Re: [MLUG] Wireless routers: Netgear MR814NA (aka MR814 v2) andMR814

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Jonathan King wrote:

> > Moreover, they have a $20 rebate on the product IF you buy it from an
> > "e-tailer".  (Aside: this disgusts me; why should Netgear care if I
> > bought it in a physical store?)

>From what you wrote below, maybe the answer is that they want to
discourage people from going to a store where they will see the thing
before they buy it and then might found out that it isn't what they
thought it would be.

Mike


> And yet more intrigue.  Sifting through wildly variable reviews at
> Amazon I see:
>
> # The router described on Amazon's page and in the downloadable
> # user's manual offered as part of that description is not the router you
> # will get. All information describes Netgear's original model the
> # MR814. You will get the MR814 v2 which has no stand, is half the
> # size, has a 2db antenna rather than the original 5db (and it is
> # not removable like the original) etc. The MR814 v2 is an inferior, cost
> # cutting product. Which probably accounts for the wide range of
> # ratings you see in the 400 customer comments. Except for those
> # that  didn't get their rebates which means they paid even more for
> # an inferior product. Read those comments carefully before you decide to
> # buy on price alone.
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