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Review on πŸ“Ά TRENDnet TEW-692GR Dual-Band Gigabit Router - Wireless N900 Mbps: Improve Your Internet Connection by Robert Abdi

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Defective and unimpressed

I spent a lot of time browsing routers and finally settled on this one which I bought new for $40. Although it has few features, it seems to have been rated as a reliable performer. The first issue I noticed was that it was only limited to a theoretical speed of 150Mbps. The signal range was ok, but not surprising, it dropped significantly one floor up. Everything seemed to be working fine until I tried running an internet speed test; The connection broke completely for a minute. After playing around with it for a long time, I've never been able to do anything that puts any strain on the network at all, even over an ethernet connection. The whole network just crashed every time. I returned this device and settled on the Netgear WND4500. It was worth it. The WND4500 actually locks in at 450Mbps, has great range on both frequencies with no speed drop at peak, and has been running for a month now with no issues.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Modern