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D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Wireless Router

Manufacturer : D-Link
In Stock : 73

List Price:	$179.99
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Features

Delivers up to 14x faster speeds* and 6x farther range* than 802.11g means Greater Coverage for Your Entire Home or Office
Ideal for streaming HD video or streaming multiple applications simultaneously
Intelligent QoS technology prioritizes both wired and wireless Internet traffic to enable enhanced gaming and phone calling (VoIP) experience
Gigabit Ports for Incredible Wired Network Speeds
Dual active firewall protection (SPI & NAT) helps block malicious attacks on networks from the Internet.

Product Description

Create a wireless network to share high-speed Internet access with computers, game consoles, or media players from greater distances in your home or office. Using D-Link Xteme-N wireless products makes it really easy!
The D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router is a draft 802.11n compliant device that delivers up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. Connect the Xtreme N Gigabit Router to a cable or DSL modem and provide high-speed Internet access to multiple computers, game consoles, and media players. Create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, videos, printers, and network storage.
With some routers, all wired and wireless traffic, including VoIP, Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications like video streaming could pause or delay. With D-Link's Intelligent QoS Technology, wired and wireless traffic is analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. These streams are then categorized by sensitivity to delay, so applications like VoIP, Video Streaming, and Online Gaming are given priority over Web browsing. This enables multiple applications to stream smoothly to your TV or PC. Delivering best-in-class performance, network security, and coverage, this router is the ideal centerpiece for your wireless network in the home or office. Backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices including game consoles and digital media players

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 250 reviews

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Great home router - P. Moody, May 16, 2008

Easy to install. High quality fast transmission from all areas, with protection from intrusion from unknown devices. I've had it running 24x7 for a month now with no problems with an extensive home network of devices.

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D-Link DIR-655 - Robert McKim, May 15, 2008

This product was easy to install and works excellently, however what was not easy was the registering the product with Verizon the cable company. I spent about 4 hours trying to work with them to get the system up and running.

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Awesome router - P. Myers, May 15, 2008

Considering D-Link routers get at least 85-95 in expert tech reviews and Linksys and Belkin get between 50-70 (which I can justify from the pain of using one) im glad I went with D-Link. Best routers period!

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works well with Macs! - Odysseus, May 12, 2008

Third-party router manufacturers usually give little or no support for Mac users, so I was a bit wary about getting this router to work with video iChat and Leopard screen sharing, despite the generally very positive reviews. However, these fears turned out to be unfounded, as I was able to start an iChat videoconferencing session out of the box. Screen sharing worked as well. Despite the myriad configuration options, this product has thus far been plug and play.

Drawbacks: this router is best suited for the technically inclined because of the myraid configuration options. Changing certain settings (firewall and UPnP, for example) requires a reboot (turning wireless on and off does not). Menus could be better laid out. With QoS enabled, reestablishing internet connection after reboot takes 15-30 seconds because router measures uplink speed.

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Worst router so far. - Celtic Wizard, May 09, 2008

This router was such a peice of junk, that I don't see how they keep selling them. It was a nightmare to set up and took me forever to get it to communicate with my laptop. Then when I finally got it to see my laptop it ran so slow that it took a long time just to load a page. The dlink rep told me to return it, so I did and the second one did link up, but it dropped the connection all the time and was unusable. Then it kept getting worse and finally I couldn't even hard wire into it and get into the admin of it. I'm still looking for a n router that is actually fast and works. Wish I could rate it with no stars.

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