Topic 'Re: Linksys EA6500' in forum 'Linksys' - dslreports.com

Re: Linksys EA6500

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:38:40 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : Well that may be true but you can't pass up the benefits of having cool tech, right?

Re: Linksys EA6500

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:42:28 EDT

KoRnGtL15 posted : That is not a very glowing review at all. I also do not like Cisco/Linksys forcing CCC on users with that router. And still no standard firmware available.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:37:10 EDT

Jackarino posted : »reviews.cnet.com/routers/linksys···764.html
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Re: Linksys EA6500

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:36:03 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : I don't think there is a standard "classic" firmware version for the EA6500 as I didn't see a link to download it on the support site. I'm curious on the wireless range and speed performance of the EA6500 in 2.4GHz mode compared to the EA4500 and EA4200 v2.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:01:08 EDT

tunerX posted : I have not come across any LAN side meters. The only thing in the cloud UI is a bandwidth/speed test app from ookla that measures WAN bandwidth.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:52:35 EDT

KoRnGtL15 posted : Does it come with a built in bandwidth meter? That is pretty standard in routers now. I am still rocking my E4200 V1 from when it first came out. I was pretty ticked it did not have that feature. I hope Linksys finally added it to the EA6500.

**EDIT**

I just thought of reading the user guide manual. I did not see any thing on it at all. And they are really pushing that cisco cloud crap. The whole manual was based on that. Glad you can still dl the regular firmware version though instead of cloud if you do not want it. I cannot believe that router lacks a bandwidth meter. Linksys needs to get with the times. Sheesh!

Re: Linksys EA6500

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:30:05 EDT

tunerX posted : Just bought it, I was waiting for Best Buy to carry them and they just started this morning.

I used the cloud software to set it up and everything is running well. The system gets a little warm. The range of the access point goes farther than the UBEE and Cisco WAP that I have been using.

There really isn't anything too special with it, but it works way better than my UBEE DDW3611. I now set that up in bridge mode and have retired my Cisco WAP4410N

Re: Linksys EA6500

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:41:17 EDT

mozerd posted : The best review would come from your own personal experience with the product.

SPECIFICALLY In the AC world each VENDOR is doing their own thing to distinguish themselves from the other AC Vendors especially when exploiting the 5 Ghz band ... and from my assesment of the EA6500 nothing stands out.

When Small Netbuilder decides to use 80 Mhz instead of 40 Mhz channels THEN it might be worth while to asses their review on the AC line up. I suspect that will only happen when Clients become available that can exploit the 80 Mhz space.
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Re: Linksys EA6500

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:27:14 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : I always take reviews with a grain of salt because it's based off people who may or may not have the technical know how or experience to be accurate or competent. It's really just based off opinions that can easily be bias towards or against a particular company or product. Sometimes the review could be by someone with the intelligence of a leaf.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:20:56 EDT

atuarre posted : I would prefer someone from here to comment on this, after they purchase it. I have purchased things from Amazon, that people swore up and down had issues but I have never had those issues. I really don't take any comments about an item on Amazon seriously.

I had hoped Small Netbuilder would have a review up but not yet.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:19:19 EDT

Jackarino posted : »www.amazon.com/Linksys-EA6500-Du···points=1

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:16:40 EDT

atuarre posted : Anyone got one yet? Eager to know about the performance.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:12:17 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : I'm still interested in what the processor, ram, and flash specs are. Gotta wait for someone to crack it open. I'd love to get it just for the fact of it being the latest and greatest but I don't use the 5.8GHz feature anyway so really what would be different from the EA4500...

