TOSHIBA 802.11B WIRELESS ROUTER $29.99 Ymmv NO REBATES

[mannin32]

I bought one at South Orlando store they didn't give me the pricematch i am going to go and try the Altamonte store

 

[ak3883]

Confirmed in King of Prussia PA, they had a few left. I just showed the manager the printout of the page online, he went online and double checked the price and gave it to me no hassle at all. The biggest hassle was the slow AOL that he used on the computer to go online to check it!

I don't have a wireless card yet, but worked fine right out of the box for a wired router.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: supernancy

Went to the Compusa in Anaheim, CA. Was told that it was an "online only deal". I asked them nicely to go check. They did, came back to the register and said the nice words I wanted to hear: "yeah just give it to him at 29.99". Sweet. The webpage didn't say anything about "online only". I bought two with that Price Protection Plan.
Hey, I figure in a year they won't even have anything close to a 802.11b AP so the closest I'll get will at least be a G series. What do you all think about TAP plans from compusa? I've been told if the router breaks [in whatever circumstance] they will replace it, no Q's asked. True?

Most of those "PRPs" (product replacement plans), simply refund you your original purchase price. So you could potentially get your $30 back in a year if it breaks.

PS. I tried to get a local OfficeMax store to honor a price listed for an item on their website, and mentioned that it didn't say "online only" on the web site, and the kid working there gave me the schpiel about how "officemax.com and OfficeMax are seperate companies", and then I tried to point out that you could check the weekly in-store advertisements on the web site, and could purchase items on their web site for in-store pickup, and therefore clearly they were not seperate entities, so then the kid goes, in a very snide way, "Ok, let's check the weekly flyer, shall we? If that item is on sale in the flyer, then I'll sell it to you for that price". Like I was some sort of total idiot for making the sin of confusing "officemax.com", with "OfficeMax".

Fraudulent and deceptive, is what I think these companies are.

Does anyone have any pointers on how to pursue an FTC complaint and perhaps an investigation into these deceptive marketing/pricing policies, carried out by most major retailers that also have an online arm? If the online site has the same store logos, trademarks, etc., as a physical retail store, and carries the same product line, and shares the same inventory-control numbers, and allows ordering products from one or the other, aren't they the same store? (And if they truely aren't, then why don't they pursure trademark-infringement suits against each other? Clearly, claiming they are seperate entities doesn't make sense.)

If an item is only available at the advertised price, at one of the locations (either online, or B&M), shouldn't that be clearly specified? I think that there actually should be a law regarding that, and the description should be shown in a positive manner ("Product X is avaiable online and in-store", "Product Y is available on-line", "Product Z is available in-store"), so that the alternative location for purchasing the product can't claim that simple lack of a negative disclaimer also doesn't imply a positive statement. (Example - Customer: "It doesn't say 'on-line-only', so it should be available for that price in-store too." / Salesperson: "Those prices are on-line only. That is a different company from this retail store.")

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: petey117
No go in long island....2 rude cust service reps at the store basically told me no way....one guy even had the nuts to tell me that online pricing was different, and how did i expect them to pay for the stores electricity, and such...
what a bunch of jerks...it's not like i was trying to PM to some cheesy dot-com store - it's THEIR website

oh well...i went for the $30 AR Dlink at best buy

Case in point. This crap by retailers HAS TO STOP.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: regnuh
for those having problems getting it pm'd to the site tell them it DOESN'T say "online only" and also note that it's the STORES 6digit SKU, the 8 DIGIT SKU's are ONLINE ONLY SKU's, should work i know the reps at the store so they give me the ins on store policies

Thanks for the tip. I was actually personally thinking about trying to obtain copies of corporate articles of incorporation, and SEC declarations, and information about their various "business units", all should be publically available documents if you know where to look, should be a nice, fat, stack of paperwork.

And then the next time that some salesperson tells me that crap, I could whip that out, and tell them to their face that they are a LIAR. Heck, then I'd ask for the local store manager, and tell them the same thing. They would probably tell me to leave, at which point I would, but not before making a point, which in fact is the point of the exercise.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: pooper
For people wondering about BRIDGE mode, it allows you to plug the WRC-1000's uplink/WAN port into your current router, allowing your current router to maintain all DHCP and filtering duties, while at the same time giving you more ports. I.E. 4 port router + WRC-1000 4 ports = 7 ports total plus wireless.

BTW- This can be done with any wireless router by turning off DHCP and assinging it a different IP address range. You may also have to use a crossover cable if it doesn't have an uplink port.

 

[nutxo]

Most of those "PRPs" (product replacement plans), simply refund you your original purchase price. So you could potentially get your $30 back in a year if it breaks.

I once bought an SAF burner for 120 dollars and it died, compusa had stopped carrying them. After talking with them for like 20 minutes they gave me a 250 dollar yamaha as the replacement.

 

[mannin32]

Originally posted by: pooper
Noticed a nice Toshiba WRC-1000 wireless 802.11B router (4 wired ports) on cusa online for $29.99, B&M price was $59.99.

Showed the manager the printout, he looked at it for a few minutes and said no problem!

Link to $29.99 router normally $59.99

ONLY if the page goes down, PM me for a PDF of the page.

FYI Queens New York Superstore had a ton of them.

Do you think you could email that PDF to me? I sent you a PM a couple of days ago but heard nothing. My email is, manning_jon at yahoo dot com, thanks

 

[mannin32]

Sorry for the repost I was getting an error, can a mod delete this.

