Remixedcat’s Tech Company Response report 2012-2013 Part one

Remixedcat’s Tech Company Response report 2012-2013 Part one				5/18/2013 11:30:33 PM
Brand	Type of inquiry	Rating detail	Rating speed	Comments
Inrix Traffic	Product suggestions/general	9/10	8/10	Quick and smooth responses
SimEx Iwerks	Service questions/park creation assistance	10/10	10/10	Amazingly quick response to a weird inquiry!
Interworx	Website/forum feedback	10/10	10/10	Very quick to fix a site issue
Logitech	Product defect/product suggestions	10/10	9/10	Excellent and stress free customer service/Excellent social media interaction!
Maximo	Requested tech specs	0/10	0/10	Did not even bother to respond to request for tech specs for IEMs.Terrible.
NETGEAR	Product suggestion	6/10	9.5/10	Inquiry about external antennas on routers, fast response, however no word on changes
Sennheiser	Product advisory	9/10	10/10	Fast to suggest IEMs for budget conscious user
Plantronics	Technical suggestions	8.5/10	7.8/10	Regarding battery meter on Voyager Pro + headset. Explained well about firmware issues with android interfacing. Detailed reasoning as to why it won’t work. Firmware not upgradable to achieve result.
Corsair	Social media post on product question	0/10	0/10	No response
Dlink	General product question	0/10	0/10	No response
Belkin	Product defect	0/10	0/10	No response
Asus	RMA request	7.5/10	9.2/10	Fast and clear/RMA process not as painless as Logitech

Restaurant Rants: Amy's baking company

 Restaurant Rants: Amy's baking company

This is the most evil restaurant I've ever seen. I have no clue how these people stayed in business so long and It makes me sick how assinine companies like them get tons of business while lots of good people would kill to have those customers.

Gordon Ramsey was only trying to help these people become a world class eatery and they refused it.

I really love this show and I think there needs to be more shows that expose crap like this and it betters us all. 

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%27s_Baking_Company_(TV_episode)

Amped Wireless PLA2 Review

Amped Wireless PLA2 Homeplug AV500 adapter kit

1. Intro
2. Features
3. Performance
4. Conclusion

Intro:
The Amped Wireless PLA2 Homeplug AV500 Kit is Amped’s first Homeplug AV kit. They released this product at the request of their customers, which shows they are really dedicated at keeping customers happy and providing them with a complete solution for their networking needs. The kit comes with two PLA2 homeplug adapters, and two cat5 networking cables to get you started. Instant installation allows you to get your wired PCs up in running in no time. The PLA2 features LED lights to indicate connection quality/status as well as encryption status.

Features:
The PLA2 has three LEDs on the bottom of the unit that indicate connection quality/status.
Network: Port connection
Powerline: Network connection
Power: Power connection

The powerline LED has 3 colors to indicate connection quality:
Red: Poor signal (Slow or unusable connection) (1-5)
Orange: Medium signal (Average network speed (5-10)
Green: Excellent signal (Optimal network speed (10+)

Security/Reset:
Used to create a secure connection between devices. To setup security, hold down the button for 1-3 secs. On each adapter.  The PLA2 has 128 bit encryption.

Pass-through plug:
It also has a very handy pass-through plug so you don’t give up the outlet. However I did find it was a little difficult to plug things into. You have to use a little extra force then connecting them directly into the outlet. Other than that the feature is definitely needed in my house and many other manufacturers do not include that extra outlet. So that was very thoughtful of Amped to include that.

Performance:
Internet performance:
The Amped Wireless PLA2 appears to be working the same as being connected through straight cat5 to the router.  Uploads and downloads go at pretty much the same speeds as the standard cable run (We have a 22Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up subscribed connection) YouTube uploads were the same as with the direct cat5 connection to the router!

Gaming performance:
The Amped Wireless PLA2 has been performing great with online gaming. The connection to the Minecraft server has been stable and doesn’t lag. He is able to browse the internet and game at the same time with no noticeable performance degradation.