Re: Linksys EA6500

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:38:15 EDT

atuarre posted : Has anyone gotten their hands on one of these yet? I think Cisco is shipping them, atleast that is what their web page says. Would be curious to know how it rates to the r6300.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:38:01 EDT

anon posted : You get choice to use internal local network only mgmt or allow cloud. This router is also wall mountable. The official Linksys Store has this wireless-ac router + wireless-ac adapter/bridge at special price to save $30.
Here is link:
»homestore.cisco.com/en-us/produc···wcat.htm

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:20:23 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : Cisco doesn't automatically install the cloud firmware anymore through automatic update, its just an optional download. New routers being shipped out I'm going to assume will have the cloud firmware automatically installed by default (if they haven't been sitting on store shelves since before June) but I think it can be downgraded to the classic interface by downloading the firmware off the website like they did for the EA4500, EA3500, and EA2700.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:28:25 EDT

Jackarino posted : I think you would have to use the cloud software

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:56:34 EDT

cltguy posted : Like the looks and specs too.. and the secondary device you can attach ethernet enabled devices to, so you can take advantage of the ac speeds. Just wondered, though... Has cisco/linksys backed off the forced use of cloud connect to administrate the routers? Have read mixed things.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:05:00 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : Alright?
I think the extra memory and/or processor speed was regarding the desire to increase the USB read/write or maybe because it supports 450Mbps on both the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz ranges?

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:27:07 EDT

scubascythan posted : Processor speed doesn't mean jack here when you're comparing 2 different types of chipsets. E4200v1 uses a Broadcom chip at 480MHz, E4200V2 is a Marvel 1.2GHz yet it does 1/3 the WAN-LAN throughput.

»www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless···&start=2

And the only reason the flash amount is so large on the newer version is the ugly Cisco Connect Cloud firmware requires so much, hence why the Cloud firmware was never ported to the 4200V1 with 16MB flash. See the Cisco community forums for more details on that.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:04:02 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : I want to know the onboard RAM and Flash amount, and processor speed. The E4200v2 and EA4500 have a 1.2GHz processor and 128MB of both RAM and Flash.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:52:28 EDT

Mike Wolf posted : FiOS users such as those with Verizon's Quantium 150Mbps and 300Mbps services.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:13:00 EDT

dbarber posted :

said by Kyawa:

I don't understand why people buy gigabit routers. Under what circumstances will you be able to use that speed?

I can't speak for others, but I send gigs of data across my home network. When I had a 100mbps network, it would take a long time, and disrupt any other network activity. Now, I get a couple of gigabytes (yes, gigaBYTES) a minute (4 to 5) with NO other network disruption.
Works for me, dude! ;)
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Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:30:37 EDT

swhitney2003 posted :

said by Kyawa:

I don't understand why people buy gigabit routers. Under what circumstances will you be able to use that speed?

-LAN to LAN networking
-LAN to WAN or WAN to LAN greater than 100mbps. Gigabit is the next step up from 100mbps, so if you want a little more than 100mbps you have to get gigabit.

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:19:10 EDT

Kyawa posted : I don't understand why people buy gigabit routers. Under what circumstances will you be able to use that speed?

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:35:44 EDT

lordpuffer posted : It's an AC Router, so you would have to have devices with AC adapters to take advantage of the greater speeds.
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Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:45:05 EDT

Jackarino posted :

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:44:11 EDT

Jackarino posted : By the looks of this, they are just adding it to their lineup not replacing the E4200 + E4500

Re: Linksys EA6500

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:39:46 EDT

KoRnGtL15 posted : Cisco/Linksys wont get me this time with their so called next "flagship" router. I am still rocking my "flagship" Linksys E4200 V1 that has had HORRIBLE firmware support. And they still have not released a new version that fixes outstanding bugs. Which it looks to be EOL support wise just over a year of being out. Cisco/Linksys solution? Release new versions of the router. The E4200 V2 and E4500 have not been out that long. And here they are releasing another new router this soon. See the pattern? Release new hardware on a consistent bases instead of supporting previous models with proper firmware.

Linksys EA6500

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:35:27 EDT

Jackarino posted : Looks good. I'll be buying.

»www.amazon.com/Linksys-EA6500-Du···JN7ZCG52