D-Link VWR-VR Broadband Telephone Adapter with Wireless Router for Vonage

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 2.8 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LIFAQU
• Item model number: VWR-VR
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #3 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > VoIP > Routers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

D-Link VWR-VR broadband telephone adapter with wireless router for Vonage Interent phone service lets users connect up to 4 computers wired or wirelessly to surf the web, check e-mail and share files. Vonage is an all-inclusive Internet phone service that allows unlimited local and long distance calling anywhere in the US (including Puerto Rico) and Canada. To use Vonage Internet phone service, simply connect the D-Link VWR-VR broadband telephone adapter with wireless router to a broadband modem and plug in a touchtone telephone (corded or cordless). The VWR-VR is equipped with two telephone jacks so users can connect existing phones or a phone and a fax machine. Additionally, the VWR-VR can virtually be taken anywhere there is an available high-speed Internet connection to make or receive calls using the same phone number. Includes stand, telephone cable, ethernet cable, power adapter and software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Best to avoid this one..., February 22, 2008

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Keith M. Anderson (Moss Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link VWR-VR Broadband Telephone Adapter with Wireless Router for Vonage (Personal Computers)

My issue is that this router loses it's security settings every time it's rebooted. This happens a lot in my area because we have power outages a lot, so it powers back up, doesn't reload the security settings, and thus leaves a security hole in my home network. Kind of a bad design in my opinion. Doing a manual reset to the correct security settings is certainly possible, but seems to be finicky (it requires a login to a web-based utility) and usually takes me a few tries to get it working correctly. Drives my wife and I crazy.

Instead of an integrated wireless/VoIP solution, I'll spend about the same money and get a better standalone wireless router and a better standalone VoIP adapter. This one isn't worth your money.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for advanced set-ups!, February 19, 2008

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Rob - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link VWR-VR Broadband Telephone Adapter with Wireless Router for Vonage (Personal Computers)

Im a UK vonage customer & have just received this d-link VWR as an upgrade since i was having troubles with my old linksys router.

This d-link fixed the problems I had with the linksys but introduced tonnes more!

Major set-backs ive found so far:

1)Awful web admin interface. Get anything wrong & no error messages are displayed and all the details entered disappear! Is only compatible with IE.

2)Wireless A/P setup is temperamental. I've set up the WPA encryption, saved and everything's fine until a power cut, or its unplugged... all the settings in the router get cleared leaving the access point open to all with no security!! Very bad!

3) The device doesn't allow wireless clients access to wired lan clients for some reason. Somehow they cant see each other in the workgroup or even ping each other using their assigned Ip's! So unless all your PC's are wireless or all hard-wired in there no chance of file sharing here!

My advise... steer clear of this one! Get a decent router, and buy the simple vonage telephone adapter (d-link VTA) instead.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dlink VWR - great integrated VOIP Rounter, July 23, 2007

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C. Piad "CAP2007" (Venice, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link VWR-VR Broadband Telephone Adapter with Wireless Router for Vonage (Personal Computers)

Works great. No hang ups ... great voice quality. Super wireless coverage though I did end up swappin in a cheap 9db antenna to make it better. Pure plug and Play ... worked first time ... every time. All my peripherals are networked and they all communicate with the ethernet ports and the wireless connections. Highly recommend it if you can still find one!