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1.0 stars
"Did not have extra range!"
Pros: Same interface as older models
Cons: No range benefit. Rangemax is marketing hype.
Summary: Purchased RangeMax Router and RangeMax Ethernet NIC to replace Netgear WG624 Wireless Router to enhance coverage throughout my home. Installed in same exact location (easy setup) as the WG624 and the range was not even as good as the older WG624. What's up with that???!!! I escalated to Netgear Level 2 tech support with a case number and they never called even me back. With old setup, I could get a "low" signal from the farthest place in my home and it would connect to the internet, although very slow. With RangeMax, it would not even connect from the same spot!! It was a simple test that is proof RangeMax does not enhance range! I am VERY disappointed in the product and RETURNED both the router and the NIC card. No way it's up to 1000 times greater range. I did not even get 10% better range which would have made a difference in my home.Updated
5-23-2005 - Just wanted to update everyone and let you know that I have still not heard back from Netgear Technical Support, even though I had a case number and a promise of a call back. I would imagine it is because this product has many issues that they are having to deal with.
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You reviewed a different product then the one in this video. Lol, the product here is the:
Netgear WPN824 RangeMax MIMO Wireless Router -
mike go to best buy and get the geek squad to set up your router don;t be cheap is well worth the money.
you don't know how to do it.can follow instructions pls get some help.let the experts do the job -
You have 2 issues. The first is Netgear support. You should have called them back with your case number if they didn't get back to you right away. Every support system has "cracks" to fall through. In the future you should buy from Netgear Partners and not retail. Partners have direct access to 2nd level support.
The 2nd issue is your configuration. There is a checkbox to enable the extended range. Make sure that is checked. Also, if you have legacy 802.11b products, these will degrade the performance of just about any .g or above network. Also make sure that you don't have the router set for 108MB connections unless you actually are using 108MB devices since that setting will make the performance of the lower speed devices worse, not better. I hope this helps. -
Mike, the range extension is called MIMO, and it does work but you have to use the MIMO adapters. If you are using your standard laptop with a centrino processor you can probably do b or g but you need the netgear MIMO adapter to get the extra range. It know thats a pain, but its a new technology and still in propretary stages. It makes sense, it would be like having a HD tuner without an HDTV, you need all the acessories to make everything work. I have the rangeMax and with the usd adapter, I really do get a much stronger signal, I can go a few rooms farther and still have a strong signal. Its like all or nothing, I'm very happy with it.
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