Belkin N600 DB Router Review!

[ianfalkenbury]

Looking for a new router? This might not be the answer! lol

 

So this is a $70 802.11n router that works okay(at least for me)in my ~1470 sq. foot house. Speeds on the N600 are far better than the router that came from my ISP(which is AT&T), mainly because of the huge difference in wireless technology.

 

The Good

• USB 2.0 port on the back is great for effortlessly putting in a flash drive and sharing the storage on the network on most operating systems. I have tried it on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 15.10.
• The router's design is great, so you won't feel the need to hide it away in your entertainment center.
• 4 Ethernet ports for lots of wired connections
• 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and Guest bands are nice
• The Web UI is pretty easy to work with no matter your skill level.
• Easy setup

The Bad

• HORRIBLE radius (like seriously bad)
• Web UI doesn't give you many advanced options
• Web UI is slow to apply settings

The Conclusion

The N600 DB is great if you have like a tiny apartment, but not a house. My small one story house has bad connection where it even drops out at the opposite end. Everything else about this router is great, but I definitely  can't recommend this because of its radius.

 

Thanks for reading!

[ohJey]

You could try DDWRT to increase the coverage, worked on my netgear

 

yours should be called the Belkin F7D8301 and whatever revision it is (v1,v2,etc.)

[ianfalkenbury]

Update: I have found that my router doesn't have any issues, this model just has horrible range. I chatted with their tech support and they confirmed this.