Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I must admit I have run the gambit on buying wireless routers the last few years. I have gone from a basic WNR2000 from Netgear to a WNR3800 which I spent over $120 thinking it would be a solid performer and a lasting investment. After struggling with it for a few months, and going though 4 revisions of firmware for the darn thing. Hoping each one would make it the $120 router I thought I was buying. I eventually just tossed it. After that whole debacle I decided never again would I buy a expensive router. So here I am reviewing one of the more solid and easy routers I have ever worked with. The WNR1000 v3 is the one I bought, and to be frank I cannot imagine why if all you want is wireless access to the internet would you spend anymore then this on a router. The WNR1000 v3 was easy to setup, has almost equal range in 2.4Ghz compared to the WNR3800 and still has some useful features. You can argue that it has no gigabit LAN or WAN connections or a 5Ghz support duel band. You can also say that for $29 which is what I paid you should not expect it to last. But then I remember spending $120 on a router that lasted 6 months. So if this $29 lasts that long I will simply go out and buy another. Not feeling nearly as bad as throwing away a $120 one. What is the real scam is that most of my devices support only the 2.4Ghz band anyway and never connected at the claimed speeds of the more expensive WNR3800. So don't be fooled by marketing hype that your speeds will be so much better with a expensive router. Especially in the 2.4Ghz band. Its very crowded and if you have plenty of neighbors with wireless your going to get much less speed anyway. Something the router makers don't talk about. So in my opinion, don't over spend on a router thinking your getting range and speed. You may be just getting more features that cause more problems and you may not have a better quality connection. That's coming from someone who learned from his mistakes.