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NETGEAR CG814M Wireless Cable Modem Internet Gateway ( CG814MNA )Brand: Netgear
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features: - DOCSIS cable modem
- 802.11b wireless access point
- USB port plus 4 ENET ports
- USB port plus 4 Ethernet ports
- Installation Assistant and Web browser-based settings
Same problems as previous review [Posted on 2004-07-26]
I have had this router/gateway for the past year.
Since then, it has basically stopped working for any kind of long transfer between two wireless devices (i.e. more than 50Mb sustained.) The router will completely crash; while the lights still flash, 802.11b and 10Base-T connections do not transit data.
I called their customer support line and was treated extremely rudely. They basically said it was my problem and too bad.
I will never buy another Netgear product again. A shame, as they used to have much better hardware and support (then again, this was back in 1999...)
Long term failure [Posted on 2005-07-07]
I've had this product for a little over a year now, and I'm about to toss it and move a to a Linksys.
Over the life of the unit it has had occasional Internet drop outs that would require the unit to be powered off and on to recover. This happened infrequent enough to be a small nuisance that didn't rise to the level of replacement.
Unfortunately recently the wireless of router has been dropping and then last week completely failed. Of course being out of warrantee, no support is offered.
My guess as to the failure is that the unit simply runs too hot. Not enough engineering and too much in too little of a package. You could use it as coffee warmer.
The reviews on the Linksys WCG200 look good and I'm braving the Comcast tech support tonight.
Repeatedly Drops Connection [Posted on 2006-05-05]
I have the same problem as several other reviewers. The box repeatedly drops the wireless connection and has to be rebooted. I'm actually on my third one, the first two having been replaced by Netgear after the same problem. Reviewers who love it tend to be those who just set it up. Setup was easy and the unit worked beautifully in the beginning but as another reviewer said, it seems to run too hot and just wears itself out. The drops initially only happened every few days, now a few times a day and any time I attempt to move a large amount of data. Alas, will have to replace the unit again.
Possible solution for dropped connections [Posted on 2006-07-28]
I had both the whole unit stop working and the strange wireless connection freezes. I have this gateway and the solution to the dropped connections and lock ups was to put a very small fan blowing on the router. It's possible that it's an overheating problem, even when the room is relatively cool. I read about the possible overheating problem somewhere, and my connection has been completely solid 24/7 for several months since I put the fan on it. Before that, it was dropping the connection daily and required pulling the power plug to reset the connection.
This product was given to me by Comcast when I ordered the Home Networking option.
The connection IS much better now with this modem than it was before with my own store-bought cable modem, but that is not saying much.
In summary: This unit sucks, don't buy it - and I like Netgear products.
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Piece a garbage [Posted on 2007-01-03]
This is a great product! ...(if the computer your sending the wireless signal to is 5 feet away)
I got this product back in 2005, because i have my internet connection (high speed cable) connected to the upstars of my home, and i needed a connection to the downstairs, and wasn't going to pay an extra 50$ a month to wire it, so i got this router and a iwreless adapter for the downstairs computer hooked it up, easy, and simple, established a connection easily, but after a few minutes the connection began to die down to 2 bars...then one... (out of 5 bars) then two..then one...then it went out, i right clicked the wireless connection icon in my system tray, hit repair connection and it worked!....then it proceeded to degress to one bar.....then go out again. In other words if you dont mind right clicking the connection icon and repairing it (which includes waiting about a minute for it to reconnect) every five minutes then go ahead, but ive been dealing with this for almost two years now, and im finding something else DO NOT BUY BUY SOMETHING STRONGER
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