• Reviews around signal (3.08 of 5)

    Medialink Wireless Router - Refurbished (150 Mbps) - Easy YouTube Setup Video (Part# MWNWAPR150N)

    • Also, it does a great job with actually extending the range, plus it works with your actual router so that the device picks up whatever signal is strongest.
    • stable signal but the coverage range seems not very large, don't get full bar at 2nd floor, the router is in the basement.
    • Many of my neighbors are using more expensive routers and nevertheless have terrible reception problems, whereas my Medialink has provided excellent signal throughout my large house every hour of every day since I first began using it.
    • Is amazing router, full signal everimoment and work fine, nice device, in addition to always give good results when working with the computer and other devices
    • Great signal strength and throughput
    • I used to have a strong signal strength with my previous router and never had problems connecting by laptop from my bedroom
    • never had any interference, I got decent signal from across three rooms and our
    • If any object obstructed the view of the router at all, the wireless signal was almost non-existent
    • Great design and powerful signal
    • The wireless signal was not that great for coverage of 35 feet in radius.
    • 10 tablet and found channels 1, 6, and 11 being used with multiple strong signals being used in the neighborhood.
    • It would cut in and out and work fine for many hours and then lose the signal
    • Strong signal, easy installation, great, slick look.
    • Spreads the signal very well and uniform
    • but I know it isn't because I could be on my laptop about 5 feet from the router, lose signal, get up and go to my desktop (which was physically connected with a wire) and use the internet with no problem
    • The range is respectable, I have no problem getting great signal anywhere in the house, although it is slightly weaker when I'm in the garage which I spend quite a bit of time in, but no complaints here since it functions very well
    • Out of the box it clearly has a much stronger signal, but after a few hours it is somehow compromised.
    • just weak signal. returning it.
    • If you want amazing QoS and strong wireless signal, go with ASUS.
    • I have the router in my living room and my PC in the basement can pick up the wifi with great signal and speed
    • But I had to be careful, because for whatever reason if it sat too closely to my modem the signal would become erratic
    • I would buy this router again, and probably will, to improve my parents' signal.
    • I have just installed this product into my home network and the signal is really poor
    • The signal is strong
    • It worked for 15 minutes in 2 days and the wireless signal went dead after a restart.
    • it's good to have a good strong signal
    • doesn't hold a strong signal and wont reach to farther rooms in the
    • I get strong signal all the time, just like I did with my cable company's router (that I was getting charged $4.99 a month for 'renting')
    • Not terribly feature packed, however the signal is very strong and setup was a breeze.
    • Even in the next room from the location of the router, signal was weak.
    • This entire time, the wireless signal is 100% bars - perfect, but the speed is very inconsistent
    • But after I made the DNS change on my adaptor, I have been having very stable connections to the router, and the IP camera has not dropped connection yet, and like I said, the wireless signal is strong as well
    • is that its range is very narrow, I mean you can't go to the next room, or you will have a very weak signal
    • This router is generally OK, but the signal is rather weak
    • It can receive the signal far away from the Wi-Fi source and covers the entire weak signal zone for me
    • The signal is weak and drops off quickly as you move away from it, but it isn't an issue for me since I'm in a small apartment.
    • I'm using "Airlink Ultra Mini-USB" types and, while they are conveniently small, I fear they can't capture the network signal well enough.
    • I have a dlink wireless router which delivers weak signal to the other end of my house
    • I have a two story townhouse and the signal is perfect.
    • But, without the extender, there is a weak signal there none-the-less, just it wasn't strong enough for someone to play LOL online
    • It puts out a stronger signal even without them
    • I am happy with the strong signal, I am very happy with the super fast speeds of wireless
    • Works great downstairs but upstairs, the signal was weak and pages took forever to load.
    • followOriginally I had a few problems getting the signal to travel all around my house
    • It just doesn't have enough signal strength.
    • After my old Netgear router began to exhibit erratic behavior, I spent a fair amount of time with my ISP technical folks, trying to identify why my signal would drop out or freeze up.
