Rebate:
TRENDnet Wireless 802.11G Router $5 at ClubIT.com
ClubIT.com has the TRENDnet TEW-432BRP Wireless 802.11G 54Mbps Router with 4-Port Switch for $35 - $30 rebate [Exp 4/30] = $5 with free shipping. Use the Virtual Server feature to configure any workstation as a Web Server or FTP server easily, allowing users to view files from the Internet.
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#1
lawnsprinkler - Posted 9:46 am PDT 04/30/08 (1801 Posts)
This is cheap! What can I do with two wireless routers?
#2
fuckbiIItang - Posted 10:23 am PDT 04/30/08 (192 Posts)
You can have 2 different IP addresses!!
#3
smartadze - Posted 10:44 am PDT 04/30/08 (258 Posts)
or your consideration: Use the info or ignore it.
This is (at best) average gear. The only thing that makes this special is the rebate. You might not get the rebate. They deny on some pretext, have you re-submit, then wait 2 months to anwswer and terminate your case "because the promotion is over". Won't even accept correspondence. Can't happen to careful you? Happens to whatever percentage they decide will make a profit (ALL Trendnet deals are rebates).
Now two Class-action cases at TX Attorney General (other states?), Trendnet dropped by Circuit City for rebate abuses, etc. etc. Also based on the rebate experience of 61 co-workers and friends, and rebate abuses documented on the net. You'll find plenty of complaints if you search 'Trendnet' on the Anand or F*tW*llet 'Hot Deal' forums, or 'Trendnet rebate' on Google. On rebate report sites, TrendNet has one of the worst records for rebates, usually in bottom-5 (varies by example: http://www.rebatereportcard.com/ , 17 reports), but in general rebate complaints aren't very well organized.
The "Deny rebates as profit" business model is here to stay. There is much better gear out there, and certainly better chances to score a rebate. You don't agree? Love TrendNet? Makes me happy too.
new developments:
1) Both NewEgg and now Amazon are quietly making good on rebates arbitrarily denied by TrendNet. If denied, don't re-submit but send your complaint directly to Customer Service.
This is (at best) average gear. The only thing that makes this special is the rebate. You might not get the rebate. They deny on some pretext, have you re-submit, then wait 2 months to anwswer and terminate your case "because the promotion is over". Won't even accept correspondence. Can't happen to careful you? Happens to whatever percentage they decide will make a profit (ALL Trendnet deals are rebates).
Now two Class-action cases at TX Attorney General (other states?), Trendnet dropped by Circuit City for rebate abuses, etc. etc. Also based on the rebate experience of 61 co-workers and friends, and rebate abuses documented on the net. You'll find plenty of complaints if you search 'Trendnet' on the Anand or F*tW*llet 'Hot Deal' forums, or 'Trendnet rebate' on Google. On rebate report sites, TrendNet has one of the worst records for rebates, usually in bottom-5 (varies by example: http://www.rebatereportcard.com/ , 17 reports), but in general rebate complaints aren't very well organized.
The "Deny rebates as profit" business model is here to stay. There is much better gear out there, and certainly better chances to score a rebate. You don't agree? Love TrendNet? Makes me happy too.
new developments:
1) Both NewEgg and now Amazon are quietly making good on rebates arbitrarily denied by TrendNet. If denied, don't re-submit but send your complaint directly to Customer Service.
#4
me2 - Posted 11:08 am PDT 04/30/08 (508 Posts)
#1, if you have a large property and get spotty reception in one area, run a wire and use the second router there. I got my Trendnet rebate last year on this router, a usb and a card adapter. They work fine for my household use. Even the kid's DS Lite connects fine.
#5
jim5k - Posted 12:38 pm PDT 04/30/08 (140 Posts)
After reading the complaints, I was a little concerned when I sent in my first Trendnet rebate last month. But to be fair, I received my $20 rebate on 4/28/08 for a KVM switch that shipped from Buy.com on 3/14/08. One of the fastest non-online rebates I've ever gotten. Kudos Trendnet.
#6
e46m3 - Posted 2:15 pm PDT 04/30/08 (26 Posts)
Shipping is not free. It's $7.
#7
ossarian - Posted 2:15 pm PDT 04/30/08 (442 Posts)
#5 - Yeah, don't buy into Smartdaze's BS. It's more than just a little weird how much he hates Trendnet.
#8
kris27 - Posted 2:52 pm PDT 04/30/08 (112 Posts)
Yeah, shipping is $7. Not worth it anymore.
#9
njb - Posted 5:43 pm PDT 04/30/08 (2825 Posts)
how can i set up 2 routers?
#10
chopperdave - Posted 1:56 pm PDT 05/2/08 (45 Posts)
#2: fuckbi 2 tang? How do you get bisexual with tang? Wait, don't answer that.
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