( 70 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
I bought this router hoping that would be as good as a D-Link DI-524 I owned several years ago (the only reason it isn't operating to this day is because of a thunder storm that fried many appliances at home). Man, I couldn't be any more wrong. Initial setup is not a breeze, it only worked after several power cycles; after everything was OK, I noticed that every network client was being dropped by the network every once in a while (30-120 minutes). I could not do anything except reboot the router, when the network would become available again and my clients would join it automatically. When I went to the Internet to look for solutions, I felt shivers down my spine: a LOT of people were complaining about the same thing. Between every 10 complaints about the problem, there was one guy that managed to solve the thing doing something, so I tried everything: turning off DHCP and setting manual IPs for everybody, resetting the router and leaving only basic stuff enabled, upgrading the firmware and so on. Actually the last suggestion was the one that worked the best, as the problem stopped happening once each hour and started happening once each day. Then I discovered that even in the very own D-Link forums people were fighting this problem and not once D-Link made an official statement or released a fix ([...]). I'm sorry but having to reboot the router every day is unacceptable to me. I went to the store to return the router and got a Linksys instead. From the day one it hasn't given me any problems.
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Posted: Jul 29 2009
I've been dealing with this Dlink 1310 and 2310 for almost 2 years now...and it was dropping connections within the first week (didn't matter too much b/c my neighbor didn't mind me freeloading off of her wireless, so I would only need the dlink for secure info like credit card payments etc). Don't waste your time or money on this. Dlink customer service is quite possibly the worst I've seen (and I spent countless hours on the phone with the now defunct MCI Worldcomm, cable providers, etc). I finally complained so much they sent me another one (outside of the warranty). But of course they shipped me a refurbished one that would drop WIRED and wireless connections. When I talked to them they wouldn't take it back saying it was a one time courtesy to authorize a return without a receipt...it didn't matter they shipped me a dud!
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Posted: Jul 6 2009
D-Link router sort of worked for awhile; I would have to reset it once a week or more, then finally quit altogether. Tech support doesnt exist and boy you better not lose your receipt if you'd like them to tell you even the time of day. I'll NEVER buy another dlink "product" ever.