Streaming performance:
I streamed a BR rip of a 3d animated film and it looked great. I did not experience any stuttering. This was a 1080p BR rip as well. Seeking was easy and it didn’t crash VLC media player.

File transfer performance:
Please note: My houses’ electrical is not the best and my house is kind of a Pandora’s box, if you will, due to it being renovated over a span of several decades by some contractors that are of highly questionable quality

The first screenshot is directly connected to the wall outlet on both ends:

This one is connected to a surge protector power strip going to the router: (Amped notes that this degrades performance)

Connection quality/stability:
My husband is the one that is using this most of the time since his PC is in a different room then the router is and that’s where my PC is.  As far as throughput he can’t really tell the difference between the PLA2 and being connected with the cat5 cable so far as internet speeds go. However file transfers are slower than being connected over cat5 cable. It may cut out once a day sometimes though as he did complain about it a couple times to me. I do not recommend using this for something that needs good uptime like a server unless you have really good electrical in your house. My house is old and the contractors in my area are not the best, so please keep this in mind.

Please note: I do not recommend having a device with a power brick (Like a laptop or a Motorola barcode scanner charging cradle) connected to the same outlet. I had a power brick on the charging cradle for my Motorola barcode scanner and it would drop out 2-4 times a day for about a minute each time. I unplugged it and that problem went away. Now, the documentation does indicate the following: Plugging the Powerline adapter on the same power outlet as a smartphone/tablet charger will degrade performance. So please keep this in mind when using the PLA2.

Product Suggestions:
I do have one suggestion and this is the first time this will be brought up… It would be nice if Amped Wireless would offer some management software to check link status and encryption status/setup. I have seen this on some TP-Link adapters and I think this would be an excellent addition to the PLA2.


Conclusion:
The Amped Wireless PLA2 is a good way to eliminate trip hazards with cat5 cables if the electrical in your home is decent. The internet/gaming performance was great and the PLA2 also adds the extra outlet so you don’t sacrifice that. It did have occasional cut-outs.

Pros:
Easy install
Encryption
Extra outlet
Small
Decent internet connection speeds

Cons:
Not recommended for houses with bad electrical due to occasional cut-outs
Slower file transfers then cat5 cable
Extra outlet is kinda hard to plug things into


Overall: 7/10

Logitech Ultimate Ears 350vi review

Logitech Ultimate Ears 350vi review

1.      Intro/features

2.      Sound (Music)

3.      Reliability and support experience

4.      Comfort

5.      Overall

Intro/Features

The Logitech Ultimate Ears 350vi are an entry level premium In Ear Monitor set. They’ve been laser tuned for heavy bass response and are tuned for listeners of electronica, house, and hip-hop. The vi’s feature iphone/ipod controls for answering calls, switching tracks, adjusting volume, pausing, previous and next tracks, etc.

Sound (music)

The UE 350vi IEMs have a very deep bass response in comparison to the Maximo imetal i390s that I have.  (Please note: I was unable to obtain a response curve from Maximo, neither have I gotten a reply from their support about it)

Here’s the frequency response curve of the UE350s

As you can see it’s tuned for bass for EDM fans. I really love that for my kind of music, however those that prefer a more balanced soundstage for acoustic or guitars would be best off with one of their other models or look into another brand.

The music it did the best for me was Hands-Up style music. Hands-Up is a type of music that originated from Commercial Trance around 2002-2003 that can be described as the brighter, harder side of Trance. The style is complex and very fast paced. That style is very bass heavy and the highs are fast as well. This style requires fast bass response and the UE350s deliver on that. However the mids are drowned out occasionally, depends on the song. The accuracy for this style of music was the best genre for the UE350s I’ve tested. The i390s had a much more defined midrange and vocals were presented better, however the i390s lacked a lot of the bass response needed to fully enjoy this style of music. Hardstyle has results that are like this as well since both genres are fairly close.

