Argos: Netgear Dual Band WNDR3700 Router €26.99

The_Conductor

If theres nothing wrong with it- no reason not to keep it.

teddy b123

Yeah, My thought exactly, Gonna plug it in and give it a go and see if it works.
Only concern is it's exempt from the 30 day money back guarantee so only way it could be returned is if it was "faulty"?

loki7777

teddy b123 wrote: »

Only concern is it's exempt from the 30 day money back guarantee so only way it could be returned is if it was "faulty"?

I am blind but was told the same - where you can see that on the argos site?

teddy b123

It's on the receipt

loki7777

OK, but i thought it should be on webpage as well?
They can put what they want on receipt)

teddy b123

Easy mistake for them to make.
They always make sure to tell you if it's excluded at the till anyway.

Router works!

Whoever had the router before me with password: bravepotato585

Let me know if there is a reason you took it back :P
(It's worth a chance asking)

Now the real question, To DD-WRT or not!

loki7777

I am thinking about dd-wrt or better Gargoyle(because with netgear firmware all is in opposite way - i want to block mac address but with it i can set a list of allowed devices - before that i had cisco from upc and all was a lot simpler):) but with v4 it's not that easy and it is supported since may or so and second of all i never did that before to router(:)) - only different things like dvd-rw, laptops etc.

PlanIT Computing

teddy b123 wrote: »

Managed to get a reservation so got my dad to buy the router while I was away for the month.
Got home, Shiny box, Looked at the outside label, V4 by the looks of it, Quite chuffed.
Go to open the box, See a bit of tape keeping the box sealed. Get suspicious
Open the box, Damn thing is used! Internal bag seals broken, Router is a bit dusty, Cables all unwound and shoved back in the box
Not sure what to do...

Connect the router, reset the settings back to factory default's and start using it ?

If not, we'll buy it off you for the price you paid

teddy b123

Tis already set up and running

ED E

Wow, we spend €100+ on our 3800, thats some steal.

griffdaddy

Anyone who missed this, this is arguably a better deal. Use parcel motel for delivery. Includes modem features for UPC, dual band and 2 usb ports

witnessmenow

griffdaddy wrote: »

Anyone who missed this, this is arguably a better deal. Use parcel motel for delivery. Includes modem features for UPC, dual band and 2 usb ports

Looks good for a basic router, but no dd-wrt support it seems

griffdaddy

I put dd-wrt on the Netgear router and it drove me bananas. Was way over my head in fairness but a lot of the features aren't really that useful in a domestic setting anyway

loki7777

To V4 or different one? If V4 which tutorial did You use?

joujoujou

More than likely deal is gone forever. Item has been removed from argos's database.

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=9130658

degsie

joujoujou wrote: »

More than likely deal is gone forever. Item has been removed from argos's database.

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=9130658

Wow..... Thanks for the update. This kind of thing keeps me awake at night...

don630

griffdaddy wrote: »

I put dd-wrt on the Netgear router and it drove me bananas. Was way over my head in fairness but a lot of the features aren't really that useful in a domestic setting anyway

With dd-wrt on this router you can use vpn so you can access bbc iplayer and Netflix US

Gadgetman496

joujoujou wrote: »

Item has been removed from argos's database.

Nope, they just changed their part number and the price of course

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=1217593

loki7777

But now it doesn't have to be V4:)

joujoujou

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Nope, they just changed their part number and the price of course

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=1217593

Good news anyway.

Now, time to wait for a significant discount.

deegs

damn good price... Wish I'd seen this earlier... The wifes tablet cannot receive our routers WiFi so we need an upgrade to our 8 yr old Belkin with selotaped aerial

s8n

Has anyone used this as a wireless router with UPC's horizon box ?

The_Conductor

s8n wrote: »

Has anyone used this as a wireless router with UPC's horizon box ?

Yes. No issues to report.

s8n

The_Conductor wrote: »

Yes. No issues to report.

cool - any issues setting it up and what kind of speed & coverage are you getting with it ?

The_Conductor

s8n wrote: »

cool - any issues setting it up and what kind of speed & coverage are you getting with it ?

Better speeds on 2.1Ghz- I can't get over how fast the 5.4Ghz signal falls off (I can't see it at all upstairs- and I'm down at 38-40% in the kitchen (its in the living room) whereas I'm still at almost 80% on 2.1Ghz

No issues setting it up- its a doddle- the web interface is very intuitive.

Signal strength is not what I was hoping- but its a damn nice router.

ED E

The_Conductor wrote: »

Better speeds on 2.1Ghz- I can't get over how fast the 5.4Ghz signal falls off (I can't see it at all upstairs- and I'm down at 38-40% in the kitchen (its in the living room) whereas I'm still at almost 80% on 2.1Ghz

No issues setting it up- its a doddle- the web interface is very intuitive.

Signal strength is not what I was hoping- but its a damn nice router.

Its usually 2.4 and 5Ghz, not 2.1 and 5.4, just fyi.

The_Conductor

ED E wrote: »

Its usually 2.4 and 5Ghz, not 2.1 and 5.4, just fyi.

Sorry brain freeze here. Doing 4 things at the same time. Multitasking isn't one of my strong suites

odddavey

Has anyone upgraded to the new firmware? Notice any difference?

AlanS181824

Interesting.

bromley52

odddavey wrote: »

Has anyone upgraded to the new firmware? Notice any difference?

I put dd-wrt on mine and it's great. I love the fact the both the 2.4 and 5Ghz broadcast at the same time and that I now have a print server.
I was unable to change the DNS settings on my UPC Thompson router but no problems with this.