How long does your wireless router last?

jaxadam · 03-13-2011, 10:16 PM

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I've always had good luck with Linksys stuff.

Vince · 03-13-2011, 11:41 PM

Pardon my ignorance, what makes them go bad so quickly?

Tom · 03-13-2011, 11:43 PM

I have a Linksys and a Netgear that have been going reliably under heavy regular use for a few to several years now.

Soopahmahn · 03-13-2011, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

Pardon my ignorance, what makes them go bad so quickly?

Knowing this forum, likely beer spilled into the air vents.

Max · 03-13-2011, 11:49 PM

2 years, almost on the dot, regardless of brand.

zepp · 03-14-2011, 12:52 AM

It's odd that you guys have routers fail on you so often. Is it your network's way of saying "UPGRADE ME DAMNIT!"?

Soopahmahn · 03-14-2011, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zepp

It's odd that you guys have routers fail on you so often. Is it your network's way of saying "UPGRADE ME DAMNIT!"?

Maybe they don't know the secret code.

Chris · 03-14-2011, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

Pardon my ignorance, what makes them go bad so quickly?

I wish I had the slightest idea, but I'm with Groff, and I have friends that have the same problem. It's not that they die altogether, it's just that after a while, they just work like shit. Connections drop, signal strength goes down, DHCP won't hand out addresses - I've had all sorts of different oddball failures and no amount of resetting/flashing/etc fixes it. It's to the point now that if my router starts fucking up and it's past the two year mark, I just say fuck it and go buy a new one. :\

Soopahmahn · 03-14-2011, 01:06 AM

Chris, have you tried an AirPort? My Mac friends wub 'em rong time.

Groff · 03-14-2011, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

I wish I had the slightest idea, but I'm with zepp, and I have friends that have the same problem. It's not that they die altogether, it's just that after a while, they just work like shit. Connections drop, signal strength goes down, DHCP won't hand out addresses - I've had all sorts of different oddball failures and no amount of resetting/flashing/etc fixes it. It's to the point now that if my router starts fucking up and it's past the two year mark, I just say fuck it and go buy a new one. :\

It's fucking odd... I could base a calender off them because they fail so reliably. I ordered a new one, gonna see how long this one lasts.

I just looked at my Newegg history. Ordered a new one every 2 years, between mid march and mid April

View Poll Results: How long does your router last?
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