Belkin F5D7633-4UK Reviews

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Good Points: Good points, as with all modems, teething problems can be a nitemare at first, but for a novice user, I can honestly say, the Belkin modem menu driven configuration was easy to negotiate compared to some others of similar price range available ive tried, only other one that comes close would be Netgear, cant recall model, but if your in the market for a new modem, this model ive had for almost 4 years never been turned off except when i moved house recently and was setup again as soon as i got my login details and line was activated, it logged in seamlessly to the new ISP.

Bad Points: I thought the wireless range could have been better, that been said, it can depend alot on the receiver as well as the modem transmitter capabilities. For what its worth, I hope this information helps, I cant find any other flaws or faults/bad points at this time to include here regarding the said modem, ADSL2+ is the future and Belkin has the future well and truly covered with this one.

General comments: Ive tried Netgear, U.S Robotics, EchoLife 520b(provided by ISP), and all cannot come close to this particular Belkin model of modem router, granted similar ADSL modems by Belkin have given rise to some problems I have had the misfortune to encounter, but Belkins' customer support soon resolved any issues with it.

I understand some users or owners of the said modem may well have encountered a long list of problems, but with the RIGHT firmware, my belkin has seen me through 3 isps and has been glitch free, I enphasise right because, unfortunately there is a few sources online which will render your modem unusable, so beware of those such sites, when sourcing the firmware, please ensure you are not redirected from the Belkin website, be very careful because unless you have a backup of the older firmware to replace the faulty one, you wont be able to get your modem working again, hope this helps those users out there contemplating on a firmware update, I am a computer technician of 22 years, so please trust me on this.

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The Belkin F5D7633-4UK was a good choice because it was cheap. But now you can buy (much) better products with same money. Easy to set up; support PPTP vpn; cheap. Bad points are: Unstable. Buffer size seems not enough. You must reset it often (power off / wait 10 seconds / power on).
Doesn't support WPA2. Doesn't support dynamic dns services (obviously you can use a client on your pc)
Terrible firmware support and upgrade/downgrade functions.
Embedded firewall is useless (but who care?) ...

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With new software there are no problems, it is reliable especially with Skype phones, never had a down day in 4 years, have now installed 6 units and all work well.
Excellent bit of kit but DO make sure you download and install latest updates otherwise it may not work with some phone systems. Using with Open DNS also seems to have benefits and attempted hacks seem reduced.

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Since changing my isp to UK Online I wanted a modem router that would match the performance and speed of my connection, given that the Belkin F5d7633-4UK supports ADSL+2 and upto 125mbps it was the top of my list. I've used a conexant 4 port modem and a Dlink 2100 access point in the past and been satisfied with them but I wanted an all in one box solution ,given that the Belkin came bundled with the matching pci card for £75 from Dabs was a bonus. I live over 4km from my exchange and get ...

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The Belkin F5D7633-4UK wireless router was very quick and easy to get connected to the internet, and has the firewall settings secure by default. It is a fairly cheap ADSL router from a large known manufacturer. (This doesn't always mean good support).

The firmware is very unstable, especially when the wireless system is active. The firewall logs only last for a few minutes, stopping you being able to check if you are under attack. You can view the configuration setup without having to enter ...

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I chose Belkin because I have some of their other products. They also use the same wireless system manufacturer as my new laptop wireless, so should be better for compatibility. The supplier also included a free (usually £25) Belkin PC wireless board as part of the deal, which I would have had to buy anyway.
The Belkin F5D7633-4UK router has four ethernet ports, which I don't really need, apart from the initial setup, which is best done via an ethernet cable connection. There may be other ...