Works great even in rural areas
588189
I don't know why people don't like this product, it works fine as long as the station isn't too far away.  It can't get an HD signal if the station doesn't provide one, but if I don't move too much and there is an HD signal, the quality is almost that of my iPod itself!  You only need headphones or an audio in jack and cable for the radio to work.  My only wish is to be able to play radio via the external speaker.  Otherwise, it is a wonderful product.
3370118
This modem/router easily connected with my rural ISP after getting some basic information from them. It has great range, and I haven't dropped a connection yet. The only thing it lacks is the ability to create a guest network for visitors.
4733968
These work well. This is a rural area with little electrical noise.
1435787
Works just fine even over a long distance since it is powered by an AC adapter
3989705
I live in a very rural area on 18 acres and we have a guest house about 300 feet away from the main house.  It was impossible to get service at the guest house and a friend recommended this particular wireless extender.  I am a totally non-technical person.  The product works great and I just ordered a second one to get wireless to another area on the property.

I did have some trouble setting it up.  I called the technical support number they provided after getting stuck fairly early on in the process.  They were able to walk me through the installation and stayed on the phone with me until it was working properly.  There was no waiting time.  The first person elevated me to a supervisor at which point it took about 15 minutes to configure.  It was worth the call and the time it took.  When I get the additional extender he suggested I just call Technical Support immediately rather than hassle the set-up myself.

I couldn't be happier with the product.  I can move it around the main house, take it up to the guest house and so far it has worked perfectly.  Distance wise I have had the extender as far away as 300 feet from the linksys router and still getting 54 mbps.  I do find my laptop needs to be within a few hundred feet (max) of the extender to get the best service. Walls, other wireless devices, other electronics don't seem to interfere at all with the service.
4112303
Currently in a remote area with lots of trees. Satellite people have been out several times -- and bailed. This was purchased antenna trial #5; was about to give up myself.

But it works! Gets all of the local channels all of the time. Not sure why, but this antenna did what none of the others could. Thank you.
2830953
I purchased this booster for my home in east Tennessee. I live in an area that has a very weak signal. between 0 and 1 bar on cell phone. I put the booster antenna in my attic and I now have 4 bars 3G. No more dropped calls. Calls are clear. I plan to live here for several years, so the cost was well worth it. Eliminates the need for a land line.

I would recommend this to anyone who has a weak signal at their home or work place.
2876712
Works extremely well for 3G service.  Purchased a magnetic car mount ground plate antennae with this and its amazing.  From zero bars to four or five pretty much everywhere.  Sturdy, easy to use.  Can even be powered from a portable USB battery.  Most people who do rural driving have one of these.
1511245
I live in a rural area between Houston and Beaumont in  Texas and usually have difficulty witih some stations, especially in the evening.  I LOVE that with this radio, which is simple to setup, I have GREAT reception of ALL stations at ALL times of the day.  This one is in my bedroom, and I am considering purchasing a second one with battery back up for another room and for disasters. Highly recommend.
1058188
I bought this model over the WR100 because I could program it for specific alerts.  Here in Nebraska T-Storm watches are frequently issued in May-Aug and my older radio would go off for everything.  I was able to program this radio to just sound the alarm for Tornado Warnings in my surrounding counties and it has worked great.  On Sunday night a warning was issued in the county to the west of us and our radio went off at 2AM.  We had plenty of time to get everybody up and to the basement before the storm was in our area.  If you live in an area where Tornado's are frequent, having one of these in the home is just as important as a smoke detector.  The AM/FM radio are just fair, not great, but that is not what I got this for.  As a programmable weather alert radio, this is one of the best for the price.
3214977
I have read the negative reviews about the Radioshark and I have to disagree with them. I have had a Radioshark for at least 5 years and have yet to have any reason to complain about anything. The reception is great and I live in a rural area. I used to record my local NPR station before they started making their programs available on iTunes. My Radioshark currently has 12 stations in my favorites. However, I still have at least 10 more stations I can pick up that I don't have saved to favorites. I still use it to record station programming that isn't available for download via the internet. Mostly I use it to listen to while I'm on my computer. This is a super-great product on all levels. I have even taken it to work and used it on weekends - and I work 20 miles further away from the stations I listen to! Of course I use a Mac at home. At work I use a PC running XP.

This is a fine product that I enjoy a great deal.
1147882
Be sure to check your signal [...] because I can only receive a signal in my local town.  I'm not in a very big city but not considered rural either.
399514
We live in a rural area with no cable access.  Sattilite is too expensive for our budget.  We found the antenna works very well for our needs.
3612590
Even at a distance, it works better than the power line adapter and network cable I had before.
974214
We're in a slight valley in a very rural area, yet receive ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Public Broadcasting, plus some Spanish, Religious, and Shopping channels with this antenna.  With an omnidirectional antannea I got about half as many channels.  We ditched our satellite plan shortly after buying this (as was the plan).

Broadcast-antenna-finder tools from the Internet provided several likely directions to point this antenna.  Using a free compass app on my phone for exact positioning I tested how many channels different orientations produced.  The best direction was the middle of a 33-degree spread of antennae for ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, the furthest of which is 40 miles away.  I also found that the higher I mounted it, the more channels I could get and the better reception, so it's at the very top of the attic with 35 feet of coaxial cable going to the TV.

The reception is stellar!  Unlike satellite, it works in heavy rain and there's no monthly fee.  Yet we still get as many pro football games as the basic satellite package.  That's at least a $600/year savings!

Everything about this is fragile and it takes some patience to put together, but assembly consumed only about 20 minutes.  I spent a good hour testing channels and another hour and a half mounting it and running the cable, but none of that is really difficult.  Mounted in the attic, hopefully no-one will ever have to touch it, so durability shouldn't be an issue.
4728985
My family got these for me for farther's day and I use them all the time while mowing and operating my tractor. They get quite good reception in my rural area and the battery life has been far more than the specifications promoted. They are good hearing protection even without the radio.
4884693
I have purchased other small radios before. So I was a bit hesitant. Other radios would seldom work more than a quarter mile.
Living in Wyoming, we have a lot of hills and terrain features that block signal. These radios worked very well, beyond 2.5 miles.
With this kind of range, these radios work very well for what I need them for.