Netgear WGR614 802.11g Wireless Router for $22.99 Shipped After Rebate

Compusa has it on sale/clearance in store for 29.99 only.

Don't know if its available online also.
 
This deal is dead. The date indicated on the rebate was 9/30/05
 
Netgear routers stink

If you use an ISP that requires you to register your MAC address before getting a valid IP address, don't get a netgear. The first thing a netgear does before allowing the user to gain internet access is to ping www.netgear.com. If it can't, it won't let you past the required setup screens. I've spent hours with 2 different Netgear routers trying to get them setup properly and failed.
 
jasonmcr said:
This deal is dead. The date indicated on the rebate was 9/30/05
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I think this is the correct rebate -> [link]
 
What's your isp?


Machtyn said:
If you use an ISP that requires you to register your MAC address before getting a valid IP address, don't get a netgear. The first thing a netgear does before allowing the user to gain internet access is to ping www.netgear.com. If it can't, it won't let you past the required setup screens. I've spent hours with 2 different Netgear routers trying to get them setup properly and failed.
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i have a linksys and i am very pleased with it
 
why does it needs to ping netgear??

does anyone knows what other information it can or is sending to netgear?
 
I gave in and went and bought this router from Bestbuy. It was an easy install and my laptop picked it up in no time! I suggest anyone who collects bestbuy bucks from the monopoly game to save them up and use them. The router was on sale for $59.99 with $30 in rebates and i had $20 in B.B bucks in total getting a nice router for $15!!
 
Machtyn said:
If you use an ISP that requires you to register your MAC address before getting a valid IP address, don't get a netgear. The first thing a netgear does before allowing the user to gain internet access is to ping www.netgear.com. If it can't, it won't let you past the required setup screens. I've spent hours with 2 different Netgear routers trying to get them setup properly and failed.
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Sounds like the ISP stinks too.
 
Why would it matter if the modem is the one with the registered MAC address?

Comcast uses registered MAC addresses for interenet, but it comes from the modem, not the router...?
 
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