    • I'm sure other products would give a better signal but for the money, this product works well.
    • Choppy signal and degraded speed.
    • it's pretty consistent in performance and strong signals when you are close to it when in line of sight.cons - when there are few walls in between signal suffer a bit, i have left it in my living room so from my master bedroom the signal is not that strong.
    • However, I feel the signal is spotty
    • To get the optimum result do place it at the farthest point from the router where you still get the strongest signal
    • weak signal!!
    • I needed one that cast a big enough signal area to cover the whole house.
    • Signal is good when it works
    • Lost signal through one wall
    • It works as advertised, and I'm quite happy, as I now have a great signal everywhere in my house.
    • With the Medialink router, about 8 feet away (on my bed), I get a signal of 44-48 (lower the better)
    • Signal is not good... performance very inconsistent
    • The most important thing is that very efficient and has very good wireless signal transmission.
    • The wireless signal was strong but we experienced intermittent connectivity issues and drops on Apple devices (2 iPads, 2 iPhones)
    • Good signal, decent range
    • I am also able to pick up a strong signal on my deck (on the back of the house)
    • The ports are all clearly labeled (for once) and it has a strong signal
    • However once working the router gave a weaker signal than my 6 year old linksys to a computer 15 feet away
    • Gets great signal, even when I'm out of my yard, I can still pick up signal
    • GREAT ROUTER AND WIFI REPEATER , EASY SETUP AND VERY STRONG SIGNAL
    • The WiFi range is good: I get a strong signal in every room of my house
    • While I have only had this router for a few months, the signal is strong and it works great<
    • Simple, protective packaging, easy-to-understand setup and good signal
    • It seems the signal is very strong though, so if you are looking for a primary router, I think it will be good
    • Fortunately, I have walked around the house and tested the signal strength and lose signal near the property line.
    • While I have only had this router for a few months, the signal is strong and it works great<
    • I have had the new router running all of 6 hours and it is behaving just like the previous router- a poor WiFi signal
    • and I'm getting a good signal out in the driveway for my new i-phone, People, buy this one!
    • When you have 10 other strong signals on your channel routers do not work well and I mean all of them
    • I have an XBox360, PS3 and a laptop wirelessly connected to it in the same room and the best signal it has given me is 3 bars
    • Even after doing that I lose signal once I get 3ft away from the house (25-30ft from the router), and that is with internal walls in the way, no block
    • This router gives a weak signal at some corners of my house.
    • The wireless signal drops to one bar in my bedroom (router situated in living room) and loses its signal in the bathroom.
    • I couldn't tell a difference is speeds, but I was disappointed in the overall range of the device and that I could barely be outside of my living room for a strong signal.
    • However, after about a week this Medialink also started dropping its signal... about 3-4 times a day at first, but over time it got to the point where the signal was just as faulty as the Linksys's had been
    • Now our mobile wireless devices automatically swith to which ever router has the strongest signal depending on where we are in our home
    • Inconsistent signal strength, have to reboot it at least once a week when the wireless stops sending making reliability low.
    • I have tried repositioning the wireless router but still get the same weak signal.
    • I can report that the router works great, sends a nice strong signal, looks cool with the lack of external antennas and its blue light sequence and can be mounted on a wall if desired.
    • I've heard I-phone requires a strong signal and my Medialink is delivering.
    • Excellent RouterGood signal
    • If you're having trouble getting a signal, move it closer and it will work well.
    • A plaster wall on the south side and a brick wall on the north side, as well as many competing wifi signals
    • The router is on one end of the house so the rooms on the end cannot receive enough signal
    • I had to replace an ailing router for my parents because the FireStick was not getting enough signal from the current router
    • The wireless signal is strong enough every where in the house (a two-story house).
    • The signal has been strong and I've never had any issues with it going out, which is rare for my wireless routers.
    • so far it hasn't dropped the signal but pretty unimpressed by how it's a bit slow to be recognized by devices and the signal seems a bit weak.
