecting , and non-tech-savvy customer.

Cons: Does not deliver as promised: Mainly, this product is NOT powerful enough to "push" the signal anywhere except in the room it's installed in...the signal in the adjacent room is way too unreliable to work with.

Summary: Since some reviewers seem to have had good success, my advice is to keep all your packaging and receipts if you choose to buy this admittedly economical product--you may have to return it! Customer service was odd, since all the phone time was taken up asking me to register, rather than listening to my problem. Also, my Windows utility actually completed the install for me, rather than the included software (?!). Finally, the fact that it did not deliver as promised was the ultimate burn: it just is not powerful to push the signal into any other rooms of a normal house or apartment, despite what the packaging says. 'Really disappointed that Belkin would keep such a poor product on the market.