Buy Cisco-Linksys Refurbished E3000 High-Performance Wireless-N Router - E3000-RM / E3000RM (REFURBISHED BY http://amzn.com/dp/B003VY83HO/?tag={ucomicscom}SYS / CISCO WITH A 90 DAY WARRANTY)Cisco-Linksys Refurbished E3000 High-Performance Wireless-N Router - E3000-RM / E3000RM (REFURBISHED BY http://amzn.com/dp/B003VY83HO/?tag={ucomicscom}SYS / CISCO WITH A 90 DAY WARRANTY) Product Description:
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The Cisco - Linksys E3000 High-Performance Wireless-N Router has double the bandwidth for smoother and faster HD video streaming, file transfers, and gaming. Simultaneous dual-band wireless-N technology means smoother HD video streaming and faster gaming. Cisco Connect software helps you personalize your settings and quickly add multiple Internet-enabled devices to your network.
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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful.
Take Caution buying a Refurb
By James M.
My issues with this router stem not so much from the quality of the router itself (it's actually very good when it's working properly), but rather with how little effort Cisco/Linksys put into "refurbishing" their products. From my experience, Cisco's/Linksys' quality assurance standards are so astoundingly low that they have no qualms about sending you a bricked router as was what happened in my case (more on this after my review).For the time being, I will disregard my gripes with the company and focus solely on the router. Once the E3000 is actually set up, it is a very nice, very easy to use device as anyone who has bought one of Linksys/Cisco's other routers can confirm. For the week or so that I have owned this router (after getting it to work), I've not encountered any issues with connecting wireless devices to it nor have I had any connectivity issues (dropped/slow/weak connections).Now onto my issues with Cisco/Linksys and why you should be careful buying a refurbished router from them:As you may have inferred from my (unsubtle) hints above, setting up the router can either be incredibly easy or a complete nightmare. For me, my experience falls under the latter as I was sent a bricked router. After having set up my router, I turned it on for the first time and found that not only was I not connected to the internet, the router was unresponsive except the power LED was blinking. After a google search, I found that this was due to a corrupted firmware (bricked router) and I ended up having to manually restore the router's firmware. For those considering to buy this router refurbished, please be aware that Cisco/Linksys evidently do not check that their refurbished routers actually work before sending them out the door. In fact, I don't even know if mine was even inspected considering the fact that my router:A) Did not work when I got itB) Had signs of physical damage (there is a stain visible on the case that looks like someone spilled coffee on it)C) Didn't even come with a functioning software CD (my disk drive couldn't read it despite it being able to read every other disk I tried)Literally, the only thing I got with this router that worked properly out of the box was the AC adapter.For those of you who do not feel like reading all of that:PROS: Easy to use; good connectivity between wired/wireless clients; has been reliable (after my initial set up).CONS: Cisco/Linksys may send you a bricked and/or physically damaged router.My advice for buying refurbished merchandise from Cisco/Linksys is: BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN BUYING REFURBISHED. Quality assurance means nothing to this company. I sent a polite email about my issues shortly after I got my router and Cisco/Linksys have yet to respond, which tells me that they don't actually care about their customers' issues.P.S.For those of you who will buy this router anyway, the chances are probably slim that what happened to me will happen to you as well. However, in case you do get a bricked router, you can do Linksys/Cisco's job for them the way I did and unbrick the router by doing the following:Activate the Windows TFTP clientIt's already enabled in XP, but if you have Vista/Windows 7, do the following:1) go to start2) in the search bar, type "windows features" without quotes and hit enter3) Scroll down until you see "TFTP Client" and make sure there is a check inthe box next to it.4) Hit OKand afterwards go here for step by step instruction on how to fix the router:[...]
68 of 71 people found the following review helpful.
Can't trust Cisco to refurb them properly
By T. Brewer
Just bought a refurbished E3000 wireless router. It was pretty impressive - easy to use, easy to configure, and seemed to have great range. Ten minutes later, however, it was giving me the blinking power LED - meaning it was having a major problem.I spent the next two hours with Cisco Support in India trying to convince them that it didn't matter if I was using AT&T or Verizon for my ISP - their own web site indicated a flashing power LED meant a defective router. They eventually agreed to replace it - a process that will take a couple of weeks.Usually, when a company has a large enough inventory of refurbished devices to sell them retail, there's a fundamental problem with the hardware. I suggest staying away from the refurbished version - and perhaps even the new product.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.Configuration shortcoming
By Giok H. Tjoa
This router does not allow "Channel Bonding" at 2.4GHz only at 5GHz. Therefore, 300Mbps speed CAN NOT be achieved at 2.4GHz. "Customer Support" rerouts you to a "pay for answer site"; answer from here is worthless as well.
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