    • Pros:------ fast delivery- very easy to setup- excellent speed- no signal break problem at all, although it mostly depends on the layout of home- excellent range
    • I was not getting any sort of reasonable wireless signal.
    • but soon after purchasing the signal got weak and eventually stopped working.
    • and the signal was better with my old Netgear G router than this "Dual band N router"
    • Most rival signals in my neighborhood most be
    • After about year, it started giving intermittent signals, my connections got broken down more and more frequently.
    • However, the signal has been intermittent and unreliable over the last 2 days
    • Also, I have to contantly reset my router and reset up the network every time the signal gets lost
    • Easy to set up, though it occasionally loses a signal from time to time
    • Anywhere in our medium sized two story home gets pretty good signal
    • and it provides excellent signal along with 4 ports for Ethernet connection.
    • I set the router in one of the rooms in the second floor, just as I had done in my parents house, however, in this case the signal was very faint in the first floor, and the transfer rate was disappointing, as I was streaming some music, it kept stopping for buffering
    • signal isn't strong and many devices won't be using full signal
    • Loses the signal unless we stay in the same room
    • The signal is stronger than our old Linksys, and it very rarely drops connection regardless of what we're using it for.
    • Router drops signal and weakens signal regularly.
    • However cool as this router looks, I was surprised that the signal drops far too often for me to enjoy my internet exp
    • We have it in the basement of our 3200 square foot house and have a strong signal everywhere
    • Has great signal range and supports different dynamic DNS hosting
    • I get great signal everywhere from the basement to the second floor.
    • Signal is adequate around my townhouse out to the back patio
    • My signal was weak and I wanted to make it stronger
    • A couple weeks in and this router has been doing fine and the signal is strong
    • Strong signal, even on all three floors of our home.
    • I have my router setup in my living room and the signal is still very strong in my bedroom
    • Pushed off a very weak signal
    • The range is respectable, I have no problem getting great signal anywhere in the house, although it is slightly weaker when I'm in the garage which I spend quite a bit of time in, but no complaints here since it functions very well
    • the signal to this is very weak
    • I bought this to help with the poor signals in the house
    • When you have 10 other strong signals on your channel routers do not work well and I mean all of them
    • Our tablets and phones have stronger wireless signal now.
    • Thank you so much for your business,This product works really great!!The connectivity is very stable and the signal is strong
    • Purchased this along with a Netgear Range extender and the signal is rock solid
    • and I am NOT a geek)I purchased this so I could get a better signal for my upstairs computer
    • I have a medium sized home (2000 s.f) and I get a strong signal anywhere.
    • Great signal strength.
    • despite that we live in a neighborhood full of signals from all of the neighbors; this router manage our signal very good.
    • The first one I had for a year before it had a weak signal from the other side of the apartment
    • If you have a house you should get a different router with a stronger signal.
    • I need a powerful signal to fight through that.
    • The range is awesome for my house, I can connect with a strong signal from my basement
    • Heck, if I just raised my couch leg so it loomed over the router, my iPad - no more than 4 feet away from it, would lose signal
    • but everything gets a strong signal
    • Works great to provide a stronger signal four our wi-fi connection...
    • At first I thought that perhaps the house building materials could be the reason, but then I noticed that I had stronger signals from neighbouring houses.
    • It was very easy to set up and I am now receiving a strong signal throughout my three story house.
    • The signal is amazing
    • I sometimes get a very weak signal just sitting in my bedroom, which is only separated from the router by a bathroom and a very small bedroom.
    • Because of this, we can use wifi anytime and the signal is good, too
    • Signal is not good... performance very inconsistent
    • or so we would frequently lose wireless signal and would have to reboot it.
    • the signal to the bedroom on second floor was quite weak so, I was looking for a nice and cheap range extender
    • However, the wireless signal was weaker than the router I already have.
    • I bought this router after reviewing several positive reviews but I have been getting pretty bad signal reception even in the same room
    • The biggest problem with this is that even in a small apartment, we can't get a solid signal on any of our devices
    • The signal is definitely not as strong as we would like it to be, but it works and was pretty easy to set up!
