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| Brand: Netgear
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (33) Used (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2030
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 21.3 x 13.2 x 16
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11b
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11a
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 300 Mbps
Wireless Network Configuration: Infrastructure
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Security Protocols: WPA-PSK
Security Protocols: WPA2-PSK
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WNDR3300
Model: WNDR3300
UPC: 606449055078
EAN: 0606449055078
ASIN: B0017TFVUW
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Netgear RangeMax WNDR 3300 worth the money! October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Easy to setup and it works. Previous Router was unable to sufficiently cope with interference from other wireless products. This one does! It is worth every penny.
 N & G September 15, 2008
I wanted a wireless N router mainly for the 5Ghz band, as there are too many wireless hubs and computers around my apartment and have been facing some speed and connection issues. I thought of going for a dual band router so as to be compatible with old or cheaper wireless adapters.
My experience hasn't been impressive, the issues i face are :
1. the Wireless-N Connection drops quite often and needs reconnecting.
2. I am not sure if this is an issue with comcast or my router, but around midnight everyday, the service and the network go off for a while.
I do notice some advantage of the Wireless N, mainly streaming HD videos do not freeze as they used to earlier.
So overall good, but not impressive...
 Mixed results September 15, 2008
I've used Netgear routers for years with mixed results. My very first router was the Netgear RT314, which is a wired 4-port router. That router performed flawlessly for a few years until I had the need for a wireless router. The next Netgear router I used is the Netgear WGR614v6. I call that router the "brick" as its all that its good for. The router setup page was extremely slow, and the connection dropped constantly. I've also owned numerous other routers from SMC, Dell, and Linksys, so have some basis for comparison, and have had lots of experience setting these things up.
SETUP: The Netgear RangeMax WNDR3300 N Router gave me fits. Initially, I tried setting it up from a Vista system via Firefox browser. After having everything configured, it was unable to get anything from my DSL modem. The interface was unbelievably laggy, similar to my experience with the RT314. What was supposed to be 15 minutes of setup ran over 2 hours before I gave up.
Fast forward a few weeks, I decided to give it another try, and replace an old Netgear FP114 that kept flaking out. This time I hooked it up to my laptop on WinXP Pro via Firefox 3. For some reason, Firefox loaded up the interface a bit slow. Using IE6 (I'm a bit slow to upgrade), I was able to configure it fine. Things seemed to work better. So theres some issues that I'm unaware of, or I just didn't configure it correctly.
GRADE: 2 stars
PERFORMANCE: The throughput on wired connections have been good as expected. However, wireless was disappointing. I was unable to get any wireless signal about 50 feet away, and thats utilizing the 802.11N Netgear USB stick that Netgear included for this review. Granted there are a few thick walls in the way, but with the new N-standard, I believe it should have been able to reach that distance at the very least! At least the wired connections have been stable.
Grade: 2 stars
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Whats great about many modern routers is that you can install 3rd party firmware on it. Some of you may be asking yourself what that is. Firmware is pretty much the software interface that runs the router. There are groups that program their own software for these routers, adding features, and in some cases stability. (Note: Doing so will void your warranty). After finding the performance on this unit less than satisfactory, I decided to install DD-WRT. Wireless still doesn't have the range I'd like, but it has been running smoothly for over two weeks.
 Bad Product with Decent Customer Service August 22, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This router has awful range. At 3 feet from the router, my laptop gets 54 Mbps. At 50 feet, it's getting 5 Mbps. The connection drops at least once every twenty minutes. I called the customer service guys for help... they were helpful, did not transfer me around, but I did not get the problem resolved.
Continued Freeze Ups Even After Tech Support August 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought a new home and my Netgear Rangemax MIMO Router, which has been wonderful and reliable for the last 3 years, wasn't able to push a strong signal to our second garage. With that said, I thought I would upgrade to N technology. I have had the WNDR3300 for about 3 weeks. I have tried everything to get this router to work properly but to no avail. Download the firmware upgrades - check. Contact tech support for help - check. Moved the position of the router - check. Changed the routers settings - check. One of my computers is a mere 30 feet away with no significant wall structure between it and the router. As with all four of my (brand new Dell) computers, a very good to strong signal is always indicated. However, over 50% of the time the internet will seemingly freeze at any given time and never recover unless rebooted. I am stumped on how to solve the problem. Needless to say, the router is going back.
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