Netgear v Belkin

tsb

I'm off to buy a wireless modem today and the choice is between a netgear one or a belkin one. All the main stores sell both, but which one is the better make and why.

pcombo

I prefer netgear, but it depends on what features you want.

Wireless e.g B/G and if you need N.
10/100Mbs or 1000Mbs lan speed for ethernet connections.

antispam246

Personally a big netgear fan. Try looking here
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/

Has a wealth of information and indepth reviews on all major routers as well as comparison charts.

cyberbob

Depends on what features etc you want. If you just want a basic router either one will provide a good model but if you want to do anything more complicated you will need to look at the features

devizes18193

if you use a ds or wii , theres more chance of it working with netgear

John_the_Boy

Netgear 4 me - currently have a DGN2000 and find it very good.

Not to mention the excellent unofficial firmware replacement you can get from the DGTeam

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/technical-discussion/18411-dg834gt-pn-n-unofficial-firmware-dgteam.html

elvch01

+1 for netgear

lee634

John_the_Boy wrote: »

Netgear 4 me - currently have a DGN2000 and find it very good.

Not to mention the excellent unofficial firmware replacement you can get from the DGTeam

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/technical-discussion/18411-dg834gt-pn-n-unofficial-firmware-dgteam.html

Just waiting for this router to arrive is the unofficial firmware much better ?

pastmybest

After years of Belkin and all with problems I switched to Netgear and not looked back. My best pal was the same and he followed my lead and is amazed all his poor connection problems have gone.

I did research this forum before I bought and usually came back to the Netgear.

John_the_Boy

It gives you much more control, with the ability to tweak loads more settings. Depends how techie you are with routers - a bit beyond me at times - lol

However I found that I was getting drop outs (crap line from BT) and I was able to tweak this firmware to get a connection that stayed connected rather than dropping out every 15 mins.

I would suggest you stay with the official unless you are a tweak-freak or are having problems with the supplied firmware - it good just to know there is a choice just in case.

pcombo

Where i stay i get really slow speeds, So i got my netgear and installed firmware from DGteam. I changed my SNR from 100% to 40% gives me like Meg and half faster.