TweakingHard
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join:2003-07-16
Chicago, IL | Anyone own the Belkin F5D5231?
If so what do you think of it? |
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ObdH
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join:2003-06-11 | i dont like it, it burnt up after 10min had to take it back and the next one lasted a week =/ |
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fgb59h
join:2002-10-17
Hurst, TX | reply to TweakingHard
Been using it for the last 3 months, no problems. Does everything it says. Super low price after rebates. |
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yx3
join:2003-07-25
Clovis, CA
clubs:  | reply to TweakingHard
Good piece of hardware. |
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oldhand
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join:2003-05-16
Saugus, MA
 ·Comcast
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I have had one consistent problem with this model. If I'm browsing the web and click on a series of pages (8+) in succession (i.e., clicking another hypertext link as soon as a page completes), the system begins to pause for roughly 10-seconds before a succeeding page begins to load. This will continue until I stop clicking for 3-4 minutes. The best way that I can think of to describe the effect is that it feels like the DNS server is overloading. Note, however, that no other router that I have tried produces this anomaly on my link, and the problem re-occurs as soon as the Belkin unit is returned to service.
On occasion, the Belkin router will remain in this "time-delay" mode until it is power cycled. Belkin telephone support has been less than useless - there is rarely an answer, and when there is, only one call in five produces someone who has even minimal English proficiency. E-mail tech support is even worse. A third level tech support manager stated that there is no firmware upgrade in process because it is, "...not needed because Belkin design routers right." I find this interesting because Belkin neither designed nor manufactured this router. |
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ObdH
Premium
join:2003-06-11 | 2 yay
2 ney
whats it to be? |
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oldhand
Premium
join:2003-05-16
Saugus, MA
·Comcast
| After trying to get consistent, stable SPI Router performance (and reasonable support) from a series of suppliers (Belkin, Netgear, etc.), I'm throwing in the towel and doing what I should have done to begin with - order a ZyXEL unit. Although their Prestige 324 is sufficient for now, I may spring for their ZyWALL 2X with VPN capability (for possible future use) since the price differential isn't very great. The continuing hassle factor accompanying inexpensive SPI routers just isn't worth it. |
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gb
@verizon.net | reply to TweakingHard
Had it for 2 days. Worked much better than my 3 years old Linksys BEFSR11. By the way, make sure to remove those so called registry tweaks. They are more trouble that worth... |
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ThaRucker
join:2003-10-10 | reply to TweakingHard
I Have this model and i cant log into the router it just sits there and loads forever on the logon page
anyone has any idea what i can do? |
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sd70mac666
join:2003-06-05
Saint Albans, VT | I have it and it works fine |
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