The UE350s did good for Trance music on the lower end and the higher end. Both parts of the spectrum were tight and powerful, however the mids were washed out and the soundstage is not as wide for this genre of music. However, the bass was very layered sounding and not boomy unlike the i390s. The i390s had a wider soundstage for Trance, however had lacking bass response for the extra thrill.

Pop had some more life brought to it with enhanced bass response. The highs were not as clear for this style of music. Midrange sounded comfortable and not as harsh as the i390s for this style of music. However the nuances of the midrange were lost a little in the UE350s.

Rock music is not recommended for the UE350s. Guitars are not as present and heavy EQ is required to correct and may cause distortions. The bass was good for this, however mids are lacking.

Reliability and support experience

I have had these for 1 week and 2 days. I purchased these directly from Logitech. The right driver unit suddenly got quieter, even though I’ve babied these. I was listening fine with these and I set them down on my desk gently to get a cup of coffee and I came back, put these on and the right driver unit is 40% quieter. I have eliminated my sound card as the problem by pugging them into my phone and they still had the same problem. I also connected another set of IEMs I had (the imetal i390s) and both driver units work fine. I also connected the imetals to my phone and both sides work fine as well. So that eliminates my devices as being the cause of the right driver unit not working properly.

I have called them at call time 6:50PM friday march 8^th call duration: 21mins 3 secs Rep was easy to get a hold of (2 rings and they answered) Will send replacement UE350.

One good thing is I was not required to send back the defective set so this makes it easier to deal with.

Received my replacement UE350vi’s on 3.18.13 and we shall see how long these last!

I will post an update when this changes!

Comfort

I wore these for 12 hours (one 7 hour session with a 45 minute break and then another 5 hour session) and they were starting to get irritating after a while with Comply tips. I do not recommend wearing the standard silicon tips for more then 4 hours, as when I had a 6 hour session my ears kinda hurt.  I did this on a day after I took a shower so my ears are extra clean. I recommend keeping your ears very clean with all IEMs if you wanna have them last longer as well as not making you feel icky.

Overall:

I highly recommend these for someone seeking a cheap pair of IEMs that have a lot of bass for EDM music and something  to work with iphones. There is a model made for Android called the 350vm, however I do not have that one, as the vi is the one that you get by default if you order directly from Logitech.com. I hope the driver unit issue is resolved with this replacement and I will keep you all posted and updated on this.

Rating: 7.8/10 overall

Recommended: Yes

Architecture Fail:The guard rail

NEUT by APOLLO

This isn't gonna be safe for the kids.... they will still fall down the stairs! This house is fine if you don't have kids but if you do they will fall down the pit! They could have at least put another bar in it! Otherwise it's really nice!

Musical Mayhem! Part one: will.i.am rips off popular trance song

This has me furious! I'm a huge trance fan and our genre gets crapped on all the time and this is just disgusting.

Will.i.am released his song Let's go-Feat. Chris Brown and trance fans were furious.

Here's the reason. That song is a blatant rip of the song Rebound by Arty and Matt Zo and will.i.am has not been authorized to use that track. What will.i.am did was illegal.

For your convienence I have posted both versions. First is the original version by Arty and Matt Zo:

The second is the song Let's go-Feat. Chris Brown:

As you can tell this is not just a remixing of the melody or a rehash... it's a TOTAL AND COMPLETE RIP of that song! They didn't even have permission to do this. They make millions off this song. The original artist is NOT COMPENSATED for it. will.i.am is pathetic and this shows how  bad he is that he would stoop so low to do this.

Architecture Win:Bathboat Designed By Wieki Somers

Designed By Wieki Somers

This is the perfect idea for a bathtub and I want one! 

