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Review on πŸ”Œ Enhanced Netgear WPN824N N150 Wireless Router for Improved Connectivity and Performance by Jeff Henkhaus

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Terrible router, freezes and doesn't support advertised bandwidth

I bought this router thinking it would be an update for my 5 year old Linux, especially since I switched from AT&T switched to Xfinity Internet. Right from the start I had the following two very annoying problems: The WLAN connection hung up sporadically and randomly. The only way to get out of this freeze mode is to restart it. I have to reboot this Netgear router every 5-15 days. - Does not support two simultaneous YouTube videos. My wife and I often watch YouTube before bed. If you're watching a stream, then it's fine. As soon as the other starts watching another YouTube, the bandwidth drops drastically, resulting in numerous annoying pauses. Both problems magically disappear when I connect to the router with a cable; So it must be the wireless that isn't working. I want to keep my old Linksys. Of course I will replace this Netgear router with something else.

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • Don't really like it, it's ok