Comments on: Linksys Sucks http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139 adventures into and out of extreme boredom. Sun, 02 May 2010 03:16:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pachu Kovalan http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-116839 Pachu Kovalan Sun, 02 May 2010 03:16:04 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-116839 Never in your life buy a Linksys wireless router. 6 months of my life was wasted because of this inferior product. Never in your life buy a Linksys wireless router. 6 months of my life was wasted because of this inferior product.

]]> By: Zack http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-115810 Zack Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:40:59 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-115810 I know this for certain... I've gotten one of these Linksys adapters, their cheapest one "with speedboost"... and figured that it may just be my router that's having trouble. So, I got a new router from them and a new adapter, their best adapter available at my store... let me tell you. 70 dollars down the drain on an adapter that had the same quality signal as their cheap one. 40 extra dollars and the addition is NOTHING so far. I know this for certain… I’ve gotten one of these Linksys adapters, their cheapest one “with speedboost”… and figured that it may just be my router that’s having trouble. So, I got a new router from them and a new adapter, their best adapter available at my store… let me tell you. 70 dollars down the drain on an adapter that had the same quality signal as their cheap one. 40 extra dollars and the addition is NOTHING so far.

]]> By: Ihatelinksys http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-115038 Ihatelinksys Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:50:42 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-115038 I found this page by typing "I f-ing hate linksys" (spelled out 'f-ing"). I've had equally bad experiences with wireless and wired routers by linksys. I found this page by typing “I f-ing hate linksys” (spelled out ‘f-ing”). I’ve had equally bad experiences with wireless and wired routers by linksys.

]]> By: dominicdinada http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-110960 dominicdinada Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:21:11 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-110960 Ok first of all the Access Point could be moved to a different location in the house VIA CAT-5 and hard wire the Desktop its plugged into. Then move the Access point to a better suited location in the house. Action WTF? that brand does fucking really suck. While all you who complain that Linksys sucks you couldnt be further from the truth. Linksys is the Highest End in the home consumer and small business market. Further more, Linksys is Cisco's Low-end Product suited to the consumer market. Might I add Cisco is the leader in the worlds Routing/switches/Bridge market you know those peices of hardware that make all the cute webpages load on your computer Yeah 85% of those are Routed and run by Cisco products. I will admit this WRE54g is perplexing. But since this is a supposed novice piece of hardware etc. It doesnt carry its own CLI with advanced settings. I am trying to set it up for someone using a 2wire wap and I have gone through all the possible steps and then when everything says it should work it doesn't. Ok first of all the Access Point could be moved to a different location in the house VIA CAT-5 and hard wire the Desktop its plugged into. Then move the Access point to a better suited location in the house. Action WTF? that brand does fucking really suck. While all you who complain that Linksys sucks you couldnt be further from the truth. Linksys is the Highest End in the home consumer and small business market. Further more, Linksys is Cisco’s Low-end Product suited to the consumer market. Might I add Cisco is the leader in the worlds Routing/switches/Bridge market you know those peices of hardware that make all the cute webpages load on your computer Yeah 85% of those are Routed and run by Cisco products. I will admit this WRE54g is perplexing. But since this is a supposed novice piece of hardware etc. It doesnt carry its own CLI with advanced settings. I am trying to set it up for someone using a 2wire wap and I have gone through all the possible steps and then when everything says it should work it doesn’t.

]]> By: ricard sievert http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-109716 ricard sievert Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:24:54 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-109716 i just bought a linksysby cisco and omg what a nightmare i have been trying to get it to work for over five hours and now i gave up" the thing is a real joke it says unplug the wire from your pc then plug there's into your PC and then plug in one end of the wire to the linksys and then the plug outlet. well the first time it recognized the router but then it had no Internet I tried ree booting and reading garbel in there little book witch nothing made any sense meanwhile my wife is yelling because her end isn't working because I had to unplug it to hook this nightmare junk up' I bought two wireless link system adapters for us to hook up other PC's and spent a total of 167 dollars in witch i am taking back to wall mart hous of junk tomorrow for a full refund I think china makes this garbage to drive us all nuts for blowing Nagasaki up I really do and this is there way of messing with our minds night everyone'' i just bought a linksysby cisco and omg what a nightmare i have been trying to get it to work for over five hours and now i gave up” the thing is a real joke it says unplug the wire from your pc then plug there’s into your PC and then plug in one end of the wire to the linksys and then the plug outlet. well the first time it recognized the router but then it had no Internet I tried ree booting and reading garbel in there little book witch nothing made any sense meanwhile my wife is yelling because her end isn’t working because I had to unplug it to hook this nightmare junk up’ I bought two wireless link system adapters for us to hook up other PC’s and spent a total of 167 dollars in witch i am taking back to wall mart hous of junk tomorrow for a full refund I think china makes this garbage to drive us all nuts for blowing Nagasaki up I really do and this is there way of messing with our minds night everyone”

