Are Fonera’s Worth It?

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13 responses to “Are Fonera’s Worth It?”

1. 

   April 17, 2007

   Niall O’Brien

   Stop being cheap and get yourself a good wifi router that’ll last years! 😛
   The Linksys WRT-54G is a popular choice and you can always flash it with far better firmware if you wish! 🙂
2. 

   April 17, 2007

   Ken McGuire

   Some days I’ve got money – some days I don’t! They’ve got that one at around 80 bucks on komplett…. I’m looking for the cheap and cheerful under 40-quid variety but if its a sturdy one, might be worth a look.

   Just a damn shame that the apple airport extreme is so damn expensive!
3. 

   April 18, 2007

   Evert Bopp

   All I can say is that you get what you pay for…

   E.
4. 

   April 19, 2007

   Bernie Goldbach

   Now, ask that Niall guy if he’s got a robust wifi router.

   Then ask that Niall guy for the price point of the wifi router he uses regularly every day.

   I think inexpensive things can do the trick but don’t detract from the value you get from a WRT-54G.
5. 

   April 19, 2007

   Ken McGuire

   Well Niall….. 🙂

   I’ve a feeling I’ll edge towards that WRT-54G, or something similar. I’d splash for the Airport Extreme Base Station but at 179 bucks thats still a tad on the way-too-expensive side.

   I’d say the Fonera would do the trick as well but I don’t want to end up replacing it or anything in a few months time, knowing that for the price I’d pay for two Fonera’s I’d quite possibly get a better router overall…
6. 

   April 19, 2007

   Evert Bopp

   Ken,

   I am not going to “pimp my wares” here but if you want to hear about something that far out-performs a Linksys or Fonera but costs less than an Airport base-station I am more than willing to give you some advice..

   E.
7. 

   April 19, 2007

   Ken McGuire

   If you’re willing to part with the advice then I’m willing to open my ears!
8. 

   April 19, 2007

   Evert Bopp

   I have worked with a variety of wifi routers over the last few yars and have had my hands on most hardware out there at some point. Based on my personal experience I can recommend the Ruckus Wireless routers as the bets available devices.
   They might be a bot tricky to configure but once up and running there is nothing that comes close in coverage, throughput and stability…
   And yes; i DO sell them.
   😉

   E.
9. 

   April 19, 2007

   Ken McGuire

   Nothing like getting a plug in for your own gear. And how much would one expect to pay for a Ruckus Wireless router this neck of the woods?
10. 

    April 19, 2007

    Ken McGuire

    Just caught a picture…. did I see one of those sneaking around downstairs in the meet/food area in Barcamp Waterford?
11. 

    April 20, 2007

    Evert Bopp

    Yes indeed.
    I sent a fw out to Barcamp Waterford for testing purposes.
    Apparently they only needed one to cover the whole area..

    E.

    P.S. You’re in Cork, right?
12. 

    April 20, 2007

    Ken McGuire

    Nay Evert, a few weekends in Cork now and again maybe but I’m a Kilkenny man out and out. One to cover the area? Small enough area but didn’t hear of many problems down that way. I’d anticipate no more than six machines connected, three wired, three wireles, majority being mine as I’d be greedy for access around house. Maybe get an Apple TV to run off it in a few months time, watch if the price drops a bit…
13. 

    April 22, 2007

    Evert Bopp

    Ken,

    Drop me an email with a phonenumber and I’ll call you to arrange for one to be sent out to you for testing. If you don’t like it you can just send it back…

    E.