    • Initially when I purchased this router it was great, 10 months later the router started sending intermittent signal.
    • We now have perfect signal upstairs.
    • Weak signal strength
    • It works very well, has a strong and consistent signal.
    • The router had a week signal, and my devices (including Apple computers, iPhones, and Nintendo Wii) would randomly lose the signal.
    • it works so far so good, signal is not so strong but is enough for me
    • Initially worked great with strong signal, then just stopped working after 1 month
    • Terrible signal quality 1 room away
    • Signal is a bit weak
    • My ISP provider could only verify that my modem was getting a strong signal, so the issue was with the router
    • Gives off great signal around the whole house (2 story townhome)
    • I have a 2-story home and never had problems getting signals throughout the house.
    • so not too many rival signals (most cells around me are probably 3G/4G broadcasters)
    • Signal strength not great
    • The signal is just not that strong once it has to carry through thick, dense walls
    • I live in a ~1,000 sq ft apartment in SF and I routinely have poor signal in the bedroom which is about 25 feet from the router.
    • It doesn't extend a strong signal to the far end of the house from this end of the house, mainly because I have aluminum studs in the walls, and lots of appliances between here and there, and the router is at the opposite end of the house.
    • Excellent signal strength, solid signal, and looks really cool with the little blue lights.
    • Good signal strength
    • We bought this hoping to get a better signal
    • It works great and we get a better signal throughout the house now.
    • I ordered this router to replace an older Linksys router because I was not getting a good signal.
    • The only downfall I've noticed is a rather poor signal distance, I live in an apartment and even inside I start going down to 2 bars occasionally
    • It does seem like it needs more power as it works great for a computer or tablet that is in the same room but, 2 rooms away I cannot get a good signal
    • I tried to replace an 8 year old linksys with this in order to get better signal strength.
    • I have adequate signal strength diagonally across
    • There are "dead spots" in my apartment where my laptop claims I have a great wireless signal, but I cannot browse the internet
    • The only complaint I have is that the signal isn't as strong as I'd like
    • Signal is very strong
    • I don't recommend buying this product because even if the reason for the poor signal is interference there is no way to fix the problem because lack of external antenna.
    • I have a 1700 sq ft home and despite being in a central location, free from interference, the signal in the outer rooms was pretty dismal
    • Signal is weaker than my 7 year old 2-wire from ATT.My
    • Following the instructions, I was able to easily get a strong signal to my netbook.
    • I previously had a router given to us by our ISP (Cablevision) that failed to give a good wireless signal throughout my house
    • After that, the signal gets all spotty
    • No external antenna to get in the way, great signal strength all over the house and a low profile device that's easily tucked away.
    • Cut to today, in a new (albeit bigger) house, the signal is pretty bad, no matter if I plug it in 5 feet from my xbox, it is only giving me 2 (out of 3) bars on the signal.
    • I have strong signals throughout our house and even beyond our garage.
    • The extender offers a strong signal for the TV and extends the wireless range in the house.
    • The customer service technicians were helpful in trying various ways to reconfigure the settings, attempting to keep the signal stronger, but today, after hours of my time wasted, they finally told me that there's nothing more that they can do since it's "inevitable" that other signals will bleed through and cause my wireless signal to drop
    • It literally has to be within 10ft to get good signal and data reception
    • It's always hard to get clear WIFI signals bouncing around obstacles regardless of your equipment is my belief.
    • This was by far the easiest and fastest set-up I have ever seen
    • Replaced with a Linksys (Cisco-Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router) and no problems for the last year and half.
    • I would have gone with a even faster and more modern A/C router, but all of my WIFI devices only support wireless N, and thus wouldn't be compatible with the newest tech.
    • Definitely recommend as it's super easy to install
    • Would highly recommend as it was easy as screwing in a ljghtbulb and works like a dream.
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    • I've rarely seen an electronic product, especially a computer-related electronic product, which is achin' to work exactly as it's supposed to, right out of the box.