It's our third router already

Which brand you are using. If you use Aztech i have bad experience with it 3 modem gone because of lightning. So i use D-Link and its ok till now

We have had the same router for almost 6 years now. Are you routers on a surge protect? I am wondering if they are being wiped power surges.

we had a router for 7 years now I have vonage phone so cable is now routed thru that has been for a year now. I didnt like the wireless I took it off . and putting them on was no problem at all.

We have only had the one router since moving to US and it has been working fine for almost two years now. We now have wireless and my husband set that all up. It comes easily for him because he's an IT geek LOL

Anything to do with computers, I leave to my live in computer genius. Anything to do with buying parts etc, I'm in control there! If I say no, then we don't get it, but I can be persuaded sometimes!

Its true routers can just conk out, but in that respect so can any other piece of electrical equipment. I used to use the cheap unbranded routers for installs and as far as i'm aware the only one that went did so during a comms room fire. The router generally being on 24/7 can wear easier for that reason, but i'm amused that a salesman can try to quantify a time-frame for something like that to survive. I know the D-links and netgears used to have a habit of turning themselves off and the Linksys occasionally resets, but just dying out is pretty serious. Of the branded ones I've been using Sitecom for years. Their customer support varies between crap and non-existent, but the router's themselves stand the test of time. At work its mainly the new Netgears and they do the business too.

i havent used a router yet since i have only one computer here..right now im using wireless and its very convenient..

My router's still around but it's already our second router. The reason behind it is because the first one was just borrowed and when my cousin (the owner) moved out he took it with him. We then bought a 2nd router and we decided to get a wireless one which is working fine today. I rarely get any problems from it and if I do I know what to do about it.

i don't have a lot of experience about routers, all i know is that i bought one two months ago and so far it is working like it should. setting up the router was a piece of cake. the directions were all in the box. probably it took me twenty minutes to do all the installing and connecting the wires and stuff. i love having a wireless router because it enables me to roam around the house with my laptop without worrying about wires hassling me around.

I have a couple of suggestions for you: First make sure the router that you get is by DLink, as they have never failed me. Secondly and also router related, don't get the bottom of the line router, nor the top (unless you really need extreme N) instead I would opt for a middle of the road one that will give you a good features and reliability at a decent price. Okay next make sure that that both your router and cable modem are on surge surpresses, and good ones at that. Honestly I would go a step further and get a battery backup for them. I have mine on battery backup by APC that is around $50. Besides power conditioning and protecting the equipment from power fluxes and hits, should you lose power, you won't lose your connection or network. Nice to have your pc's on battery backup too for the same reasons. Okay so here are my stats with battery backups and a dlink router: My cablemodem is ten (yes 10) years old. My Dlink Router (admittedly not wireless) is five years old.

I am so sorry to hear that. We have used the wireless router for a long time but there is no problem at all. I am glad to it. My husband set it up as I am too lazy to do so by myself.

I am using wired broadband connection from 2 years & 2 months with same router.It is working well from start to yet without failure.But only problem is it get reset to original settings sometimes,but it is not big problem i can resolve it by myself. I also going to buy Linksys ADSL wirless router for my laptop.

I set mine up, my husband doesn't do computers at all.

I have had my router for like five years it is still working fine. i got linksys. I set it up myself and i am a woman that has to do everything myself. It was simple. I bought it at the local Radioshack and the guy who sold it to me told me what to do and drew it out on a paper and i did it.

When I first decided to use wireless there was a problem because the wireless routers at the time did not have integrated modems and the interface between a modem and the router was not compatable. I ended up linking a hard wired router with modem to a wireless router, so it took a while to set up because I needed to configure the sub router them attach the wireless router. The wireless router developed a fault about 4 years later so I replaced it, and I am still using the replacement.

ours seem only to work for about 2 years and then they conk out. But then we don't buy the most expensive ones either.

I have never used a router. I think my older sister has and she has had nothing but problems also. I can only get dialup in my area. I did have a router one time though because Verizon said it was useable in my area but it wasn't. Ours was easy to set up but it never did work.

well i di have only a desktop...But for Christmas my daughter bought me a laptop,so we had to get a router,the first one was no good,so we went back and got a more expensive on with 2 antenna;s ..I have not had it that long but it seems to work pretty good,sometimes it does act up and if it goes out i will go back and buy the best one they sell..Mine is a BelkinG,and so far so good...

Shortly after the roommie moved in in late 1999, so like 2000 sometime, we got our first wireless router. At the time we had the ONLY wireless router on the block. when we replaced it (it was still working, but not up to the new standards and everytime the microwave was used it cut us off) we were one of 3-4 in the area. We were the only one without a password too. Not any more. But this is only our second router, the first router was supplied by the cable company because we only had one computer. Now we have 2, hopefully the 3rd roommate will one day set up hers too and get her off of ours. Our geek set it up however, I'm pretty fumble fingered and the roomie is visually impaired.

Have you all considered getting surge protectors for the thing? I think that perhaps a fuse is blowing on your router.