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Review on πŸ“Ά AirLink 101 AR670W 300 Mbps 802.11n Wireless LAN/Firewall Router with 4-Port Connectivity by Trey Samuels

Revainrating 5 out of 5

DD-WRT firmware boosts speed to 300Mbps

This router with stock firmware is not that hot. I bought it from Fry almost 2 years ago for a very low price - and I got it cheap. Operation at 150Mbps was weak and QOS settings were limited. Flashing with DD-WRT has really improved the features and performance of this router. The chipset has always had the potential to run at 300Mbps Wireless-N, but Airlink chose not to implement it in its firmware. DD-WRT does this and also offers advanced QOS and other configuration options. I am currently using it as a 300Mbps wireless access point for my chunky Verizon FIOS Actiontech router which unfortunately cannot be replaced as it needs to maintain a MOCA connection to the TV. Top TV boxes FIOS. The FIOS router has a wireless network speed of only 56 Mbps, which is good for most wireless networks, but not good enough for wirelessly streaming data to a multimedia device connected to my TV is connected. Hotspot, wireless connection to media device now has enough bandwidth to play DVDs copied to my Windows Home Server network server. Try this router with DD-WRT firmware as I think it's a winning combination for a high-performance, cost-effective WiFi router.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Clarity