D-Link DI-514 Router

I have 1.5M DSL service at my house as of today. What fantastic speeds. It definitely beats the 256k DSL I had before. The only problem I have isn’t really a problem with the DSL service. The wireless router I have (D-Link DI-514) is absolutely terrible.

Since I bought this piece of junk, I’ve never had a reliable wireless connection. There’s times where it will work flawlessly for a couple hours and other times where it won’t work at all for a couple hours. I’ve been in contact with D-Link a couple times and they insist it’s a problem with my computer or something else. What a crock.

The only good thing I can say about this router si that the wired router part works flawlessly. However, when you buy a router that has wireless capabilities you assume the wireless portion will work as well.

Anyway, I am replacing this with the D-Link DI-524. Hopefully this will work. If not, no more D-Link for me.

So, the best thing about getting the much speedier DSL service is that I can now get the MLB.TV package. This package is only $49.99 as compared to the $169.99 MLB Extra Innings package on Dishnetwork. As long as I can get a router that works, I should be able to watch games on my laptop anywhere around my house. Also, since the laptop has a TV out, I would be able to display the game on either of the two tv’s in my house. I can hardly wait.

Oh, in case anyone has been keeping track, only about 10 more weeks until my son shows up. Yes, the future first baseman for the Minnesota Twins is only about 70 days from greeting this world. Obviously it will take him 20 or so years to get to Minnesota, but it’s already a foregone conclusion.

Well, that’s all I have for today. I’m listening to the Twins game right now. They are playing the Giants, and the bottom of the seventh they are down 1 run (5-4). Hopefully they can get this one as it seems like the White Sox are going to win against the Diamondbacks after a 10 run 6th inning.

I’m out. Later folks.