D-Link announced its new DIR-651 wireless N 300 Gigabit router with support for WiFi 802.11n standard and Gigabit LAN. The router has four Gigabit LAN ports offering speeds up to 10 times faster than standard 10/100 ports. It supports WPA, WPA 2 security as well as Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) for push-button security and top-of-the-line encryption.
The D-Link DIR-651 comes with two external antennas for stronger wireless signal and includes Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS) for that prioritize traffic for smoother network connections. The D-Link DIR-651 is available for $89.99.
I got this thinking a new router would be much better than the 5-year old Linksys I had that died of old age. Turns out it was much WORSE. It constantly dropped connection and it could not handle watching streaming video and playing xbox with its supposedly faster LAN ports. Sometimes, it would just not give internet to devices, even if they could connect to it. The only way to fix that was to reset the router. I was resetting it 4-5 times a day!
The support was TERRIBLE. First call didn’t fix anything. Second call actually left me unable to connect with any computer or phone. Third call was also useless. They basically told me to just take it back. I’ve never seen worse Technical support. They don’t seem to care about the poor quality of their product. I ended up taking their advice and returning it in less than 2 weeks.
Do yourself a favor and skip this device and anything from D-Link. They don’t deserve our business.