Customer Reviews

Linksys Network Optimizer for Gaming and VoIP

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I was having some issues with VOIP quality dropping if our PC's were in heavy use on the internet. So I picked up this device hoping to fix the issues, and sure enough, it worked!

Setup was PAINLESS beyond belief! I plugged it in, waited 3 mintues, and it was done, completely automatic exactly as described.. A 5 year old could hook this thing up!

In testing, it works perfect.. I saturated my internet connection with downloads and video streaming, then tried to make a VOIP call, and the call was crystal clear. This device squeezed down the other things, and allocated more space for the VOIP, and once the call completed, it increased back up the other items.

The OGV200 takes vonage from barely adequate to completely usable. I've got a 6/8mbit cablemodem, but use it fairly heavily for work. Vonage quality was often too poor to use for business calls. After getting the network optimizer, I get no more complaints from the people I'm calling. Definitely worth buying.

I had problems with my DSL connection and voice line when I switched to Vonage (VoIP). I use a Linksys wireless switch router to connect my three PCs and Vonage phone adapter to the internet via a Verizon 3Mbps DSL.

When I connected this Optimizer between the router and the modem, my problems were gone, except for the internet being intermittent. So I logged on to the Optimizer's setup page (by default 192.168.188.1) and changed the Rate Detection and Modem Type from Auto to their specific values and it was smooth surfin' from then on.

This thing does exactly what it says it will do. Connect it between your modem and router and it gives priority to your outbound VOIP packets. To be satisfied with this product you have to understand what it can and can't do. All it does is give priority to RTP packets (those send by gamming and VOIP applications) during periods of heavy upload activity (e.g. using P2P applications). It can't do anything about inbound traffic as these are typically caused by bottlenecks on the internet. Don't buy this thinking it will improve call quality or lag on MMPOG (World of Warcraft, etc.) across the board. It won't.

This thing works beautifully for me and has for well over a year.

Amazing! I use it for XBOX Live and it hasn't lagged ONCE since I installed it in my college dorm! I used to get lags every single night from around 8pm until midnight, but not anymore! Not a single time since I bought this around a month ago! I'll get another one for playing at home too, this thing is PERFECT and for under $30 it's greatly priced too!

The Linksys OGV200 has saved my Vonage. My side of the call has always been perfect. Often and only after Comcast took over from Adelphia, the downstream side of Vonage calls broke up so much that the people I called could not understand the conversation and it became necessary to disconnect and use a cellphone. After accidentally running across the OGV200, I made the purchase with little hope that it would solve my Vonage/Comcast problem. Was I ever wrong. To my knowledge, since I installed this little device, Vonage has been perfect to the point it's almost unbelievable. Worth note is that this problem did not exist with Adelphia, only Comcast. My Comcast service has been fine, but Comcast obviously changed some things when they took over Adelphia that did not agree with Vonage.

Before the OGV2000 was installed in my network, my VOIP calls teetered between "fairly acceptable" and "somewhat garbled". After the OGV2000 was running in my network, the quality of my VOIP calls really improved. When I made my first call with it, the party I called thought I was just next door. The background rumbling noise that usually accompanied my past calls was greatly attenuated and the voices of both parties came in strong and clear. Installation couldn't be simpler --- the OGV2000 is plug-and-play. Truth be told, I bought the OGV2000 based only on what the manufacturer said it would do in the advertisement. I'm glad I bought it. Buy the OGV2000. It works well for VOIP!

By the way, I'm installing another one in my brother's home because he complains that in his VOIP calls he hears his called party clearly but his called party says that his voice comes in so choppy that his sentences are completely unintelligible. I'll give you feedback in another review.

Works fine running a Asterisk server along with 2 pcs - seems to have stopped drop signals from the cable provider which had become a real problem prior to the install.

I stumbled acroos this item when I was searching for a solution to
the constant call interruptions I was getting with the VoIP service
I was using. When I received the OGV200 and installed it (very quickly)
my connection problems were over, and my standard broadband connection improved dramtically - well worth the money!!!Linksys OGV200 Network Optimizer for Gaming and VoIP

I've been using this item 3 weeks ago and i didn't notice any diference with my lags on games like xbox 360 or ps3, maybe if you use this item for VOIP it could be work, but if you try to use this for games DON'T BUY IT don't waste your money.