I ordered this Router on Saturday late evening and had it delivered Monday evening. Without any extra delivery charges... So that's a BIG kudos to this seller. The packaging was perfect.
The router comes with the usual documentation (Quick Setup, Installation Disc, Support, GNU Notice etc.). Included in the box is the Router itself, its Power Cable, and Ethernet Cable.
Router: 2 Antennae, 1 WAN + 4 LAN ports (all 10/100 Mbps, RJ45, no indicator lights on any of those), Power On/Off switch, WiFi On/Off Switch, and WPS/Reset Switch. On the top face are the LED indicators for all these
I got a v10.0 router. This is the hardware version. The latest on TP Link Website is v11. Not sure if that's the reason it is sold at this low price, but in terms of performance, there's no issue at all.
This router takes the Internet Input via RJ45 (Ethernet Cable). This is not an ADSL / Cable router. So no RJ11 or Coaxial inputs
Power Input: 9V / 0.6A, which approximates to about 6W per hour. At that rate, the Router will consume about 53 units in a year, or less than 5 units a month, running 24x7. Considering the typical power costs of about 7/- per unit, this should not cost you more than 30/- per month.
The Router setup is very simple. The default username and password is admin/admin as is the case with most of these devices. I am using ACT Fibernet. So I set it up using PPPoE/Russia PPPoE selection. Entered the Username and Password that ACT has provided to me and the router was good to go!
It must be noted that all the ports on this router are 10/100. This means the maximum theoretical speed on Internet that the router can achieve is 100Mbps. The cable from the ISP plugs into the WAN port that runs at 100Mbps. So while the Router claims to support speeds up to 300Mbps, I don't think it is possible for Internet Data Transfer since the maximum transfer speed is limited by the speed of the WAN port, which in this case is 100Mbps.
However, this should not affect the performance of your internet connection at all! Most of the Internet connections available for a home user rarely cross 20Mbps. I was able to test the Router with my ACT Fibernet connection that promises speeds up to 100Mbps. The Speedtest.net consistently showed the upload and download speeds of 90+ Mbps -
1. Internet connection by plugging the cable directly into my laptop's Gigabit port - 94 Mbps Down / 98 Mbps Up
2. Internet connection by plugging the cable into this Wireless Router's 100 Mbps port - 93 Mbps Down / 96 Mbps Up
So the router is working just fine
Warranty: This Router comes with 3 years Warranty. From what I read / heard, the service is pretty good, as long as you take the product to their service center. I haven't verified this for the fact, of course since I have just purchased it.
Overall, at 1,099/-, this is a VERY good value for money. Highly recommended.
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