Comments on: D-Link DI-524 dead now http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now Reality from Marc's point of view! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-8013 Jim Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:36:57 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-8013 Best of luck with your Linksys. I'll post back if/when the DI-524 based TM-G5420 dies on me.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8013','Jim'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8013','Jim','Best of luck with your Linksys. I\'ll post back if\/when the DI-524 based TM-G5420 dies on me.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Best of luck with your Linksys. I’ll post back if/when the DI-524 based TM-G5420 dies on me.
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]]> By: Marc http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-8012 Marc Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:04:51 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-8012 <a href='#comment-8011' rel="nofollow">@Jim</a> - Hey Jim, don't forget, my complaint isn't any theoretical concern on my part regarding performance or throughput. Both of my D-Link units flat out died. All lights solidly ablaze and the units could not be reset and were completely unresponsive. They could not be reset in any way shape or form. As many warts as the linksys has (and it has plenty, to be sure - one of the reasons I'm using DD-WRT). But it's still running and the D-Link, well, isn't...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8012','Marc'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8012','Marc','<a href=\'#comment-8011\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Jim<\/a> - Hey Jim, don\'t forget, my complaint isn\'t any theoretical concern on my part regarding performance or throughput. \r\n\r\nBoth of my D-Link units flat out died. All lights solidly ablaze and the units could not be reset and were completely unresponsive. They could not be reset in any way shape or form.\r\n\r\nAs many warts as the linksys has (and it has plenty, to be sure - one of the reasons I\'m using DD-WRT). But it\'s still running and the D-Link, well, isn\'t...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Jim – Hey Jim, don’t forget, my complaint isn’t any theoretical concern on my part regarding performance or throughput.

Both of my D-Link units flat out died. All lights solidly ablaze and the units could not be reset and were completely unresponsive. They could not be reset in any way shape or form.

As many warts as the linksys has (and it has plenty, to be sure – one of the reasons I’m using DD-WRT). But it’s still running and the D-Link, well, isn’t…

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]]> By: Jim http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-8011 Jim Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:27:50 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-8011 The TM-G5240 = the DI-524. Notice that the number code "524" is in both model numbers ? Differences ? Case sticker colors, and the TM-G5240 has T-Mobiles "hot spot" support for their cellular phones. Here's a review that really supports what you contend that the DI-524 can be beaten ? But let's face it, they beat it with the 108g, DI-624, not a Linksys 54g router. The closest competitor would be the Netgear model in that review. I think it has more to do with how hard D-Link optimizes/puts their routers toward the threshold of each's performance envelope. Clearly in these measurable tests, the Linksys is detuned and probably set by the firmware to run at a much slower rate, perhaps for that reliability you claim ? It's not being stressed nearly as much for a 54g product. If the DI-524 holds up, obviously there is a significant performance gain. It's 48-65 % faster than the Linksys in those 2 tests. Who knows maybe I have the same issue someday soon. All I know is a majority of everyone I know that used Linksys are now using D-Link. I can't say whether "they'll" ever go back, but personally, I probably won't switch from D-Link to Linksys ever ? If the DI524/TM-G5420 turns out as bad as you say, my brother swears by his DIR-655 "n" router. And for the most part it stomps anything Linksys puts on the shelf too ? In a lot of the bad press I've read on the DI-524, too many of those people were replacing a Linksys with it. http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/d-link-dir-655/4505-3319_7-32145084-2.html?tag=txt;page http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/d-link-di-524/4505-3319_7-30839580-2.html?tag=txt;page<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8011','Jim'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8011','Jim','The TM-G5240 = the DI-524. Notice that the number code \"524\" is in both model numbers ? Differences ? Case sticker colors, and the TM-G5240 has T-Mobiles \"hot spot\" support for their cellular phones.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a review that really supports what you contend that the DI-524 can be beaten ? But let\'s face it, they beat it with the 108g, DI-624, not a Linksys 54g router. The closest competitor would be the Netgear model in that review.\r\n\r\nI think it has more to do with how hard D-Link optimizes\/puts their routers toward the threshold of each\'s performance envelope. Clearly in these measurable tests, the Linksys is detuned and probably set by the firmware to run at a much slower rate, perhaps for that reliability you claim ? It\'s not being stressed nearly as much for a 54g product. If the DI-524 holds up, obviously there is a significant performance gain. It\'s 48-65 % faster than the Linksys in those 2 tests.\r\n\r\nWho knows maybe I have the same issue someday soon. All I know is a majority of everyone I know that used Linksys are now using D-Link. I can\'t say whether \"they\'ll\" ever go back, but personally, I probably won\'t switch from D-Link to Linksys ever ? If the DI524\/TM-G5420 turns out as bad as you say, my brother swears by his DIR-655 \"n\" router. And for the most part it stomps anything Linksys puts on the shelf too ? \r\n\r\nIn a lot of the bad press I\'ve read on the DI-524, too many of those people were replacing a Linksys with it.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/routers\/d-link-dir-655\/4505-3319_7-32145084-2.html?tag=txt;page\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/routers\/d-link-di-524\/4505-3319_7-30839580-2.html?tag=txt;page'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The TM-G5240 = the DI-524. Notice that the number code “524″ is in both model numbers ? Differences ? Case sticker colors, and the TM-G5240 has T-Mobiles “hot spot” support for their cellular phones.