]]> By: Another John Doe http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-109076 Another John Doe Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:08:12 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-109076 Simple, go to this link to dig explainations. http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support Click Live Chat. You will have all your answers there. Note they will ask for the Serial Number, make suer you have them. Simple, go to this link to dig explainations. http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support
Click Live Chat. You will have all your answers there.
Note they will ask for the Serial Number, make suer you have them.

]]> By: Pappy http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-107661 Pappy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:30:43 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-107661 The people that said Linksy sucks are spot on, I have been fighting with this equipment for over 6 years. I show up on a job and want to charge double if the equip is Linksys. Total Junk. The people that said Linksy sucks are spot on, I have been fighting with this equipment for over 6 years. I show up on a job and want to charge double if the equip is Linksys.
Total Junk.

]]> By: Wildman http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-104917 Wildman Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:22:24 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-104917 Wow,...10 years later and still getting responses. The Linksys tech wanted me to pay 40 bucks for support because he said my "free" one year tech support was expired, according to the serial number. I didnt have the router for a year. I asked him, what if this product sat on a shelf for a year? He couldnt answer and just kept repeating the same shit over and over. F'in Philippiano tool. I called my OLD DSL provider and they helped me out for free. ( They REALLY kick ass). Id rather give them the money than Linksys. Thats the last Linksys product for me. Wow,…10 years later and still getting responses.
The Linksys tech wanted me to pay 40 bucks for support because he said my “free” one year tech support was expired, according to the serial number.
I didnt have the router for a year.
I asked him, what if this product sat on a shelf for a year? He couldnt answer and just kept repeating the same shit over and over. F’in Philippiano tool.
I called my OLD DSL provider and they helped me out for free. ( They REALLY kick ass). Id rather give them the money than Linksys.
Thats the last Linksys product for me.

]]> By: Jeremy http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-103661 Jeremy Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:00:07 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-103661 Linksys -- I owned a linksys wireless . . . it stopped working when I had to replace my modem. I tried everything. I thought maybe the router was toast, so I purchased another one. I finally gave up 4 hours later, bought a belkin and installed it within 5 minutes. I had my laptop and Nintendo Wii both hooked up and ready to go in this time period. I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A LINKSYS ROUTER. Any other brand but linksys. Linksys — I owned a linksys wireless . . . it stopped working when I had to replace my modem. I tried everything. I thought maybe the router was toast, so I purchased another one. I finally gave up 4 hours later, bought a belkin and installed it within 5 minutes. I had my laptop and Nintendo Wii both hooked up and ready to go in this time period.

I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A LINKSYS ROUTER. Any other brand but linksys.

]]> By: george http://eric.extremeboredom.net/2004/10/09/139/comment-page-3#comment-102347 george Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:20:18 +0000 http://extremeboredom.net/?postid=59#comment-102347 Yes. I agree their tech support sucks. I baught a router a couple of years ago and wasconsistently having problems with the piece of Sh*&! I finally gave them one more chance to redeem themselves and called tech support. They wanted more money to help trouble shoot. They said they could not help me. I hung up the phone threw that router in the garbage and got a netgear router and love it. I had to call Netgears tech support. When I did they asked me one question.... How can I help you? Yes. I agree their tech support sucks. I baught a router a couple of years ago and wasconsistently having problems with the piece of Sh*&! I finally gave them one more chance to redeem themselves and called tech support. They wanted more money to help trouble shoot. They said they could not help me. I hung up the phone threw that router in the garbage and got a netgear router and love it. I had to call Netgears tech support. When I did they asked me one question…. How can I help you?

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