Buying Cisco Certified Refurbished Vs. New: Does anyone know how safe it is to buy this Linksys WET610N refurbished.
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I also have a Linksys refurbished item...it came with protective plastic, but was not in the original box. While it looked perfect, I'm sure that it was used for some period of time. Works well for me, though. My last router was also an "open box" item from a local electronics store, it was fine, too. You just have to be sure to do a "factory reset" before working with them to clear any existing settings.
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The updated are only for V2 of this piece of garbage. NO information from Cisco about all of the earlier models, which they appear to have dropped support for soon after selling them. The last firmware for the earlier versions is from 2009, and there is nothing on there site about any trouble with them... search the model, and you find the vast majority of users looking for some firmware fix. None available from Cisco, and none of the open source alternatives support this model. There are a few comments about going back to OLDER firmware, but Cisco does not have it available, and after much searching I have found only broken links. This thing has sucked up way too much time ion troubleshooting for what it cost.
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The Linksys version is a rebranded Cisco product. Linksys is now owned by Belkin. My Linksys RV042 was just updated with the Cisco firmware with no issue.
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I bought mine refurbished. And paid less than half of the original cost. Works great!!
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I bought the refurbished one .... And i can safely say it was as good as new!! If u buy the new one then of course itll come with brand new stuff !!
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I can only answer on the basis of my choice to purchase a refurbished model over a used one. A refurbished computer is supposed to have problems removed and components replaced if needed. The unit received should be in good working order w/out errors / error messages.
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To each his own, but in most cases, Belkin is cheap junk and Linksys tends to be better. That said, anyone could easily get a product that is bad from any company. I have had my linksys for 6 years now and I have no plans to upgrade as it has worked nearly flawlessly. Yes sometimes is will go out of sync with my comcast broadband modem but a quick unplug, wait a few seconds and it is back up and running in no time. But considering I very rarely have to do that ever, it is of no concern to me.
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When i bought at the time, it was brand New. Refurbished means reconditioned. They get a used/malfunction product and give it a real treat. They should work ok and are less expansível.
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I don't know if I could give you any reassurance on that. The one I got was either refurbished or used, because it wasn't in the original packaging. Mine works fine, but I have a feeling quality might vary from order to order so the best advice I can offer you is familiarize yourself with the return policy, and look things over when you get it. Sorry I can't be more helpful than that. I hope you find what you're looking for.
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No Idea. but mine works great, so I never worried about it, especially since it was so cheap. My thinking is , if for some reason it craps out after a couple of years , I will just replace it. The people I bought mine from are awesome as far as customer service goes. I called them and they just took over my computer with my assistance, and they set it up from their office. Print the setup pages when they are done should you have to set it up again . This way you have a printed copy of all the ports, IP addresses , etc. etc. Good Luck Bob
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Any one in this forum happen to know if firmware update is available for Linksys E1000 to support 802.11n final spec? Thanks
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Martin, I purchased the Cisco SG200-26 a couple of months back. Personally, I did have to upgrade to the latest version of iOS Firmware. Firmware version 1.3.2.02 (Active Image). My SG200-20 shipped with 1.1.0.6 Boot version. This smart switch is only used for my home LAN and it is everything a Home/Small Business could possibly need. So download from Cisco the latest version for your switch and you will be happy.
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I don't think these are actually refurbished at all, rather brand new factory surplus that they put in a brown box instead of a white retail box so they can't be sold as new retail units. Usually manufacturers call something like this an OEM/whitebox instead of refurbished.Mine looked 100% brand new, never used at all including power cord obviously still having the tight factory winding to it like it was never unfolded.Box includes router, pamphlet, ethernet cable, AC adapter, and their software on a 1GB USB flash drive, not a CD.
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I don't recommend to buy anything from Linksys (it is not stable at all even you do upgrade firmware, wifi connection is terrible as well). You definitely should reconsider and check something from D-Link (for example D-Link DIR-655).
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i find the linksys marketing misleading - I feel open source is not supportedI'm happy I didn't get sucked in by the marketing and buy one https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=230686
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RV042's are great routers...and these WAP are awesome too. I have used that combo several times. Ive never used a Cisco switch though so can not comment on that. Cant see it being an issue.
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yes, I've asked twice and haven't gotten an answer. I've returned a recall unit. If I could get a clean one, I'd buy it. I think it's a very nice product. But, I for one, am not going to pay retail for a "fixer-upper". At a "refurb" price, I'd think about it, because units below ser 3114200 are exactly that - refurbs waiting to be refurbed. I'm going to wait another week to see if I get an answer, and then just get something else. Sigh.