Review on 🔌 IOGEAR Universal 5-Port Wi-Fi N Ethernet Hub GWU647 (Black): Enhanced Connectivity and Networking Experience by Chris Jens

I'm not a geek per se but I know/understand how things work. So when I read other reviews about hidden networks and open password problems, I don't pay attention. What I need in my house is a range amp and when I saw it I thought maybe hardwiring things to the amp would be even more helpful than just having the amp close to the equipment. I have an Onkyo HTRC270, PS3, XBOX 360 and HD DVD player. Yes, you read it right. It took longer to get it out of the box, hook up all the RG6 cables to the hardware, and set it up than pressing the WPS button on my router (the basic router that came with my cable and internet package, btw) and then the WPS button on the back of the device to make it work. This equipment is on the same floor, right at the end of the house. The XBOX "Network Settings" feature in Windows Media Center rated the new signal as "marginal" instead of "unacceptable" which I had previously attempted to suck the wireless signal out of my docking station/device. It might not sound like much but when you turn on the histogram to measure the signal it stays in the first two green bars instead of oscillating between orange and red which basically meant I used to have a crappy signal and now a very decent a signal is above average. I also have another PS3 installed in the basement. To get a signal on top in wireless mode, I would oscillate between 32% - 50% in the "Network Settings" category to check the signal. With the new IOGEAR mounted above it in the top right, it now picks up between 67% - 85% of the signal. Since it works so well for me and what I need it for, I'll be buying another one for the lower tier for more direct connections. I hope this helps people willing to take the risk like me who didn't want to spend hundreds on a new router and/or media bridge. Another one in the house is still cheaper, more than half what you would call a "cool" router and bridge. That's enough for me to stream HD about 10 times per movie without buffering. If that happens at all, then at most once during the "heavy" scenes. (For example, the opening fight scene for "Gladiator" froze for about 3 seconds, and then everything was fine until the end of the movie). A HUGE improvement is good, but maybe not enough for serious gamers and the like. It's enough for my family just trying to keep up with technology without falling behind and it's not breaking the bank.