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BN321
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2013-Mar-8 11:46 pm
Wireless router choiceI am switching from Charter's combo modem/wireless router. For the new setup, Charter will provide the modem, I am to provide the wireless router. I'm thinking of getting a NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700. Will that work well? Any problems with that choice?
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From what I've read they are pretty good routers and it should work well. I have a Netgear 3800 that works just fine. I've had it a year now. I understand there's not much difference in these two series. |
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 cork1958Cork
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Excellent choice for a Netgear.  The Linksys E series work very well also. |
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Isn't that router the one that has a Wireless speed of 300Mbps but the wired is only 100 Mbps.
If you have a lot of wireless device and not many wired then it is a great router.
If you use a lot of wired deives then you might want a 1000 Mbps switch. |
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Sure looks like a Gigabit router to me  » www.netgear.com/home/pro ··· 700.aspxOr were you referring to the fact that some of the Linksys E series are not Gigabit ? |
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ultra to BN321
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2013-Mar-14 7:04 am
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If you were a wireless customer before, you should be able to get a netgear n750 for 20 bucks from charter , just ask for the new world pricing and tell them your wanting to switch to the new d3 and standalone router |
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cork1958Cork
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said by mmainprize:Isn't that router the one that has a Wireless speed of 300Mbps but the wired is only 100 Mbps.
If you have a lot of wireless device and not many wired then it is a great router.
If you use a lot of wired deives then you might want a 1000 Mbps switch.
Not sure I'm reading that correctly, or, if I'm missing something, but what good is a 1000Mbps "switch" going to do if the router isn't capable of that speed? |
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said by cork1958:said by mmainprize:Isn't that router the one that has a Wireless speed of 300Mbps but the wired is only 100 Mbps.
If you have a lot of wireless device and not many wired then it is a great router.
If you use a lot of wired deives then you might want a 1000 Mbps switch.
Not sure I'm reading that correctly, or, if I'm missing something, but what good is a 1000Mbps "switch" going to do if the router isn't capable of that speed? There are a number of routers out there that have a 1GB internet access jack - most of the Netgears have them. Been running a 3700 for over a year that has 1GB jack for the modem |
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 nightshade74Yet another genxer
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No it's all gigabit.
Small net builder says:
"Routing throughput running the latest 1.0.0.6 firmware measured in the low 400 Mbps range"
I've had the Wndr3700v2 for a few years. I dont like the new Genie firmware. However OpenWrt runs well on it. |
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 ITICharlie1Ass Mode
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I have been using the 3700 for two years and it has perform flawlessly. It is very customizable and works well with the Charter service. For the money it would be hard to find a better modem. |
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OK, i was mistaking, by looking at that spec sheet it is GBit.
I looked at some Netgear Routers at Walmart and i though i remembered the a N600 router as not having a GBit switch. Maybe it was the N300. |
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