Netgear DGN1000 Modem Router

A simple Netgear 802.11n router with a built in ADSL2+ modem

PC World Australia (online)

  • Expert Rating

    3.50 / 5

  • User Rating

    1.00 / 5 (of 11 Reviews)

  • Price

    $ 139.00 (AUD)

User Reviews:

1

jaiTue 22/05/2012 - 22:25

  • Pros
    its best and smart
  • Cons
    easy to understan the function

its valueable to that cost..........it will worthable

Rated this product:
4.5
2

JonesMon 02/04/2012 - 04:15

  • Pros
    WTF does this mean?
  • Cons
    WTF does this mean?

20 feet from the router, 50% signal (fair). 40 feet away, cannot connect. This modem/router is a poor excuse for a networking product. My DLINK is WAY WAY better. I bought this just to have a modem router rather than have two devices. It sucks.

Rated this product:
0.0
3

ChrisWed 14/03/2012 - 08:14

  • Pros
    Speed
  • Cons
    Nothing yet

Own a medium sized house, 4 out of 5 bars on the pc furthest away from the router. Speed and stability are excellent. Setup was a breeze, took like 5-10 mins.

Rated this product:
4.0
4

b a johnsSat 28/01/2012 - 18:03

  • Pros
    not netgear
  • Cons
    netgear modems

i bought a new netgear modem less than two years ago it stuffed up returned it to shop after phoning netgear they gave me a credit and recommended the n150 i have not had it for a year yet and the on /off button is stuffed have to press it up to 30 times to turn the bloody thing on shall return it no more netgear for this chappie.....rubbish

Rated this product:
0.0
5

SteveFri 09/12/2011 - 21:47

  • Pros
    Speed
  • Cons
    Conection

Thought I was getting a good deal was fast. But it will not hold a connection for long. Useless on Telstra Bigpond continually drops the DSL. Had to revert to the old Siemens 4200 and D-Link router Very slow now 6.4355 mbps. Its not on Telstra's approved list either

Rated this product:
0.0
6

DaveSat 26/11/2011 - 11:18

  • Pros
    zip
  • Cons
    wireless strength is rubbish

Can only echo others comments re the very poor reach of the wireless signal. I'll have to ask the neighbourhood what they are using as we can always see their signals but rarely ours.

Rated this product:
1.0
7

DeanFri 14/10/2011 - 01:33

  • Pros
    Nothing
  • Cons
    See comments below

As Amber says - It will not find DNS or IP address. I've tried manually setting the IP address as mine is Static but it still won't connect to the internet. Even as a wired router my main computer sees my laptop and NAS but if I try to log in to them they just disappear from the list. Reconnected my Netgear 834 and everything is fine again.

Rated this product:
0.0
8

JuanSat 06/08/2011 - 19:01

  • Pros
    it was free
  • Cons
    wirelessnees

87% signal @ 0.5m, 54% signal @ 4m, from one room to another through open doors.37% signal @ 8m, around two corners, upstairs through open doors, not a big house. The previous unit we got from Orange, could get a useable signal in the car out front, or half way up the back garden, certainly at least 60% anywhere in the house, avg. 74% .
Now I'm lucky to get more than 1 bar on any device not in the same room as the router. Absolutely dreadful, shockingly bad. Tried different positions and channels, no improvement.
I'm going to have to go with the old unit, slower connection speed, but I can't use the extra speed from the new unit because of the ridiculously unusable short range. It would be better marketed as a non-wireless router that is so powerful, if you get your device close enough (i.e. within a metre) it acts like its wireless.
N150 shouldn't be running slower than a 3 year old ADSL 1, both being freebie/base units.
Never mind the fact that there is no option in the routers settings to actually activate the n signal, just the other types.....
Simply unacceptable.

Rated this product:
0.0
9

Amber Fri 10/06/2011 - 05:40

  • Pros
    ?
  • Cons
    netgear n150 adsl2+ modem router

got router it home wont work it cannot find dns or ip address isp say they cant help because they do not know the numbers for other equipment netgear wants 70 to help me i cant understand them anyways

Rated this product:
0.0
10

PaulTue 17/05/2011 - 19:02

  • Pros
    Worked OK wired to via ethernet
  • Cons
    wireless connectivity

Wireless connectivity dropped out regularly on two new dgn1000 wireless N150 netgear modem/router - never would recommend this unit

Rated this product:
0.5
11

FionaSun 13/03/2011 - 14:17

  • Pros
    Hey it works.
  • Cons
    Not as powerful as the one it was replacing

Just got this. I am no good with set up so I had the guys at my ISP help me over the phone. No dramas but I was very disappointed because my old iConnect 625W (bought Jan 2008) had 4 out of 5 bars (VERY GOOD)of signal strength approx 10 mtrs away whereas this new one (March 2011) has only 2 bars out of 5 (FAIR) in the same conditions. My house is only small so maybe that won't matter but I would have thought a new router with new technology would be at least as good as the last one in signal strength.

Rated this product:
2.5

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