Remixedcat's Wallpaper showcase 2

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Logitech G35 Gaming Headset review

Logitech G35 headset review

1.     Intro/features

2.      Sound (Gaming)

3.      Sound (Music)

4.      Overall

Intro/Features

The Logitech G35 is a gaming USB powered headset with 7.1 surround, 3 programmable “G” keys for quick game actions or commands for various pieces of software, Buttons to toggle Dolby Surround on/off, Voice morphing, Flip up microphone that auto-mutes if you flip it up, On ear volume controls to make it easy to adjust the volume, Breathable, light comfortable design, Good sound isolation to keep you immersed in the action, and a long and strong USB cable.

The headset is managed by Logitech Gaming software and has a lot of configuration options for adjusting the headset like The Dolby Surround options, the G keys, macros, Volume controls and sound EQ, Voice morphing, etc.

Here’s a screenshot of LGS: (Surround Options)

EQ Options:

G Keys Config:

Voice Morphing:

As you can see the software has a lot of options to manage the G35 headset. Each option is self-explanatory and made clear as to what it is and the software also manages other Logitech G series products like my G700 mouse. I love having one piece of software to manage my gear and that is very nice of Logitech to do that. It works smoothly and uses a low amount of resources. I’ve had no crashes or problems with LGS.

Sound (Gaming/Movies)

Very detailed and I can hear a lot more detail then my Asus Vulcan ANC RoG headset. Feels very immersive. Very nice. Not much else to say. I was actually blown away by how awesome the effect is!  Wider sound stage and the surround sound is awesome for this. Skyrim felt more alive. I kind of felt more alert with the surround effect on. Movies felt like I was in the theater and it actually sounds much better than the local theater (They use bad EQ or something).  My husband also uses this and he does not like the surround effect as much as I do and he has it setup to not come from the front as much, but I prefer the full effect, as it reduces fatigue.  I recommend the G35 over the RoG at this price range due to the surround sound experience and the lack of distortion at high volumes for lower frequencies. However the G35 does not have Active Noise Cancellation. That is one drawback to the G35. However the passive noise cancelling still does very good, however not as good as the Vulcan ANC on the RoG headset. My house has a moderate noise environment, however at a LAN it might be more noticeable. Just turn up the volume more and you should be good. The headset seals a little better on my ears then the RoG one does anyways so that’s good.

Voice Quality is much clearer than the previous headset tested: the Logitech H390. His Minecraft buddies are able to understand him better and there is much less static and distortion.

For samples of the mic quality please visit: http://www.youtube.com/user/BadashGames From Feed The Beast 15 (Uploaded march 4^th 2013) on are done with the G35 headset and prior to that are done with the H390 headset.

The videos done prior to getting the G35 seem noticeably more distorted and a bit on the scratchy side. However the vocals sound smoother on the G35.

Skype quality is excellent and very clear.

I will make one note about the mic. The noise cancellation is not as extreme as it’s marketed to be. You still have to turn any extra fans in the room off because it will pick up the noise. If you have loud case fans or an A/C unit those will still get picked up in the conversation or the stuff like Skype, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, etc. You can install some sound buffering material in the room for better sound quality though.

Please note: It does pick up fart noises. So if you are gassy your team mates will know.

Please note: The voice morphing will be tested more thoroughly in the follow up review that I will post at a later date, as well as reports on reliability, etc. However it did work and sounded different.

Sound (Music)

This is where most headsets fail miserably is music. Many people ask whether or not a gaming headset could possibly work for music so you do not have to switch between two types of gear for this. The answer for the G35 is yes for some styles of music and no for others.  The G35 does better for music then the Asus RoG Vulcan ANC does. However, the G35 does not have Active Noise Cancellation.

Here’s a rundown on recommended settings for certain types of music:

Please note: I've selected some songs that are typically a challenge for many types of headsets,headphones, and IEMs. 