Here’s a review that really supports what you contend that the DI-524 can be beaten ? But let’s face it, they beat it with the 108g, DI-624, not a Linksys 54g router. The closest competitor would be the Netgear model in that review.

I think it has more to do with how hard D-Link optimizes/puts their routers toward the threshold of each’s performance envelope. Clearly in these measurable tests, the Linksys is detuned and probably set by the firmware to run at a much slower rate, perhaps for that reliability you claim ? It’s not being stressed nearly as much for a 54g product. If the DI-524 holds up, obviously there is a significant performance gain. It’s 48-65 % faster than the Linksys in those 2 tests.

Who knows maybe I have the same issue someday soon. All I know is a majority of everyone I know that used Linksys are now using D-Link. I can’t say whether “they’ll” ever go back, but personally, I probably won’t switch from D-Link to Linksys ever ? If the DI524/TM-G5420 turns out as bad as you say, my brother swears by his DIR-655 “n” router. And for the most part it stomps anything Linksys puts on the shelf too ?

In a lot of the bad press I’ve read on the DI-524, too many of those people were replacing a Linksys with it.

http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/d-link-dir-655/4505-3319_7-32145084-2.html?tag=txt;page

http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/d-link-di-524/4505-3319_7-30839580-2.html?tag=txt;page

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]]> By: Marc http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-8010 Marc Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:32:27 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-8010 <a href='#comment-8009' rel="nofollow">@Jim</a> - Hey Jim, I think if you'll look closely you'll find that I'm referring specifically to the DI-524. I really can't comment on other D-Link products. All I can do is recount my experience which has two different D-Link units, purchased at different times (one for me and one for my mother) that went South in exactly the same way and became useless to us. We all know that different models within the same brand can be of markedly different quality. So, not so much a preference but rather a bad experience that will now drive a preference.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8010','Marc'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8010','Marc','<a href=\'#comment-8009\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Jim<\/a> - Hey Jim, I think if you\'ll look closely you\'ll find that I\'m referring specifically to the DI-524. I really can\'t comment on other D-Link products.\r\nAll I can do is recount my experience which has two different D-Link units, purchased at different times (one for me and one for my mother) that went South in exactly the same way and became useless to us. \r\n\r\nWe all know that different models within the same brand can be of markedly different quality. \r\n\r\nSo, not so much a preference but rather a bad experience that will now drive a preference.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Jim – Hey Jim, I think if you’ll look closely you’ll find that I’m referring specifically to the DI-524. I really can’t comment on other D-Link products.
All I can do is recount my experience which has two different D-Link units, purchased at different times (one for me and one for my mother) that went South in exactly the same way and became useless to us.

We all know that different models within the same brand can be of markedly different quality.

So, not so much a preference but rather a bad experience that will now drive a preference.

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]]> By: Jim http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-8009 Jim Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:57:29 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-8009 Wow, D-Link = "junk" ? I'm using the TM-G5240, which looks like D-Links rebadged DI-524 for T-Mobile. Mine's been running fine. I went with D-Link after others I knew had their Linksys die, they didn't last very long even. Actually, my DI-614+ died after 6 years of heavy usage. It outlasted several Linksys wireless routers over that duration. During that time, those others switched to D-Link and actually are more satisfied with their D-Link wireless routers. Not only are they happier with the D-Link product, but the setup is easier and more user friendly. Guess it's a preference though ?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8009','Jim'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8009','Jim','Wow, D-Link = \"junk\" ? I\'m using the TM-G5240, which looks like D-Links rebadged DI-524 for T-Mobile. Mine\'s been running fine.\r\n\r\nI went with D-Link after others I knew had their Linksys die, they didn\'t last very long even. Actually, my DI-614+ died after 6 years of heavy usage. It outlasted several Linksys wireless routers over that duration. During that time, those others switched to D-Link and actually are more satisfied with their D-Link wireless routers.\r\n\r\nNot only are they happier with the D-Link product, but the setup is easier and more user friendly.\r\n\r\nGuess it\'s a preference though ?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Wow, D-Link = “junk” ? I’m using the TM-G5240, which looks like D-Links rebadged DI-524 for T-Mobile. Mine’s been running fine.

I went with D-Link after others I knew had their Linksys die, they didn’t last very long even. Actually, my DI-614+ died after 6 years of heavy usage. It outlasted several Linksys wireless routers over that duration. During that time, those others switched to D-Link and actually are more satisfied with their D-Link wireless routers.

Not only are they happier with the D-Link product, but the setup is easier and more user friendly.

Guess it’s a preference though ?

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]]> By: Raj http://marc-bourassa.com/2006/06/16/d-link-di-524-dead-now/comment-page-1#comment-7960 Raj Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:54:10 +0000 http://marc-bourassa.com/?p=154#comment-7960 Hi, Thanks for putting this info regarding the DI-524. We experienced similar problems in our home with the same product. The solution was to change the channel settings (wireless ->channel 3). So far so good. Also there are reports of cordless phone interference.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7960','Raj'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7960','Raj','Hi,\r\n Thanks for putting this info regarding the DI-524. We experienced similar problems in our home with the same product. The solution was to change the channel settings (wireless ->channel 3). So far so good.\r\n Also there are reports of cordless phone interference.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi,
Thanks for putting this info regarding the DI-524. We experienced similar problems in our home with the same product. The solution was to change the channel settings (wireless ->channel 3). So far so good.
Also there are reports of cordless phone interference.
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