D-Link Wireless G Router WBR-1310

DLink should be ashamed of this product

By SaadR  Sep 17, 2006 | 7 out of 7 found this D-Link Wireless G Router WBR-1310 review helpful

Pros: Nothing except for tech support

Cons: Everything... it doesn't work

Where to start... this router was the worst buy I have ever had. I am a very technical person and I would advise you to stay the hell away from this product. Dlink put their reputation on the line with this product and that line just broke. This prod...uct is filled with problems. First, reboot time is 30 sec. Sure it seems like nothing when you are reading this, but try looking at the clock for 30 sec. Then imagine having to do that every 2 minutes or so because the router just won't start up. I was with the technical support and they tried to do everything and nothing worked. The router's pwoer light would turn on but the router READY light would never turn on. When I got off, I unplugged the power, plugged it back in, waited for a few seconds (Which wou have to do with all routers... but only a few seconds) nothing happened. I went for a drink of water, came back and lo and behold, the router is working as if nothing happened. I suspected boot time. So I unplugged it, waited for 10 sec and plugged it back in. Nada. Nothing. Even after 2 min. I did that several times (yes, I wasted a lot of time, but my curiosity with why a DLink brand router won't work got the better of me). Only one more time, it worked after a LONG reboot time. This router 'piece' is not defective. The whole line is because my cousin bought the same router and we discussed it on the phone. He is having the exact same problems. One more thing. Other routers, when you press the reset button, reset. No questions asked. This router... you have to press the button for 10 sec. 10 frikin seconds!!! C'mon, what gives? The button is already hidden and can be only pressed with a sharp object. If I am able to do that, I am pretty sure I Want to reset the router. Don't make me wait for 10 sec. to do that!!!. Also, it won't reset if its having the problem setting itself up (the problem which I wrote earlier). It will reset when it has set itself up (it sets up only once every 10 tries on average). All the other routers, no matter what happens, as long as the lights turn on (Even if they are the wrong ones) you can reset the router by just pressing the button. (resetting is rebootin btw for the non-technical people). Imagine windows not booting up 9 times and booting up 1 out of the 10 tries. Everytime you try a hard reset (pressing the reset button on the computer) nothing happens. The computer only is able to hard reset when windows works... pretty useless combination huh? The only way to 'reset' is to unplug the computer from the wall outlet and plug it back in. Plus, imagine having to press and hold the reset button for 10 sec instead of just pressing and releasing it. Great analogy huh? lol Anyway, stay away from this router. DLink should call back all of them. They are a great company and this router is leaving a very black mark on them. Read more Less