Hands Up: Surround Off/EQ On (bass and treble bands up +2,+3 for low end and +2,+3 for high end) Very fast bass response and highs are detailed. Benchmark songs: Face 2 Face (Special D Remix)-Future Trance United/ Every Freakin' Day (Club Mix)-Damn-R Recommended: Yes and very much so for this genre

Trance: Surround On/EQ Off Very deep but lacking in detail for mid highs and darker sounding Surround effect is awesome for trance. Benchmark songs: Take Your Hand (Original Mix)-Xtigma/ It's Up To You "(SymSonic)"-Rank 1 Recommended: Yes for some for this genre.

Hardstyle: Surround Off/EQ On (reducing midrange) Very fast bass response, mid-highs have a little distortion at high volumes. On-Headset volume not recommended over 30% due to distortion, Fast highs that aren’t sloppy.  Benchmark songs: Soul Train-Geck-E/ Right By Your Side (Gammer Mix)- N-Force Vs. Darren Styles Recommended: Yes for this genre

House: Surround Off/EQ On (slight midrange cut and gradual treble lift up the spectrum) Very smooth bass response and tight as well. Not boomy. Mids sound a bit quirky at times.  Benchmark songs: Dancing In My Head (Tom Hangs Remix)-Eric Turner vs. Avicii/ I Just Can't Get Enough (Freemasons Mix)-Herd & Fitz (Note: This one sounds better than the first with surround on) Recommended: Yes for this genre

Pop (Bubblegum): Surround Off/EQ On (midrange reduction) with surround on vocals sound like they are in a chamber and weak, with surround off they sound better. Bass response is great and mids are clear with surround off but the same chamber effect is present on mids. Benchmark Songs: Consequence of You-Play/This Is How We Party-S.O.A.P. Recommended: Maybe for this genre

Rock: Surround Off/EQ On Cut treble and midrange slightly. With surround on guitars get drowned out. Screaming voices are distorted a bit with both surround on or off. Benchmark songs: The Howling-Within Temptation/Speak-Lindsay Lohan Recommended: Not for this genre

The weak parts are Rock and Pop. Trance sounds darker than most people would prefer. However I personally love how it sounds for trance, as I prefer a darker soundstage. Again, the above might vary with personal preference, however this is a general guide. Hands-Up and some House did the best on the G35.  I also will note that the G35 is tuned for bass. The bass is very defined on this and it’s more powerful than the RoG headset, as well as more of it being present. I personally love that due to the fact I love EDM Music. EDM fans will love this as well. People that like classical, rock, or acoustic music might not like this headset, however.

Overall

I was impressed at the gaming surround of this headset and the fact the surround experience was great. The headset works very nice for games and movies. The headset is still recommended for music and I personally like it, however that might depend on the listener’s personal preference and style of music they listen to. I recommend it for EDM fans.

Overall rating 8.5/10

Recommended: Yes

I told you so! Bug in EA’s Origin game platform allows attackers to hijack player PCs

OK, I've been telling a lot of people this and they've never belived me. Well I have your proof and first I shall get to a post that I've said on neowin.net

 Also the main reason people stay away from DRM is they are worried about security and system stability. some DRM like Origin, etc, introduces back-doors into your system and they run at ring0, thus having super-permission sets that take over your system. Hackers can easily gain access and have full control over your system. DRM mechanisms like that should never be used.

Some DRM has even blocked legit use of optical drives, backup/security software, and even hypervisor software. I had one case where a game that had starforce DRM prevented vmware workstation from running! Same with another DRM system. It completely disabled vmware and it was a mess getting it back up and running. I had to reformat. 

This is further proven in this post:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/bug-on-eas-origin-game-platform-allows-attackers-to-hijack-player-pcs/

Finally disclosed for the masses. I hope you belive me now! I've known this for years and many sec. professionals talked about it. I attended 2 webinars that brought this up!

