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Review on πŸ“Ά Cisco-Linksys WRT100 RangePlus MIMO Wireless G Broadband Router: Boost Your Range and Speed! by Corey Owens

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Fast, stable and with 150 Mbps!

After using my old Linksys B router for 8 years I decided to upgrade to a faster wireless router. I chose the WRT100 because I was curious about MIMO and it unofficially supports the 80211n. Setup was very easy, setting up the PPPOE router to connect to my ATT DSL took less than 5 minutes. Four laptops, Macbook Pro, Macbook, Dell Inspiron 8200 with Linux, old G4 PSU and a desktop PC, Compaq Pressario, were soon connected. The range was very impressive and actually managed to pick up a strong signal from a block away. When using a Wi-Fi n card, the connection speed was about 70 compared to 54 when using a standard Wi-Fi g card. My Macs have 80211n Atheros cards and connect at over 54Mbps at 70Mbps. If you connect to a Linksys Wi-Fi card that supports Mimo, your speed will be much faster. My Compaq desktop is connected at 150Mbps. When connected to a Linksys WUSB100 USB adapter on my Compaq desktop computer, the connection speed was 150 Mbps, well above SuperG's 108 Mbps. The WRT100 is actually the same device as the newer WRT110. The internal layout is the same. The only difference is the updated outer shell. Firmware for WRT110 can be used for wrt100. I updated the wrt100 firmware with the latest wrt110 104 firmware which includes the secure wifi setup feature. The "Reserved" button at the top of the device is now functional and will be activated after the update to the 104 firmware. With the updated firmware, the WRT100 is now a real WRT110! I am very happy with the WRT100, a fast and stable router.

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Ugly packaging