• Reviews around speed (3.78 of 5)

    Linksys WRT54GL Wi-Fi Wireless-G Broadband Router

    • It is also equipped with newest AC wifi connectivity to ensure top speed and reliable to my devices
    • Great speed and signal distance
    • The only access to the internet was via the ethernet ports but that speed was poor.
    • Strong durable and high speed
    • The speed and range is sick!!!!!!
    • Even if you are using separate devices the interference will limit your speeds
    • This dramatically expands the router's speeds, so you’ll enjoy high-speed, responsive performance even when your home Wi-Fi is under heavy usage."Well sorry Linksys, but this is an epic fail
    • Very pleased with it and looking forward to wicked fast speeds for the next few years!
    • Speed is great!!
    • Every time I buy the "other brand", I have nothing but slow wireless speeds and having to replace it after a year.
    • Has been rock steady and the speeds have been as touted.
    • Easy setup - improved speed and coverage
    • Awesome router with great speed and coverage
    • the slower the download speed
    • Speed is great
    • The speed of this router is incredible
    • There are other routers which already had the capabilities to provide faster speeds with similar technology, but I was quite happy with the easy setup
    • I bought this router because my old router could not support the 150Mbps speed Comcast upgraded me to
    • Great speed and range!
    • Have used for a week now and still top speeds.
    • Overall speed is good.
    • It actually boost my internet speed a lot, great product and a great buy
    • Hands down best decision that I have made to improve speed throughout my home
    • Excellent speed!
    • Works flawlessly and the speed is incredible!
    • For some reason though in my roommates room the speeds were extremely slow
    • I was getting good speeds, bandwidth and range
    • It kept dropping devices on the network and it did not provide faster speeds over LAN either, I had it placed in a good position in the house and it was still having issues connecting
    • Poor speed - used for a few months, then gave it away
    • It does boost up my internet speed since more people using it
    • The wifi range is good and the speeds are fast.
    • Great router easy to setup and good speeds throughout house.
    • Love the device, finally i do not have to restart the router or wonder whyyyy is the speed so slow ... really dig the 2 channels !
    • With some speed tests showing Mbps approaching the max theoretical speeds capable on the supported bands
    • Very reliable and the speed is great.
    • Much father reach than my previous Apple Airport Extreme (most current gen) and solid speeds
    • ft house with no dead zones and the speeds it holds at even the furthest distances has been wonderful
    • With the WRT AC3200, using the 5GHz SSID, I am able to achieve speeds well over 100 Mbps (typically 115 Mbps) throughout my 3 bedroom apartment, with several devices connected
    • My speeds improved a lot, and latency also went down a solid 4-5 ms from before.
    • I love the speed and range
    • This has been a very reliable router with excellent speeds
    • It has very poor transfer speeds
    • Also upgrading meant adding a frequency (5meg) so I was looking to improve speed that way
    • Constant buffering, always losing connection, slow speed
    • Awesome coverture/speed
    • The speeds are great
    • Excellent range, much faster speeds,
    • and I thought my poor internet speeds were because of that
    • With this new AC1900 my speed on a LAN cable exploded from 12Mbps to 110 Mbps, and on wireless it shot from 7Mbps to 50Mbps
    • I ready many reviews about this router regarding its great speed and range.
    • Wifi Coverage is good.but top speed is not.
    • The different speed bands are nice, it allows allocation based on demand.
    • Much better coverage and speed.
    • Worked flawlessly, good speed, nice coverage, handled upwards of 20 devices at a time like a champ (7 nest devices, 3 tablets, 3 phones, 2 laptops, 2 gaming systems, 2 other streaming devices on a typical night).Then, about two weeks ago, the device needs to be rebooted at least every 12 hours.
    • Love it, incredible speed and range
    • For those techies out there looking for pure speed, this is the best router on the market for.
    • Much better wired and wireless speeds
    • Works great started out with a Netgear router which worked okay until we installed security camera, along with the kids playing their game systems online, all the phones cinnevted to the wifi and netflix....things began to slow down until we purchased the Linksys which connects with each device simultaneously with fast speed...best purchased made.
    • And even when it was “working”, the speed was very poor
    • Speed and range improved over my Apple Airport
    • This is the worst router I had ever used, a $70 T-Mobile AC-1900 blew this out of water.2.4Ghz signal constant drop, maximum speed is 7-8MB on a 50MB ISP modem
    • Excellent router easy to set up great speed
    • It works well and had improved my download/upload speed to almost double what it was with my cable modem's built-in wifi.
    • I love it, the speed, flexibility, admin capabilities, all of it
    • The speeds I'm getting are amazing
    • so I paid for the best internet speeds I have 8 devices streaming in high quality videos plus I play video games online on my PS4 which is in another room without Ethernet cable
    • I simply wanted better speed for online gaming since I am a YouTuber
    • One of the best routers by far has very good speed even at a distance
    • I want to like it, the speeds I get are great...when it connects
    • Bought this to replace my Apple Airport Extreme and no more range problems and must faster speeds (for me)
    • I love the speed , dual mode , no lags , my whole house
    • It has great coverage and speed
    • This router only has 4 gigabit lan ports so a UN-managed switch was added and the speeds are excellent
    • they prefer certain channels so just make sure the WiFi channels are set on the channels your ISP recommends for faster speeds.
