D-Link - DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router - DIR-825

Reviewed By: Mark on 4/2/2012 12:24:54 PM

Overall ratings: 5.0 out of 5

Pros:
Very easy to install. Great house coverage

Cons:
The lights on the front of the router are bright enough to light my office

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Reviewed By: Malc on 9/19/2010 7:56:31 AM

Overall ratings: 1.0 out of 5

Pros:
I don''t have much good to say.

Cons:
-Setup wasn''t painful, but it wasn''t straightforward either. The CD didn''t work. -The performance was terrible. I''m returning the unit.

Comment about D-Link - DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router
I read all the reviews on this router. I''ve been looking to upgrade to an N router for sometime now. Generally the editorial reviews were really good, but the user reviews gave me concern. I took the risk anyway and bought the router and all I have to say is the user reviews were right on. Setup wasn''t bad, but it did take longer than it should have. For whatever reason the cd provided in the box wouldn''t go ped the second step. Once I got the router working I noticed right way the range wasn''t anywhere close to the router I was replacing, a 2yr old G Netgear Rangemax. Based on the reviews I knew range was an issue with this router, but I was still surprised how bad it was. My house isn''t that big. I could only get a poor connection in the kitchen which is only 50 ft way and forget about getting a connection downstairs. ...and that was the 2.4 frequency. The 5.0 frequency had even less range. To put that in perspective the Rangemax produced a signal strength of 4 out of 5 bars in the kitchen and a fair connection in the basement. I would have been ok putting up with this routers range issues if the throughput was better when it was in range. Unless you were within 5 feet of the router there was a noticeable drop in speed. Hulu, youtube, cnn videos, gaming... everything was worse with this router. I don''t understand it. Maybe because the cd didn''t work I configured the thing wrong. I''d like to give dlink the benefit of the doubt but i''m a tech savvy guy and this wasn''t the first time I set a router up without a cd. Regardless I am returning it. I am going to try the Cisco Valet Plus next.

Reviewed By: Paul on 6/20/2010 7:24:32 AM

Overall ratings: 5.0 out of 5

Pros:
Extremely quick and easy to set up. Works like a dream.

Cons:
None

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Reviewed By: PPD on 5/23/2010 11:23:26 AM

Overall ratings: 3.0 out of 5

Pros:
Fair price and good delivery from vendor.

Cons:
Installation instructions were not adequate. It took me two days to get it up and running.

Comment about D-Link - DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router
Works just fine for my needs.

Reviewed By: Scott on 12/18/2009 8:19:09 AM

Overall ratings: 1.0 out of 5

Pros:
No Comment.

Cons:
No Comment.

Comment about D-Link - DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router
We have had nothing but failure so far. Our IT guy says the unit must be faulty. A temp $39 router has done the job tho.