Dead 1-port Router for -$.01 at frys after $10 rebate UPDATED

[winzonly]

There is a 1-port siemens routher for -$.01 at frys today... sales going to go on til tomorrow... pretty cheap ... price after $10 rebate

i just tested out the router connected to a 5-port switch i bought earlier at frys for another $9.99

WORKS LIKE A CHAMP!!!

awesome

 

[APB]

Any more details about the router? Is this nationwide?

 

[Quailbert]

1 Port Router!?!?!?!?! I guess you could connect it to another router and get an extra port.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Quailbert
1 Port Router!?!?!?!?! I guess you could connect it to another router and get an extra port.

Stupid.. how duuuuuuuuuuumb. You connect a switch to the 1 port, stupid.

 

[winzonly]

don't think this is nationwide... got it from the ad at latimes.com, should on be in the southern california region i believe... never tried the router... but will purchase it today and keep you guys posted.

1-port... yea i got the $9.99 switch the other day from frys... that worked like a champ!

 

[pspada]

Um, of what value is a 1-port router?

Ok, I found it. it's the Speedstream 2601. It's got 2 ports, a WAN port to connect to the broadband ISP's incoming modem, and one LAN port to connect to a single PC, or a hub/switch.

 

[winzonly]

... let see 9.99... lets u connect 253 PCs and a firewall... i think its pretty good, no?

 

[HiTek21]

I'm gonna buy it to hook up my PS2 to the net.

 

[rob4128]

This is HOT! Too bad there is no Fry's in NY.
Outpost has it here for $9.99 after $10 rebate though. May get a couple just for the hell of it.

Whoever does not know how to use a single-port router, should not have Tux as their avatar.

 

[ezekiel999]

I dunno. I picked up my router from OfficeDepot a few weeks ago for $9.99 after rebates, D-LINK DI-604 (4-port). I'd say hold off for another better deal.

 

[winzonly]

how much was the rebate for?

 

[mytran]

I bought one last week but ended up returning it because it limited my downstream speed to ~65 KB/sec (I can get ~150 KB/sec).

 

[rob4128]

Originally posted by: winzonly
how much was the rebate for?

$10 and it is good at Fry's, so you may be able to get it free after rebate.

Here's the

rebate.

 

[rob4128]

This may be the info for the router (if the Fry's one is the same as on the Outpost site).

 

[winzonly]

HEH... just printed out the rebate form... hope it works

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: Quailbert
1 Port Router!?!?!?!?! I guess you could connect it to another router and get an extra port.

Stupid.. how duuuuuuuuuuumb. You connect a switch to the 1 port, stupid.

Agreed, they probably should have thought about it a little more, but that was a little harsh.. For a golden member even..

 

[affluentgoblin]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
I'm gonna buy it to hook up my PS2 to the net.

Excuse my newbie question, but how would I hook it up to my ps2? I remember hearing about ppl dropping $60 on a router to connect w/ their ps2s late last year when the network adaptor was out of stock, but I never found out how it woudl work. thanks

 

[KaEdOgG]

Good router for the money, just hook it up to an existing switch or hub and you got yourself a more secure network.

 

[winzonly]

yep

 

[ApacheXMD]

i've been using this router for a while now, and at first it was quirky (had login problems), but after a firmware upgrade, everything runs great. And no speed problems here, I'm at my max download speed (~150KB/s)

-patchy

 

[mytran]

Maybe I got a bad one but I was also running it in DMZ mode (most routers take a small performance hit in DMZ).

 

[pxc]

I just bought one. On the shelf the price is listed as $9.99 - $10 MIR = free. They print a rebate receipt and bring you the rebate form at checkout. The local Fry's has a couple dozen on the shelf left right now. It's a Siemens SpeedStream 2601, fry's part # 3493323, normally $29.99.

 

[winzonly]

YEA THE ROUTER IS FREE!!! AWESOME... maybe i should create a new thread so others will know

 

[APB]

I just bought one...works well. Thanks for the deal! Local Fry's has a pile of these >30 on the shelf.

 

[winzonly]

Originally posted by: mytran
I bought one last week but ended up returning it because it limited my downstream speed to ~65 KB/sec (I can get ~150 KB/sec).

i just tested out the router... no firmware upgrades or anything... plugged it in to my dsl modem and a hawking's 5-port switch, worked like a champ!!!