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Old 03-15-2004, 11:14 AM
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Default Buying a Router from oversea

I am thinking of buying a Wireless Router while I am in the US.

The particular model is the LinkSys WRT54G which supports both B and G.

Any gotchas I should look out for (other than input voltage) RadioShack is selling this model for $89.99USD (~$135NZD). Does this price compare with similar routers purchased in NZ?

details of the router can be found at this link
http://www.buy.com/retail/computers/produc...0336386&loc=101

Any other general advice, pros and cons gratefully accepted.
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Old 03-15-2004, 09:34 PM
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Through techpac they are $159 + gst ($178.88 incl)
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Old 03-16-2004, 09:09 AM
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I purchased a D-Link DI-713P second hand off eBay about 10 months ago. It cost US$42 + postage and was in as-new condition. It works perfectly including being connected by serial port to external dial-up modem. Output voltage is 12 volts, 1.5 amps and is used with a step-down transformer. No problems at all with using it in New Zealand.
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Old 03-17-2004, 03:30 AM
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Any gotchas I should look out for (other than input voltage) RadioShack is selling this model for $89.99USD (~$135NZD). Does this price compare with similar routers purchased in NZ?
Goes for $10 cheaper here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...-2230&CatId=373

Also, the power adaptors are usually 100-250 volt so should be fine here with either a plug adaptor or just bending the pins as I did.
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Old 03-17-2004, 06:54 PM
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Thanks folks, looks like I will go ahead and get the router. Probably only save $40 or so on NZ prices .

thanks for the advice
Tim
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Old 03-26-2004, 04:29 AM
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Id recommend the WRT54G. Theres heaps of support out there for it. We're using one using hacked firmware and its really good with its huge amount of options and tweaking
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