Amped Wireless R20000G Wireless Router Review

Amped Wireless R20000G Wireless Router Review

Contents:

1.      Intro

2.      Features

3.      Performance

4.      Conclusion 

Intro

The Amped Wireless R20000G is Amped Wireless's latest High-Power Dual Band Router. It features a Powerful 600mW output, 5dBi antennas, powerful 620Mhz processor for computing networking commands, Wireless-N 300+300 MIMO, Dual band 2.4/5Ghz, Robust firewall, Local and Internet USB sharing, Wireless Multi Media (enhances delivery of multimedia content over the network such as games, audio/video streaming, VoIP, and more) and more.

Features

The R20000G is full of options to configure to most network needs. It offers good wifi security, QoS, DDoS Protection, MAC address/URL blocking, Access controls, VLANs, and more. It also features USB sharing over LAN and WAN.

WLAN Config:

WLAN Sec Settings:

WLAN Advanced Settings (2.4Ghz):

WLAN Access Schedule (To make sure the kids don’t stay up all night online or for business use you can shut off the Wi-Fi after business hours)

MAC (Media Access Control) Filtering (makes it so only approved devices can connect to your network):

URL Filtering (Makes it so you can block websites network wide from being accessed or block malicious sites or ads):

VLAN Creates a virtual LAN to isolate certain groups of computers from each other.

QoS (Quality Of Service) This allows you to allocate bandwidth to each client on the network to make sure they get enough for their application so one person’s download binge isn’t interfering with gaming or a critical business application!

DDoS protection This will help protect against DDoS attacks and this is for all you running torrents or get attacked because someone gets mad at you.

Port Forwarding Allows you to forward ports to make sure an application will work without hassle like game servers, media servers, FTP servers, Web servers, etc…

LAN settings you can also set “Static DHCP” here to always have a certain client be assigned a particular IP address

We have this setup for our Minecraft server and its working great. Setting up the Minecraft server was very easy. Just set this and a port forward!

Performance

GoToMeeting Performance and notes:

I attended an InetU security webinar on -65dBm @ 370ft away and it maintained connectivity to the webinar with no skipping in audio and screen display did not lag.  Slides were still being displayed. Meeting went well at all points and no disconnects till I got about 400ft away. Streaming meetings are very nice with the R200000G

Minecraft Server Performance:
The R20000G has been doing amazing with the minecraft server. Most of the time we have 3-9 people on it and nobody has complained about connectivity after we got the static DHCP and ports forwarded. Everyone was impressed. 

Xbox Live performance and notes:

Please note: In some cases, If you connect to the Xbox live network as a wireless guest (using the guest SSID to connect instead of the main SSID) you cannot join games that the wired Xbox360 that is connected via Ethernet cable to the main SSID (network).

If you want to join games that a wired console is on you must connect to the main network. This is what needed to be done for Dead Space 3. You could possibly configure a VLAN to overcome this though.

However the performance has been excellent so far! No disconnections! They played for 4 whole days!

Also on Black Ops 2: Zombies the performance was excellent… maintained full green bars through hours of play!

Wireless Streaming performance:

The R20000G performed on par with the AP20000G. Very impressed with the performance!

Please note: These are ranges where absolutely no buffering was experienced and completely smooth playback occurred.

Streaming laptop 1 (Atheros wireless G)

Was able to stream HD videos 125 ft away and SD videos 215ft away. Very impressed.

Streaming laptop 2 (Realtek wireless N)

Was able to stream HD  1080p videos 175-180 ft away and HD 720p videos 214ft away and SD videos 325ft away. Very impressed.

Throughput:

I will be testing the raw wireless throughput with iperf (a command line client-server tool to test (W)LAN throughput) The screenshots come from my PC acting as the server and my phone (ZTE N860) is the client that is connected at several locations.

Results are as follows from several locations:

Location 1 (In the same room as the R20000G)

-24dBm @100%

Location 2 (In the bedroom 22 ft from the R20000G)

-43dBm @100%

Location 3 (In the living room 35 ft from the R20000G)

-38dBm @ 100%

Location 4 (downstairs bathroom 18ft diagonal from R20000G)

-38dBm @ 100%

Location 5 (backyard 55ft from R20000G) Note that this area is also tricky for the Netgear WGR614 as well and I couldn’t connect at all from 20 ft+ with the WGR614

Also note that there was a big truck and another car in between my phone and the R20000G as well. This is my “worst case scenario” location.

