Re: Reminder: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 for $41.50 net at Buy.com with GoogleCheckout

Peabody wrote:
> They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
> some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50.
> But if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give
> you a $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net
> cost is $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router
> a lot of people seem to like.
>
> At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
> regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
> you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
> 7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled
> to be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
> longer because of Christmas.
>
> I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
> than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment,
> so buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
> personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.
>
> Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I
> thought I would post this now in case anyone is interested.
>
>

Do you plan on flashing that router with DD-WRT firmware?

Danny,

Danny Kile wrote:
> Peabody wrote:
>
>> They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
>> some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50. But
>> if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give you a
>> $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net cost is
>> $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router a lot of
>> people seem to like.
>>
>> At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
>> regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
>> you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
>> 7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled to
>> be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
>> longer because of Christmas.
>>
>> I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
>> than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment, so
>> buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
>> personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.
>>
>> Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I thought
>> I would post this now in case anyone is interested.
>>
>>
>
> Do you plan on flashing that router with DD-WRT firmware?
>
> Danny,
Hi,
FYI, I flashed one. Works very well.

In article <rmIih.25831$Rj.4095@newsfe19.lga>,
Peabody <waybackNO784SPAM44@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I haven't decided yet. If it works ok with the stock
>firmware, I'll probably leave it alone. But I use
>bittorrent (the uTorrent client), and I'm not sure how well
>that will work under the stock firmware.

I've got one as the router in a WDS setup, and it handles torrents
pretty well IMO in stock form. Worth trying anyways IMO.


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