 

[mannin32]

Sorry for the repost I was getting an error, can a mod delete this.

 

[mannin32]

Sorry for the repost I was getting an error, can a mod delete this.

 

[UCSDHappyAsian]

i think i need this one, cause our router actin weird......

 

[amndouglas]

Darn, now the deal comes in. I just bought a Netgear 814 from newegg for $38 after rebate. Oh well, the netgear is working awesome anyway, even though it isn't this HOT.

 

[sigp220]

CUSA has deleted the item off their site. The folks in the store gave me a hassle about lowering the price but finally got them to give it to me @$30 even though it was no longer on the site.

They tried telling me the routers on the site were refurbs, then they said they didn't have em, finally they gave me the price. The router is fine although the wireless range is much less than my linksys router.

 

[flot]

I just picked one up at the Ft. Lauderdale CUSA. (didn't see this thread, just happened to be out shopping)

They had about 9 of them sitting on the shelf with all the other wireless gear, the price was clearly marked right on the sticker as $29.99 didn't say sale or clearance or anything like that.

I bought this for my GF, figured I'd come back and look for reviews etc and maybe buy one for myself. Oddly enough I can't find anything about it at all online. I haven't hooked it up yet, but overall it seems pretty solid. For $32 out the door definitely a good deal for those of us who have no patience with rebates etc.

 

[lnaComputer]

Thank you thankyou thank you!
A client of mine needed to replace his router. I searched the forums and found this thread. Immediately I ordered it online to be picked up in the Skokie store. When I got there I realized why you people said I needed patience. It took three sales people to find it. I asked them that I thought if I ordered it online shouldn't it be waiting for me at the pickup desk? They said , not for high theft items. It was in the back in the "lockup",. While there I asked if they had the circular for the Black Friday sale. They gave me instead the circular for the Wednesday after 6 P.M. sale. I didn't look but I assume those prices are already posted somewhere in the forum but they had a Belkin router for $20.

Thanks again! Oh BTW the router worked fine with the speedstream card in the laptop. I set it for 128 bit security. The laptop reported that it was getting a 5.5 Mbs stream Isn't it supposed to be 11?

 

[Vincent]

It looks like this is now available for ordering through the website. I just ordered one for pickup at the Salt Lake City store.

 

[sianof]

Went and picked one up tonight. I even got my hands on the $599 Compaq Laptop.
They probably had atleast 15 of these routers and had 23 laptops after I got mine.
How is this Router anyway? For the price I figured forget waiting for a rebate.
Thanks
SianoF

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: sianof
Went and picked one up tonight. I even got my hands on the $599 Compaq Laptop.
They probably had atleast 15 of these routers and had 23 laptops after I got mine.
How is this Router anyway? For the price I figured forget waiting for a rebate.
Thanks
SianoF

Which Compaq laptop model is that?

 

[aircasper]

does anyone know whether this wireless router can be used as a wireless accesspoint? i'm hoping to use it as an accesspoint for my xbox to connect to my currently existing wireless network. i ordered one just now hoping that this will work as an accesspoint.

 

[sianof]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: sianof
Went and picked one up tonight. I even got my hands on the $599 Compaq Laptop.
They probably had atleast 15 of these routers and had 23 laptops after I got mine.
How is this Router anyway? For the price I figured forget waiting for a rebate.
Thanks
SianoF

Which Compaq laptop model is that?

IT was the Presario 2182US Notebook
here's a link

linky

is this router any good?

 

[RossMAN]

sianof - Thanks!

 

[geoffct]

I bought a few of these routers since they can be setup to be APs. All the basics plus Bridge mode, SSID-OFF, VPN, 802.X, UPNP. The german review of it was fairly helpful.

Novi MI is OOS btw

here are some links

PDF technical specs
Tech bulletin with link to firmware update
German review translated (Notice the comparison to the D-Left, ha!!)

Once I got the router home I did like any good geek and looked for the screws, no warrantee voiding seals, and I was in luck. Inside I found two interesting parts. One the wireless in on a mini-pci card. (maybe compatable with dell/ibooks etc) Two the antenna's (theres 2) are not your normal antennas... they appear to be engineered with one made out of pcb and the other out of some wrapped around metal. Also the power switch is nice quality.

Outside there are two wall mounts if that matters to you.

I have just connected it up and everything seem to be working well.

Geoff

 

[geoffct]

 

[sianof]

Originally posted by: geoffct
I bought a few of these routers since they can be setup to be APs. All the basics plus Bridge mode, SSID-OFF, VPN, 802.X, UPNP. The german review of it was fairly helpful.

Novi MI is OOS btw

here are some links

PDF technical specs
Tech bulletin with link to firmware update
German review translated (Notice the comparison to the D-Left, ha!!)

Once I got the router home I did like any good geek and looked for the screws, no warrantee voiding seals, and I was in luck. Inside I found two interesting parts. One the wireless in on a mini-pci card. (maybe compatable with dell/ibooks etc) Two the antenna's (theres 2) are not your normal antennas... they appear to be engineered with one made out of pcb and the other out of some wrapped around metal. Also the power switch is nice quality.

Outside there are two wall mounts if that matters to you.

I have just connected it up and everything seem to be working well.

Geoff

Thanks for the Info. I also purchased it last night with that $600 laptop. Hoping to get it working soon unless I find a better laptop deal. Then it goes back to CompUSA unopened
in feet?
thanks
frank
By the way, anyone know the range on this unit???