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1.5 stars
"Buy The Bilken"
Pros: Good Range
Cons: Speed is a lie
Summary: I bought this router initial for price. I was looking for the speed and coverage and thought I could save a buck. Wrong move!
Initially the router didn?t work with my DSL modem. A call to tech support got it up and going but they had arranged the modem as an access point without using the firewall or DHCP. I figured I could live with this and play with it later but then I found a bigger issue.
I thought I was getting a MIMO router with 108Mb speed. That's what the box said. That?s what the website says. It turns out, however, that the hardware doesn't support 108Mb speed. It appears that they were probable hoping to release this hardware fix it later with a software patch. As of today, however, there is a new hardware version on the market and D-link tech support tells me it never will support the 108Mb speed for version A (emails below).
I took the DI624 and DWL650M back and I bought the Bilken MIMO router and card. It worked great, right out of the box. I can literally go 2000 feet to the park and still stay connected!
Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXX,
Your Case ID is DLK396128448.
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Date of Reply: 5/25/2005
Products: DWL-G650M
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
XXXXXXXXXXX,
As this DWL-G650M (MIMO) card does support only 54 Mbps of connection and not 108Mbps.
However any changes in the card will be notified through the given link:
http://www.support.dlink.com/products/view.asp?productid=DWL%2DG650M
Should you require further assistance with your D-Link products, please reply to this message, or call toll free at 877-453-5465. Thank you for networking with D-Link.
Sincerely,
MEL LAWSON
D-Link Technical Support
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Ok, I'm confused. The last email said, "Unfortunately the DI-624 rev. A and the DWL-G650 rev. A will never support Super G Mode". this website again indicates that it does support this standard. Why do you advertise that the standard is part of the equipment when it apparently is not? Are you planning on adding this feature in the future?
-----Original Message-----
From: ustech@dlink.com [mailto:ustech@dlink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:40 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: D-Link Email Case ID: DLK396128448
Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXX,
Your Case ID is DLK396128448.
[Critical: Please do not change the subject line of your email when you reply. Leaving the subject line as it is will allow us to review your complete history and help us to better serve you.]
Date of Reply: 5/25/2005
Products: DWL-G650M
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
Philip, we do apologies for the confusion caused, this card as of now does not support Super G 108Mbps connection.
However for more information it is suggested to go through the link given below:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=386
Should you require further assistance with your D-Link products, please reply to this message, or call toll free at 877-453-5465. Thank you for networking with D-Link.
Sincerely,
MEL LAWSON
D-Link Technical Support
============Begin of Original Message=========== Why is this advertised as supporting up to 108Mb connections? I seems that this is false advertising.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6960238&type=product&id=10
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-----Original Message-----
From: ustech@dlink.com [mailto:ustech@dlink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:36 AM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: D-Link Email Case ID: DLK396128448
Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx,
Your Case ID is DLK396128448.
[Critical: Please do not change the subject line of your email when you reply. Leaving the subject line as it is will allow us to review your complete history and help us to better serve you.]
Date of Reply: 5/25/2005
Products: DWL-G650M
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
XXXXXXXXX,
Unfortunately the DI-624 rev. A and the DWL-G650 rev. A will never support Super G Mode. These hardware revisions were developed on an earlier, unratified draft of the 802.11G specification. D-Link will not exchange for newer hardware revisions.
Should you require further assistance with your D-Link products, please reply to this message, or call toll free at 877-453-5465. Thank you for networking with D-Link.
Sincerely,
JAMES BLACKWELL
D-Link Technical Support
============Begin of Original Message============ I just got a new DI624 router and DWL-G650M wireless card. I noticed that the speed reported was only 54Mb. My understanding from the product discription was that I would be able to get 108mb with this arrangment but I see from the firmware avaiable that the version on the router HW version A1. Is there anyway to get 108Mb or do I need to take it back?
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