Vonage and D-Link spawn the VWR VoIP router

by Thomas Ricker, posted Aug 25th 2006 at 9:47AM

Vonage you dirty, dirty minx you. Introducing the D-Link VWR four-in-one home networking and VoIP solution. This broadband router packs in an 802.11b/g WiFi access point, 4 port Ethernet switch, and two standard phone jacks to connect a multi-line phone to Vonage's service. Nothing we haven't seen before from the likes of Thomson, ZyXel and others blanketing similar territories only without the boost of Vonage's brand recognition. Of course, Vonage was in bed with Linksys back in the 2004 VoIP heyday with the nearly identical WRT54GP2 VoIP WiFi router. With the freshman fat gone, we guess the ol' girl's prowling the mean VoIP streets for tricks again. So go ahead, take her home for a mere $60 bucks for the box plus another $10 for shipping and $30 for activation -- hell, best just offer her a $Benjamin or move along.

[Via Slashphone]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wireless, Networking

Tags: 802.11, broadband, D-Link, d-link vwr, D-linkVwr, ethernet, router, voip, vonage, VWR, wifi, wireless

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Pit @ Aug 25th 2006 10:30AM

The opportunity to collaborate with Vonage continues to be a rewarding experience.

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Amuro @ Aug 25th 2006 1:53PM

I guess Vonage got tired of dealing with the POS's that Linksys kept handing them for routers. So many problems with them that never got resolved. Like letting you do VPN passthrough but not letting you run a VPN server from behind the Linksys VOIP router even when the server is put in a DMZ!

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Brian Richardson @ Aug 25th 2006 2:25PM

I beta tested this one a couple of months ago, never had any problems with it.

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Willard J Zerbe @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:46AM

Don't buy this..
1. If you are a gamer, don't buy this box. D-Link routers will not OPEN a port. They translate (NAT) the port and show the new number to the world. NO ONE CAN FIND YOU YOUR SERVER!!
2. If you actually want to see the LEDs on a panel, don't buy this box.
3. It's a D-Link.

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Milad Mir @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:41PM

I has found http://www.az-voipproviders.com lunched at 26-09-2007 , here you can compare VoIP hardware Providers (Top 10 providers ranking is available) you can find more about D-link here :( if you know any more hardware comparison Please ....

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