Just wanted to throw my hat into this ring. After reading this thread it seems that many people have been suffering for a long time with this product. I am fairly new to the WHR-G300N having only purchased mine 1 month ago. I did read a number of reviews some of which talked about problems with the firmware but having used buffalo in the past, they always seemed reliable.
So after 1 month using this router my opinion is as follows .... I accept that any pc related hardware has the potential of compatibility issues but I also can’t remember the last time I used a wifi router that simply fell over every time I tried to transfer large files. Considering buffalo go to the extent of advertising it with the description 'Perfect for streaming HD movies, music, and e-mailing from multiple PC’s simultaneously.', I find it hard to believe it can be this unstable. It also occasionally decides to simple lock up.
A true test of a good company is how quickly they can respond to a problem of this nature and from what i've been reading here in this forum its not looking good for us WHR-300N users. No company is perfect and yes it is impossible to test for every possible hardware configuration but how can it be so off the mark and why are users having to wait so long for a fix.
I think it’s very important that buffalo support come back with some real timelines and definitive answers to how this product is going to be made usable by its customers
Looking forward to your response buffalo support