    • Finally, I decided to get the Linksys and it bumped the speed to 40mbps on most devices
    • Good signal penetration and speed
    • Amazing Speed
    • 5g speeds are better and the distance is enough to reach everywhere.
    • Slow speed - I pay for 50mbs through my ISP business class
    • But when I use WDS via LEDE, the wifi speed between two WRT1900ACS routers is about half as fast the wifi speed between 5 year old Netgear with dd-wrt on them, despite being connected over the same channel.
    • Not only could I get a 5 bar signal from the 2nd bedroom using the 5Ghz band but the speed is very very reliable.
    • The difference is noticeable when I installed this router especially if you already pay for a good speed from your provider
    • Very pleased with it and looking forward to wicked fast speeds for the next few years!
    • Setup was easy and the speed is excellent so far for Time Warner Internet services
    • Awesome speeds
    • Great Router, easy to setup - works right out of box with great speed for my large house.
    • However, locally, the wireless speed, coverage, set up - all excellent.
    • Speed is amazing!!!!
    • Speed... havent noticed any boost in speed so far
    • Amazing speed with best wireless audio/video player for all wireless devices at home
    • I have bought others promising easy set up, plug and play and super fast speed only to return them because they where far from plug and play and slower than my old one that was on it's last legs
    • Super fast speed and easy to setup
    • so I had to tweak the channel settings to get optimal speeds.
    • The router delivers consistent signal and speed throughout our home
    • Upgraded our internet speed & needed a new router to handle it.
    • This router has slower wifi speeds than my previous routers
    • As for myself I prefer Gargoyle firmware as it's easy to setup and very stable lan-wan with wicked speeds
    • I have signal in places that I didn't have before, its restart/boot time is phenomenal, and the speeds that I am getting now are excellent.
    • these routers have been awesome and i am really enjoying the speed of the WRT3200ACM
    • There is no website findable with the prior firmware release available - if there was, it would be easy to install it and recover back to the working router with very great speed WiFi
    • Ridiculous fast speeds because of the MU-MIMO, even with all my smart home devices, server, laptops, and mobile devices connected!
    • I upgraded to 50mbps from 24mbps Uverse (this is the highest speed available in my area)
    • I am getting faster speed then what I am paying for and it does so much more
    • It has a fast speed
    • Great router, amazing range and great speed.
    • Took several attempts and online searches to get the settings right for anything approaching maximum speed.
    • Upgraded speeds and this router help me push it over the top
    • Great speed and security features
    • It has better range in our 2500sq ft two story home reaching all the rooms with sufficient speed to allow HD streaming
    • Speed is very consistent & gives me a tad bit than what I have
    • The coverage in our home is much better and the speed is fantastic!
    • If I were to do connect it through cat6 ethernet, I'd be seeing the same download speed but better upload speed
    • We have fast speeds and no drop off whatsoever
    • I am getting some amazing speed throughout the house and out into the yard.
    • * Apparently fast speeds and longer range over WiFi, even though the speeds will primarily be noticed with internal trafficHere's what you DON'T get for the high price:* SSH access
    • So far works great and speed is awesome.
    • So in conclusion:Pros – Great AC speed
    • My kids have stopped complaining about slow speeds and dropped signals
    • This router instantly improved wireless speeds across my whole house
    • Love the range and speed of this router.
    • easy setup and speed
    • Moreover whatever it does to give all our devices amazing simultaneous speeds, it does it very well
    • Ridiculous fast speeds because of the MU-MIMO, even with all my smart home devices, server, laptops, and mobile devices connected!
    • Again, our speed is limited by our location and the availability of a signal.
    • I was back up to full, fast speed again
    • Our cable provider only offers 25mb internet so I cannot comment on faster speeds, but even with only 2 bars of service when I walk out in my
    • As a bonus, we found the Airport was not allowing us to take advantage of the internet speeds available to us
    • I conducted the same on a few wireless devices and the speed was consistent.
    • And handles multiple devices without loosing speed especially slow dsl.
    • While others can explore all the other features, I'm glad it's meeting my family's need for reliable speed and connectivity
    • It has SO much versatility and excellent power and speed
    • It is more power than I need for the space but the internal speeds are great for my media server.
    • It always chooses a server in Washington D.C. which returns a horrible speed
    • Firmware is fully up to date as of this writing (12/30/2017).I know the problem was with Wi-Fi on this router, because my PCs wired to the router via Ethernet cables had flawless full speed internet
    • Perfect range and speed for my att fiber!
    • Had some issues after a while with slow speeds but updated firmware and rest the router and it rips right along again.
    • I read it off to the lady, she repeats it back to me, incorrectly, at which time I correct her and repeat the correct S/N back to her and at that time the line is disconnected.
    • A “poor man’s bridge” will have to be used
    • I have some other miscellaneous devices, smart TV’s, blu ray players, etc