NetGear MR814 Wireless Router

Pros: Easy to configure; holds up under heavy use; well-rounded security features; great value
Cons: Some nice-to-have configuration options are absent

Preamble To be clear, I own, and am reviewing, the MR814v2. Netgear differentiates between the original MR814 model (aka the "MR814v1"), and the newer MR814 model, the "MR814v2". Most (if not all) vendors fail to differentiate between these ...

Pros: Strong signal, strong security, strong user controls (when it works)
Cons: One grows weary of repetitive rebooting (when it doesn't work)

I have a love/hate relationship with the MR814. Yes, I realize its an inanimate object, yet the promise of it is tempered by the performance. Why I love it Wireless signal I have a small network in my house. The MR814 sits in my living ...

Pros: Cheap! Crikey, is it cheap.
Cons: Braindead configuration wizard. Not stackable.

Gather ye round the campfire, folks, and I'll play you a little tune, and tell you a story about a quartet of routers. Because there is a story here, and you're going to have to sit through it. The world is turning into a wireless place, and much as ...

Pros: Reliable router, never drops the signal
Cons: Horrible tech support, pain to set up, old technology

I have owned this router for three years now with few problems. I run a small office with this router, a few wired PC's, a printer & several wireless desktops and notebooks. It rarely drops a connection and is always connected at 11mbps. I know some ...

Pros: Easy to set up, very configurable, highly available, Web Based Configuration
Cons: A little to compact the jacks are too close together

Netgear MR814 Wireless Access point and Router The Netgear MR814 is a fantastic product. I bought this product several months ago and I have had absolutely no problems with it. From configuration to use it has been completely trouble free. I work ...

Pros: Fairly easy setup, cheap
Cons: Cheaply made, connectivity issues, constant resets, unskilled tech support, not competitively priced considering low quality

I've had PROBLEMS with this one since day one. Sure, it was a good deal, but it's been a massive waste of my time. And here I am spending more time out of my day - after having just called Netgear support - to warn YOU not to buy this brand. LinkSys ...

Pros: Easy setup and decent price.
Cons: Poor quality product, short life span, false warranty and terrible support.

I purchased this router about six months ago for the low price of $60. The setup was easy and only took minutes to complete. There were many features on this router that you could not get anywhere else for the price, such as NAT, VPN, Firewall, 128-bit ...

Pros: Inexpensive. Adequate performance. Simple browser interface.
Cons: Limited range. Problems getting all parts to work.

I purchased the MR814 just over a year ago to extend the wired network in my office to include wireless and save having to plug in laptops using the RJ-45 jacks. I found the Netgear router hard to set up, but most of this was trying to make it ...

Pros: none
Cons: terrible customer support

I Bought a wireless Netgear Mr814 almost a year ago. After a couple of weeks of usage the wireless connection started to break up. Assuming i had interference from my unshielded TV cables, I hardwired ethernet connections to the router and everything ...

Pros: No hassle, low price and great performance.
Cons: (none really) Sometimes loses connection when 2.4GHz phone is used.

Any easier to set up it would jump out of the box and plug itself in! Recently I bought this router after much research on the subject and have been thrilled with my choice. SOME BACKGROUND. So I go to my neighbors house because he is having ...

Pros: When it works, the router is nice
Cons: Lousy tech support gives you the run-around rather than fixing problems

I got a laptop with built-in wireless, so I decided to replace my old wired-only router with a wireless one. There's only two computers connecting to it, so I didn't need loads of bandwidth. Therefore, I decided to pick up a late-model 802.11b router, ...

Pros: Solid, good interface, good wireless connection
Cons: none really.

For nearly 2 years I have been using a Netgear MR814 as a wireless router for an ibook, and lan router/switch for a G4 Tower, Powerbook, and Laserprinter. It's been very solid, almost never needs to be reset or fiddled with. It would be nice is there ...

Pros: Price, Performance, Ease of Use
Cons: Tech support. If you need support may want to look else were

I recently purchased this router to replace a Linksys BEFSR41 Router. Let me warn anyone that hasn't had the displeasure of using Linksys yet, don't do it. Numerous hard resets to gain connectivity Ports dying etc.. Now on to my review of the Netgear ...

Pros: Nice looking, easy to setup
Cons: Doesnt work!

I bought this product because of a great deal I stumbled upon the internet (got it new for 15 bucks). It is sleek and nice to look at and that's where all the niceties end. Well it is easy to set up too, but what's point of setting it up when it doesnt ...

Pros: cheap
Cons: Slow wireless, Bad configuration options, Annoying

This little router is the cheapest around! But cheap is not even close to being good. This thing goes at a sub standard 11 MBPS (Standard being 54 MBPS). If it was any slower I would recommend burning the packets to floppies and carrying them back and ...