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Your household is busy streaming media, working online, and playing games every day. This Linksys Wi-Fi Router will expand your network coverage, send signals directly to your devices, and deliver a lag-free connection, even when you~re all online at the same time.
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This bad boy FEELS like a machine!
on May 14, 2016
Posted by: swemoney
The first thing you'll probably notice about this router is it's size. It's not small. And it doesn't feel flimsy. It's heavy and feels very well constructed. The first thing my girlfriend said when I took it out of the box was that it looked like a spider (which, flipping it over, it definitely does). Overall, I've used a lot of routers that are usually very light and they after you plug a few cables in the back, they don't sit still. The heft on this router is very nice and the rubber feet keep it sitting still. Still something to consider when buying is if you have space to let this guy breath.
This is my first 802.11AC router. I don't have many devices that can connect to it yet, but I was able to run a few tests from my iPhone and was blown away. This replaced an ASUS 802.11N router that was no slouch but after connecting to this router wirelessly and connecting to an iperf server that was wired straight to the router, my speed tests went from about 90-100Mb/s to 350-400Mb/s. Obviously, those are local network speeds so you'll need the internet access to be able to take advantage of those speeds when connecting outside of your home. My internet is currently 110Mb/s so I was still able to max it out on my old router.
Range seemed very comparable to my old N router. I walked around my apartment with my MacBook and watched the signal strength and quality fluctuate. There was probably a slight boost with this router but it wasn't anything to write home about. That said, I never had any huge range problems to begin with so saying that it's only slightly better than what was already pretty great is an accomplishment. I also have the WiFi extender that's supposed to pair with this router to offer seemless roaming so I'll be posting a review of that when I get it connected and have a chance to test it out on the corners of my apartment where the signal dips a little bit.
The software! I've used Linksys/Cisco routers in the past and the software always seemed like it stayed the same was it was in about 1999. The new software has fancy transitions and just looks overall nicer. I could probably do with a few less of the bells and whistles for a slight speed bump in some loading tasks but overall, I'm happy with it. A couple of things I'm not super fond of in the software is a lack of a bandwidth monitor to see where your bandwidth is going and they want you to sign up for a Linksys account and log in through their site. Apparently it gives you access to your router from away from home if you're in to that kind of thing but I skipped that step (which they did let me do, so it's not that big of a deal). After digging through the various options, the software does feel a little more watered down that I would like. It's powerful enough to do most things but if you're coming from a modified firmware like Tomato or ASUS Merlin, you might be left craving some more tweakable options.
Overall, I'm quite happy with the day or so that I got to play around with this router and will be holding out hope that some extra features get added to the software like a bandwidth meter and some more advanced settings.
My Best Buy number: 0039332332
I would recommend this to a friend!
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With no wires in the way, Bose SoundSport Wireless Sports Earbuds keep you moving with powerful audio. Perfect for exercise and running with a sweat and weather resistant design and StayHear+ tips designed for comfort and stability. The Tile app makes your headphones easy to find if they ever go missing.
Is it possible to remove that clip on the wire?
Clip is formed plastic around the wire, so not unless you break the clip. You can move it up and down the wire. I barely noticed it, myself.
9 years, 3 months ago
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swemoney
With no wires in the way, Bose SoundSport Wireless Sports Earbuds keep you moving with powerful audio. Perfect for exercise and running with a sweat and weather resistant design and StayHear+ tips designed for comfort and stability. The Tile app makes your headphones easy to find if they ever go missing.
Is this earphone compatible with Andriod phone?
I didn't test them out on an Android device, but they're bluetooth headphones. So if your Android device supports Bluetooth audio, they should work fine.
9 years, 3 months ago
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swemoney