| Netgear WGR826V Wireless-G Router w/Phone Adapter ready for AT&T CallVantage Service |
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Model: WGR826V
Brand: Netgear
Manufacturer: Netgear
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 3
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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| Features: |
A Wireless-G 54Mbps router with the addition of 2 VoIP ports for use with a regular phone (AT&T CallVantage subscription required)
Allows all your PC's to share a single broadband connection and connect to AT&T CallVantage Service
Make unlimited local and long distance calls to the US and Canada with AT&T CallVantage Service
Many free phone features including some not available with traditional voice service
Also Includes 3-port switch and SPI Firewall for intrusion attempt detection and prevention |
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| Description: |
| With this solution from NETGEAR, you'll be delivered a 5-in-1 device - Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone adapter, wireless access point, Ethernet switch, firewall, and router.Easily save money - use VoIP to reduce your phone bill. The router is simple to set up and use, and support for prioritized voice traffic means optimum Quality of Service (QoS) for your phone calls. It also provides high-speed connections - 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (auto-sensing) and 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless. In addition, this device is secure and private - thanks to double firewall, powerful WEP and WPA wireless encryption, and privacy controls. |
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| User Reviews (3 total): |
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this is a fine wireless router if you ignore the VoIP, October 22, 2007
By user (Oakland, California)
I bought this at Big Lots for $30, because I needed a temporary wireless router quickly. It works fine, lots of good options, no complaints, and the AT&T thing can be safely & easily ignored.
I agree with the reviewer who was annoyed that he paid $129 for it -- no way this little device is worth that much. But for $30, just as a generic cheap wireless router, I'm quite pleased.
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Very solid product and service (but too expensive), January 20, 2007
By user (Central TX)
I can only guess the other reviewer had a bad unit or some internet connectivity problem. I had very good luck with this ATA and the AT&T branded VoIP service. In general, much better then other VoIP services I had tried (Lingo w/ D-Link ATA) about that time (Late 2005).
Note: As far as I know, this WGR826V is firmware locked to the AT&T CallVantage service, so to talk about one is to reflect on the other.
After several months I dropped the CallVantage service for lower cost options. The ATA never gave me troubles though.
I still have the ATA but haven't worked on setting it up with another SIP VoIP provider yet. (I probably need a password to access the firmware to make such changes. Any guesses?)
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Worst product and worst support from Netgear, December 12, 2005
By user (Sunnyvale, CA)
I purchased this product three months back and this is just a waste as I paid $129($60 MIR). Now you can get for it free after MIR. Why I am telling this is a bad product because of one bad power supply that comes with this TA keeps losing power. Only explanation given to me by ATT/Callvantage is that if I connect it to UPS or power outlet, it is too sensitive to obtain the required wattage/voltage. But, if you connect to wall socket as per ATT this would not occur. That is not true. It still loses power and after two weeks you have to physically reset and re-enter all information about PPOE etc. With Callvantage E-911, after it lost power it will prompt you to confirm whether you have changed the address or not. This keeps happening every two days and it is such an irritation.
If you contact AT&T, you will go on with them for an endless amount time on chatting, power recycling(rebooting) the TA. They have some stupid standard procedures. I spent atleast 1 hour on each time I called them.
After that, they figured out that there is some thing wrong power supply. They told me I should contact Netgear since I purchased from Local store. Here comes funny part.
If you are lucky, you will free telephone support for 90 days and after that you have pay for the support. I contacted Netgear within 90days. Their technician also spent more than hour and finally he told some senior technician would call me and it took 3 days for him to call me. I got so frustrated and I took it the shop where I purchased. They were reasonable and told me they will give store credit for the product.
Anyway, my Dlink TA working fine without any more these headaches.
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