-47dBm @ 92%

Location 6 (Back porch 40ft from R20000G) Note that there are 5 walls and a very thick door in between the phone and the router

-34dBm @ 100%

Location 7 (225ft down the road from the R20000G about 3-4 houses down)

-67dBm @ 86%

More Testing (WLAN Throughput):

We will also be testing throughput on the laptop with the built in Atheros adapter for this test using NetSurveyorPro/iperf and jperf. I also used another laptop that has a Realtek PCIE card as well.

Here’s screenshots of the output of NSP at various distances: (please note these are for throughput and the wifi analytics results are presented as well)

Location 3 (Living room 35 ft away)

Location 7 (data collected as I walked down the road to more than 225 ft away)

175ft away down the road

Amped Wifi Analytics results from 175ft away

215 ft away:

Laptop 2: (Realtek Wireless N)

175ft away -62dBm

450ft away -75dBm

Amped Wifi analytics tool 314 ft away

Here’s a jperf test I did at 214 ft away (Java kept crashing L )

Jperf test in the bedroom 35 ft away: TCP

VLC Media player download speed was 172Kbytes/sec from 150ft away

I also walked further down the road still to download more stuff.

315 ft

420 ft

Internet browsing while this was going on was still comfortable. 

Signal Quality and consistency:

For my environment my config was the following:

Basic Settings:

2.4 GHz:

Channel: 9 (least congested on average in my location)

Channel Width: 40 MHz

Data Rate: Auto

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Advanced Settings:

Control Sideband: Upper

WMM: Enabled

Preamble Type: Long Preamble

IAPP: Enabled  

Protection: Disabled

Aggregation: Enabled

Short GI: Enabled

WLAN Partition: Disabled

STBC: Disabled

20/40MHz Coexist: Disabled

USB Storage Performance:

Adding USB sharing is as easy as the AP20000G was and it has an awesome extra… You can access the USB storage over the internet! To set this up go to the following RCP area:

More settings>USB Storage>Local Sharing and

More settings>USB Storage>FTP server

It was very easy to setup the USB server. Transfer rates were around 3.5-4.5MBps within the LAN

You can setup something called Dynamic DNS so you can access your files from the internet. I chose TZO because they had an easier trial method without a credit card.

I launched an FTP client on my Android phone and was able to download at 2.2MBps over the WAN using a dynamic DNS service TZO.

I was able to upload at 2.9MBps over the WAN as well. My 3G upload speed was around 19Kbps with 2 bars 3G signal.

Desktop FTP performance:

This is over the FTP server that’s associated to my tzo.net domain. 720MB file (MS Office 2013 Preview was used)

Firmware update:

There was a firmware update that was put out and it was very easy to update it. Also my settings were retained as well! Nice!

Misc Features:

Last but not least there’s a neat little feature that involves the wireless LEDs. They will blink very slowly and opposite timings of each other when no wireless devices are connected. They will start blinking rapidly when wireless devices are connected. This is a nice touch to let you know if people are connected if you need to physically do anything with the router.

Conclusion!

The Amped Wireless R20000G is a very nice router. It has awesome coverage and tons of features. It sets up easy and is very stable, has USB sharing added for even more awesomes!

Pros:

·         Hardcore coverage!

·         Easy setup

·         Lots of features

·         Dual band

·         Guest networks

·         Local and Internet USB sharing

·         Good QoS options

·         Very good firewall

·         VLANs

·         Static DHCP

·         Ships with UPNP and WPS disabled (a good thing to have good security)

·         DDNS

Cons:

·         Somewhat slow USB transfer speed in comparison to direct USB connection

·         No print server

Overall rating 9.5/10

Recommended: Yes!